NFL suspends Mike Doss for arrest

By Alex Guzman  |   Thursday, June 16, 2005  |  Comments( 0 )

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The National Football League suspended Indianapolis Colts safety Mike Doss after his arrest last month in Akron, Ohio. The third-year player will be forced to miss the first 2 regular season games after he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor charges of carrying a concealed weapon and firing a weapon within city limits.

He was sentenced to 40 hours community service, fined $1,000 and ordered to destroy the gun. Doss also received a suspended sentence of 180 days in jail. His arrest came after he fired a weapon into the air outside a restaurant on May 29.

Doss must sit out the first 2 regular season games - September 11 at Baltimore and September 18 at home against Jacksonville - without compensation under the terms of the NFL's suspension. However, he is eligible to participate in preseason practices and games.

Doss originally faced a felony weapons charge and 3 misdemeanor charges after his arrest by Akron police. He apologized to the court, the city of Akron, the Colts and his family after settling the case.
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