Charges Dropped Against Ex-Panther Bridges

The Carolina Panthers cut offensive lineman Jeremy Bridges this offseason after the three-year player had more run-ins with the law than the team wanted to deal with, but it seems like he’s getting the fresh start he desired with the Washington Redskins, the team who signed Bridges in February. The offensive lineman was recently cleared of charges brought up from a dispute in a North Carolina restaurant last winter, and now, says Bridges, “I have nothing hanging over my head.”

The incident in question occurred last December when Bridges was accused of spraying champagne on customers at a North Carolina restaurant while he was celebrating an anniversary with his wife. The dispute escalated and Bridges was subsequently brought in with charges of simple assault and communicating threats, which Bridges still says was false and blown out of proportion. Now that the charges have been dropped, Bridges has said, “It’s just a blessing, man. They realized they were doing wrong and things worked out when they dropped the charges. That’s all I can ask.” Bridges was also in hot water for an incident in July 2007, when he was arrested and later convicted of pointing a gun at a woman outside a strip club.

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