Friday, July 25, 2014

Cowboys McClain Appeals Conviction

Rolando McClain suffered another setback in his bid to restart his NFL career.

Friday a judge in Alabama convicted the 25-year-old of resisting arrest and disorderly conduct. He was sentenced to 18 days in jail and ordered to pay $1,572 in fines and court costs.

The charges stem from 2013 when McClain was arrested for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest for a disturbance in a city park in his hometown of Decatur.

McClain immediately appealed the conviction and will not have to report to jail until his appeal is completed in state court. McClain is free to leave the state while his conviction is being appealed.

McClain was drafted by Oakland in 2010. He has been arrested three times since 2011. He retired from the league in 2012 but unretired this off-season at which time the Cowboys acquired the rights to him from the Ravens.

McClain will return to training camp with the Cowboys and begin practice with his new team on Saturday.

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