Steve Foley (football player)
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| Steve Foley | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | September 11, 1975 |
| Place of birth | Little Rock, AR |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| College | Northeast Louisiana |
| NFL Draft | 1998 / Round 3/ Pick 75 |
| Statistics | |
| Team(s) | |
| 1998-2002 2003 2004-present |
Cincinnati Bengals Houston Texans San Diego Chargers |
Steve Foley (born September 11, 1975) is a professional linebacker currently playing for the San Diego Chargers.
[edit] Shooting Incident
On September 3, 2006, Foley was shot outside his house by off-duty police officer Aaron Mansker after Mansker observed Foley driving erratically at speeds ranging from 30 mph to 90 mph on a San Diego Freeway. Mansker followed Foley on to a local side street and identified himself as a police officer (but later testified did not show him his badge [1]) to no avail with Foley, who got out of the car to threaten Mansker, then returned back to his vehicle and continued driving. When Foley reached his home street he again exited his car and advanced on Mansker wearing civilian clothes. Mansker drew his side arm and fired a warning shot into the bushes. Foley continued to advance and the passenger of his vehicle got into the drivers side and began to rev the vehicle. Mansker, feeling threatened, shot Foley in the knee, who continued to advance, then shot Foley two more times. Foley was taken to a local hospital where the wounds were found to be non-life threatening. He was placed on the non-football injury list the following day and will not play during the 2006 NFL Season and will forfeit his salary for the season.[1] The incident occurred a week after Foley was cleared of multiple charges that included resisting arrest and battery of an officer. Foley was under the influence of alcohol as he was spotted staggering out of the San Diego nightclub Stingaree about half an hour before the officer spotted him and was found later to have had a blood-alcohol level three times the legal limit. Foley had been there with fellow teammates following a Chargers team dinner and was spotted swaying around the club, hitting on waitresses. His passenger in the car was a woman he had met a few nights earlier and called to meet him at the club.[2]
On October 11, 2006, Foley was charged by prosecutors with two counts of driving under the influence.[2]
In accordance with the policy of the Coronado police department, Mansker was placed on administrative leave [3].
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