National Felons League strikes again

After a woeful 2007 offseason that featured the Michael Vick dogfighting scandal, Pacman Jones' strip club antics, and the ongoing shenanigans of the Cincinnati Bengals, NFL officials had to be hoping that the league's players would steer clear of the police blotter a year later.

And to some extent, they have to be happy with the results. At least nothing involving an NFL player has risen to the level of a star quarterback electrocuting dogs or a posse member leaving a strip club employee paralyzed for life.

But today, I was checking out the NFL news widget on my My Yahoo! page, and lo and behold, three of the top four headlines focused on players in legal trouble. You've got troubled receiver Chris Henry back on the streets, albeit without a contract from the Bengals; domestic violence charges against Steelers linebacker James Harrison being dropped, because, you know, I'm sure he was an innocent bystander in the incident; and the coup de grace, former Viking defensive back Kenny Wright, now playing for the Cleveland Browns, arrested after a quarter-mile chase on foot, which began in the police station parking lot.

Wright was charged with resisting arrest, unlawful restraint and possession of marijuana. And one look at his mug shot should tell you that the last charge might be tough to beat.

Ladies and gentlemen, your National Football League!