Former NFL QB Ryan Leaf Released from Prison

Ryan Leaf, the controversial former NFL quarterback, has been released from a Montana prison after serving more than two years.  

According to Judy Beck, spokeswoman for the Montana Department of Corrections, via Andrea Fisher-Nitschke of The Great Falls Tribune, Leaf will be monitored by the Great Falls Probation and Parole and he "has already made his first appointment with a parole officer."

Per The Associated Press report, via ESPN.com, Leaf was serving the sentence for "breaking into a home near Great Falls in 2012 to steal prescription pills" and this violated a previous crime he committed in the state of Texas:

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The Montana conviction violated his probation in Texas on 2008 charges of fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance. A Texas judge sentenced Leaf to five years but gave him credit for time served.

Texas authorities can still extradite Leaf if they choose.

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Leaf was infamously selected after Peyton Manning in the 1998 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers. He spent four years in the NFL, two with San Diego and one with Dallas, before his career ended after the 2001 season.

He also served as a volunteer coach at West Texas A&M from 2006-08 before legal troubles forced him to resign. 

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