Joe Joseph Arrested, Charged With DUI After Redskins Debut

LEESBURG, Va. — Washington Redskins defensive lineman Joe Joseph was arrested on charges of driving under the influence early Monday morning, less than 24 hours after making his NFL debut.

Vincent DiBenedetto, a spokesman with the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, said Joe Louis Joseph Jr. was booked around 3 a.m. Monday after deputies responded to a report of a single-vehicle accident shortly after midnight.

Hours earlier, Joseph and the Redskins had returned from Jacksonville following a 20-17 overtime win. Joseph played as a reserve in his first game as an active member of an NFL roster.

Joseph, 25, joined the Redskins' practice squad Dec. 15 and was promoted to the main roster on Saturday. He spent training camp with the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted rookie from the University of Miami and was a member of the New York Giants practice squad earlier this season.

He was later released on his own recognizance. Authorities did not know if he had an attorney.

Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said he was still learning the details of the incident and would make a statement after he has spoken with Joseph.

Comments

[bushlies]

02:39 PM on 01/01/2011

This guy is a bum and a lousy football player besides. Deserves what's coming to him.

[linton]

01:54 PM on 12/28/2010

Yes! This is how you celebrate when you make it on to the active NFL roster. Get drunk and drive instead of taking a cab.

[Ramon Moreno]

01:22 PM on 12/29/2010

Yes. This is how you celebrate. If you celebrate legally, you're doing it wrong.

[linton]

07:30 AM on 12/30/2010

Well said my friend.

[kkdkdkdkdk]

12:17 PM on 12/28/2010

You can't arrest him, he's an athelete. They have a free pass. They don't have to obey the law. That's what happens when you pay someone millions of dollars and they suddenly think they are somebody above the law. Get the drunk off the road and the field.

[Ramon Moreno]

01:23 PM on 12/29/2010

Jealous.

[Dr Confuso]

11:32 AM on 12/28/2010

Another marvelous pro athlete role model.

[Ramon Moreno]

01:25 PM on 12/29/2010

They will be role models as long as parents want to be cool and don't take their kids to science museums.

[Puller58]

09:44 AM on 12/28/2010

He makes the team and he does this?!  Mama mia!

[Ramon Moreno]

01:25 PM on 12/29/2010

Yes.

[Hugh Briggs]

06:49 PM on 12/27/2010

Road conditions could have caused his accident, and he could have be slightly over .08 Can happen.

Single vehicle = no one 'else' was hurt. Pay the damages and go through driver school / probation period . Not a big deal if its a first offense, he keeps his mouth shut, and he doesn't do it again.

[Ramon Moreno]

01:26 PM on 12/29/2010

Sorry this is the U.S.
We have a love/hate relationship with right and wrong.

[forealdough]

05:51 PM on 12/27/2010

dude, throw the coaches challenge flag.

[StringHerBell]

05:04 PM on 12/27/2010

Never trust anyone with the same first and last name.

[ASortOfCircle]

10:45 PM on 12/27/2010

Ever?

[mikefina]

06:39 AM on 12/28/2010

Sirhan Sirhan
Butros Butros-Ghali

Not looking good at the department of redundancy department...

[jusathot]

12:09 PM on 12/28/2010

I guess you don't realize he is named Joe Louis after the first black man to win the Heavy Weight Champion of the World? Joe is not short for Joseph in this case.

[AngryHarpy]

04:50 PM on 12/27/2010

Great way to start and end a career on the same day.

[PatA]

09:07 PM on 12/27/2010

He can move right on up the NFL. National Felons League.

[jusathot]

05:53 AM on 12/28/2010

Maybe he fell asleep? He was alone in the car. A brother in Virginia all alone in a nice car, having been placed on the roster that day--is he crazy?