Seahawks player arrested, doesn't understand how the law works
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Jeremy Lane has always found himself on the bubble with his team.
A sixth-round pick in 2012 out of Northwestern State, it was never clear if Lane was going to be a successful project for cornerback guru and Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll.
Lane’s best moment as a pro was also perhaps his worst. In Super Bowl XLIX, Lane intercepted New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. On that same play, Lane broke his wrist and tore his ACL while trying to break his fall after being tackled.
Lane missed the rest of the 28-24 Super Bowl loss, as well as the first 11 games of the following season.
The injuries seemed to sap Lane of his athleticism and burst, and despite getting a contract extension from the Seahawks, he found himself on the fringes of Carroll’s cornerback depth chart.
This past season, the Seahawks actually traded him to the Houston Texans, but a failed physical sent Lane back to the Seahawks.
After his latest gaffe, it’s unclear if the Seahawks will have any interest in keeping Lane around.
Lane, 27, was arrested Sunday morning outside of Seattle. He was charged with driving under the influence, per court records via multiple outlets.
Lane was booked into jail at 5:30 a.m. local time. He was released four hours later.
The erstwhile Seahawk, meanwhile, tweeted — then deleted — a poor defense of himself, per TMZ Sports.
According to Lane, his blood alcohol content only registered .03 on the breathalyzer test.
The legal limit for a DUI in the state of Washington is .08
Lane seemed to insinuate that because he was below .08, race may have played a factor by using a dark-skinned emoji in the since-deleted tweet.
He may want to double-check his facts, however.
Yes, a .08 on the breathalyzer would portend a DUI.
But a cursory glance at the Washington state Department of Licensing website explains how Lane’s arrest was perfectly legal, and had nothing to do with racial profiling.
Immediately below the statement that a .08 would count as a DUI, the Washington Department of Licensing states that a person can be charged with a DUI if they are “found to be driving a vehicle under the influence or affected by alcohol, any drug, or a combination of alcohol and drugs, regardless of the concentration of alcohol in their breath or blood.”
Perhaps Lane forgot that Tiger Woods was arrested for DUI in May despite blowing a .00 on his breathalyzer test. Woods had no alcohol in his system, but was apparently under the influence of a prescription painkiller and sleeping medication. The DUI charge was dropped after part of a plea deal whereby Woods agreed to enter a program for first-time DUI offenders.
Considering the Seahawks tried to trade Lane once, it seems unlikely the team would be more inclined to keep him next season after this latest gaffe.
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