Former Jags' WR Reggie Williams Arrested for DWI, Marijuana Possession

In 2004, the Jaguars drafted wide receiver Reggie Williams with the ninth-overall pick. To date, that has been the highlight of his NFL career. He's averaged just 38 catches a season and never approached 1,000 receiving yards, which is why the team showed no real interest in re-signing him.

Perhaps more would've been made of his underachievement if the team hadn't drafted Matt Jones -- who's had his own issues with making the transition from college to the NFL (though, to his credit, he was a quarterback at Arkansas; Williams has no such excuse) -- a year later. Relatively speaking, Jones had a breakout season in 2008, but that was cut short after he was suspended for violating the league's substance-abuse policy.

More than draft status and mostly mediocre NFL numbers, Williams and Jones now share another distinction: getting cuffed and stuffed on drug possession charges. Well done, sirs. Jones' run-in came last summer; Williams, who has impeccable timing, waited till the start of free agency, presumably to keep his name in the news for would-be suitors.

[Williams] has been charged with DWI and possession of .97 grams of marijuana, both class B misdemeanors. Williams failed three field sobriety tests but refused to voluntarily provide a blood and urine sample, according to the police report. ...

Williams was initially pulled over as part of a routine traffic stop according to the police report because he was unable to maintain a single lane of traffic and because he failed to signal he was changing lanes.

There is good news: the police report indicates that Williams was cooperative, so there's that. No idea what this means for his immediate future -- it wasn't like he was in high demand before the arrest. Plus, if the Jags aren't interested -- and they have quite possibly the worst pass-catching situation in the league -- then there probably isn't much of a market for Williams, weed or not.