Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Houston Texans fullback Jameel Cook has been charged with stealing more than $100,000 from the NFL players trust fund after he allegedly filed multiple fraudulent medical claims.
According to the Associated Press (via USA Today), Cook "allegedly submitted false claims for benefits from the Gene Upshaw NFL Player Health Reimbursement Account." He was formally charged with securing the execution of documents by deception.
If convicted, that charge carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison.
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.