Georgia football WR arrested for reckless driving and more
Georgia Bulldogs wide receiver Nitro Tuggle was arrested early Thursday morning for reckless driving and speeding beyond the maximum limits, according to the Athens Clarke County arrest records.
He was released on a $26.00 bond.....
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Kirby Smart is Taking Action to Shut Down Arrests
Including Tuggle,
Georgia's football program has now had at least 26 players arrested for speeding, DUI, or reckless driving since the fatal crash that happened on Jan. 2023......
...... and took the lives of former UGA football player Devin Willock and recruiting staffer Chandler LeCroy.
Smart said last July that the program has tried to take a new approach with hopes of getting a point across to put a stop to these incidents.
"I can't tell you the things that we've done that no one in the country has done," Smart said, via ESPN. "Let's start with defensive driving, requiring certain incoming guys to take that course which, as far as I know, nobody in the country has done. Discipline, we suspended a player [Marcus Rosemy] for speeding and driving last year, which is rare. Nobody's ever done that. That hasn't controlled it and prevented it, so why are we still talking about it? Because we've had guys make poor decisions."
One of the new approaches that Smart and his football program have taken has been to fine players in NIL payments by the Classic City Collective.
"The [NIL] collective has fined players -- substantially," Smart said. "We've dismissed players that have been involved, and I'm talking about like routine traffic, repeated, repeated violations. ... I actually think the best key is the pocket because you look at what the NFL has done, their model is defined. And if you asked any of our players what they would rather have, they want their money. When I say substantial -- very substantial -- in terms of the hits that some guys have taken."
We will post an update once the university and Coach Smart release their statements.
