It’s been a while since a former trojan has made headlines with criminal behavior — quite a rare cold spell. But that drought was ended today, when the NFL announced the 8-game suspension without pay of ex-u$c Defensive Back T.J. McDonald. The suspension is the League’s reaction to a May 2016 incident when McDonald got all hopped up on prescription meds, and careened his car into a parked vehicle in Woodland Hills.
McDonald pleaded no contest to a “wet reckless” charge, which is a form of DUI. He was sentenced to 36 months of probation, 200 hours of community service, 18 Narcotics Anonymous meetings, a one-month live-in residential drug program, and he had to pay $1,900 to the owner of the car he smashed into.