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Dallas Cowboys Nose Tackle Jailed For Intoxication Manslaughter [UPDATED]

Troubling news out of Dallas, where Cowboys nose tackle Josh Brent has been arrested for intoxication manslaughter.

Details are scarce now, but the victim was a teammate.

Via Lynn Kawano:

@dallascowboys nose tackle in jail for intoxication manslaughter.Sources tell me he allegedly killed a teammate. twitter.com/LynnKawano/sta…

— Lynn Kawano (@LynnKawano) December 8, 2012

Apparently, the teammate in question is a Cowboys practice squad player:

Now hearing #Cowboys involved in major incident last night are NT Josh Brent and practice squad LB Jerry Brown.

— Richie Whitt (@richiewhitt) December 8, 2012

Can we have one weekend without something tragic happening?

UPDATE: Here is the official statement of the incident from the Irving Police Department, via Pro Football Talk:

“Officers at the scene believed alcohol was a contributing factor in the crash; therefore, Price-Brent was asked to perform field sobriety tests,” a statement from the Irving Police Department said. “Based on the results of the tests, along with the officer’s observations and conversations with Price-Brent, he was arrested for driving while intoxicated. He was transported to an area hospital for a mandatory blood draw. Once it was learned that the passenger of his vehicle had died as a result of the crash, Price-Brent was booked into the Irving City Jail on one count of Intoxication Manslaughter.”

Awful.

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