My job writing about the Bengals this offseason seems to mostly consist of legal proceedings what with the Bengals mostly sitting out of free agency. Deltha O'Neal is the latest Bengal in court, and he received a 30 day suspended sentence for driving drunk on December 9th.He also was fined $250, forced to pay $1,000 to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, put on probation for three years, and had his license suspended for the next six months, although he'll be allowed to drive to and from work.
O'Neal took things like a man, apologizing to the court, and saying that "as a father of three small children, he realized the need to be more responsible". That's good to hear.
Deltha took most of last season off, so maybe this'll also help him realize the need to be responsible with regards to his profession. He was a big help in 2005 and it'd be pretty huge if he could be anywhere near that good again. O'Neal's always been a hard player to figure out, but maybe this ordeal will mature him a bit.
Or not, but I'm going to go ahead and hope, since that's kind of the point of the offseason.
More: Bengals DB Deltha O'Neal pleads to reckless operation charge - AP
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