Three Tennessee Football Players Arrested for Armed Robbery

Scribe Written on November 12, 2009

KNOXVILLE, TN - SEPTEMBER 12: Nu'Keese Richardson #7 of the Tennessee Volunteers looks on against the UCLA Bruins on September 12, 2009 at Neyland Stadium in Knoxville, Tennessee. UCLA beat Tennessee 19-15. (Photo by Joe Murphy/Getty Images)

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According to local CBS affiliate WVLT in Knoxville, Tenn., three University of Tennessee football players were arrested early Thursday morning after robbing a man with semi-automatic pellet guns.

The three players are now facing charges of armed robbery.

A member of the UT Sports Information Department confirmed that Nu'Keese Richardson, Janzen Jackson and Michael Edwards were arrested around 2 a.m. Thursday.

The incident happened at the Pilot convenience store on Cumberland Ave.

Police say the men, armed with a small semi-automatic pellet gun, robbed a person in the parking lot.

Police arrested them a few minutes later.

Apparently, the three men ignored any attempt at discretion and wore their Tennessee football team-issued t-shirts while robbing the man.

Football head coach Lane Kiffin was recently quoted in The Independent Florida Alligator boasting how defensive-line coach and recruiting coordinator Ed Orgeron was an invaluable tool in recruiting, coaching and the go-to assistant for keeping players in line.

“He deals with a lot of our discipline and has done a phenomenal job with that,” Kiffin said.

“We’ve had zero arrests in 11 months here.”

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