What’s next after report police find Broncos’ Talib shot himself?
It appears the Dallas Police Department will not pursue criminal action against Denver Broncos Aqib Talib regarding a June incident that left him injured with two gunshot wounds to his right leg, but discipline may come from the NFL.
Dallas police have wrapped up an investigation into the Pro Bowl cornerback, according to a report from WFAA-TV’s Rebecca Lopez, concluding Talib, and not another person as had been reported to police, shot himself in a June 5 incident.
Sources say Dallas PD has completed the Aqib Talib case. They’ve determined the Broncos cornerback was not shot by someone but shot himself.
— Rebecca Lopez (@rlopezwfaa) October 4, 2016
And with the criminal investigation over, Lopez told Sports Radio 104.3 The Fan’s “The Drive” Tuesday afternoon that she believes Dallas police are “pretty much done with this case.”
“I don’t believe that they’re going to file any charges,” Lopez said. “I think once they unfounded that portion of it, and he and his lawyer are saying that he shot himself, I think that’s just where they are going to leave this case with Aqib Talib.”
But despite no charges pending, the NFL could still line up discipline for Talib.
ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter, on with “The Drive” Tuesday afternoon, said the NFL continues to look into the incident, and “if the facts are what the Dallas Police Daprtment says they are,” he believes the league could wind up disciplining Talib.
Transgressions in Talib’s past could play a factor in if or how severe the league will punish the nine-year veteran, Schefter said.
In 2009, Talib was arrested and booked into the Pinellas County (Florida) jail for allegedly resisting arrest without violence and simple battery. Two years later, the then-Tampa Bay defender was indicted in an incident in which he allegedly pistol-whipped and fired upon his sister’s live-in boyfriend. The charges were later dropped.
Talib has also twice been suspended — four games in 2012 for violating the league’s performance-enhancing substances policy and one game in 2015 after “forcefully poking an opponent in the eye” during the Indianapolis Colts game in Week 8.
However, how long the NFL will take to make a ruling in the case, Schefter said, remains unclear.
“We have no indication that the league is ready to act on this right now. I can tell you for a fact that the league was looking into this. Whether they make a ruling in a week or a month or a year, it is impossible to predict,” Schefter said.
9News Broncos insider Mike Klis reported that NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said the Talib shooting incident “remains under review.”
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy on Aqib Talib shooting incident: “It remains under review.” #9sports
— Mike Klis (@MikeKlis) October 4, 2016
Follow digital content producer Johnny Hart on Twitter: @johnnyhart7.
Comments
0 Comments