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Some idle NFL players - including two Eagles - running afoul of the law

As the NFL lockout nears its third week, news surrounding the Eagles has consisted of the occasional Kevin Kolb trade rumor and minor arrests involving two offensive linemen.

Jason Peters was charged late Friday night for disturbing the peace and resisting arrest in Shreveport, La. (Shreveport Police Department/AP)
Jason Peters was charged late Friday night for disturbing the peace and resisting arrest in Shreveport, La. (Shreveport Police Department/AP)Read more

As the NFL lockout nears its third week, news surrounding the Eagles has consisted of the occasional Kevin Kolb trade rumor and minor arrests involving two offensive linemen.

Jason Peters was charged late Friday night for disturbing the peace and resisting arrest in Shreveport, La., police said. The Eagles tackle was in town as a celebrity guest for a party at a local nightclub.

Peters violated a Shreveport ordinance when he declined to turn down the loud music in his vehicle, according to the police report. The resisting arrest charge was added when Peters refused to show his identification.

Messages left with Peters' agent, Eugene Parker, were not returned on Monday. The Eagles had no comment. Peters was released on $628 bail on Saturday.

He wasn't the only NFL player to get mixed up with authorities this past week. In Houston, Green Bay defensive lineman Johnny Jolly was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. Tampa Bay cornerback Aqib Talib remained a person of interest in an incident that involved guns and shots fired in Garland, Texas.

Earlier this month, Eagles tackle King Dunlap was arrested in Nashville and charged with reckless driving and disorderly conduct when he drove his Cadillac Escalade onto the sidewalk outside Bridgestone Arena and refused to move it when ordered to by police.

Dunlap was attending the SEC women's basketball tournament and told police he was there to pick up his father, who is confined to a wheelchair. Attempts to reach Dunlap have been unsuccessful.

Peters and Dunlap could be subject to commissioner Roger Goodell's personal conduct policy when the lockout ends.

While Eagles offseason workouts are not mandatory, most of the team would normally be in the Philadelphia area and at the NovaCare Complex during this time. But the lockout has forced players to find alternative means for conditioning and injury rehabilitation.

The Eagles, meanwhile, released a second letter to their fans since the NFLPA decertified and the owners locked out the players on March 11. In the letter, signed by owner Jeffrey Lurie and team president Joe Banner, the Eagles assured their fans that they want the labor dispute to be resolved.

"We believe we offered a fair proposal that would pay the players an estimated $19 billion to $20 billion over the next four years, $2 billion more than they made over the previous four," the letter said. "There would be no pay cut for players, only a slowing in the growth rate of their compensation."

DeMaurice Smith, former director of the NFLPA, said that if the players took the owners' offer they would have been agreeing to "the worst deal in the history of sports."

New negotitions between the sides have been scheduled. A lawsuit filed by 10 players requesting an injunction to end the lockout is scheduled to be heard in U.S. District Court in St. Paul, Minn., on April 6.