It’s worth noting that Iowa defensive end Adrian Clayborn, a starter in 2008, committed this crime back in January, but after a couple of months of investigation, police determined that the defensive end’s brutal attack on a cab driver at 2 a.m. was worthy of criminal prosecution. As such, he’s now facing charges of assault and, to his credit, he turned himself in … then pleaded not guilty despite a heck of a lot of evidence (eyewitnesses maybe) stacked against him.

(It’s a lot scarier when you realize that he has a history of punching people in the face at close range.)

The story, which we found over at BLACK HEART GOLD PANTS, with a later plea update from ESPN.com, goes something like this: Clayborn was driving home from some Iowa City hotspot (oxymoron? It might be) on Jan. 20 - or 18th, if you take ESPN’s word for it (we’re sticking with BLACK HEART) - when he got caught in a nasty traffic jam. After reaching an outright boiling point, Clayborn attacked a cab driver by punching him through the open driver’s side window, causing facial injuries and utter shock at the fact that he punched a cabbie through a window.

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Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver and Hall of Famer Michael Irvin has had some pretty interesting things happen in his life. Along with winning three Super Bowls with the Cowboys, there are his repeated run-ins with the police. Who could forget his arrest back in 1996 for cocaine possession at a hotel while celebrating his 30th birthday? How about later in 1996 when Irvin and teammate Erik Williams allegedly held a gun to a woman’s head while sexually assaulting her? The time he allegedly paid teammate Everett McIver a six-figure sum to keep quiet about a supposed assault during training camp?  What about the 2005 arrest for marijuana possession after Michael was pulled over speeding?

All cherished memories for Irvin, I’m sure, but I’m willing to bet that he’d like to create some new memories. The kinds of memories where he doesn’t end up going to jail or having to appear in court. Something like having a gun pulled on him while driving for instance?

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