LOS ANGELES — New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham was arrested in Southern California on Friday night after experiencing a medical episode, the team said in a statement.
Graham, 36, was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance after police said they found him wandering in traffic, according to a report by TMZ.
The Saints said team doctors believe Graham had a seizure that resulted in him becoming disoriented. «New Orleans Saints tight end Jimmy Graham experienced a medical episode last evening, which resulted in him becoming disoriented,» the team said in a statement on Saturday. «He was taken into custody by local authorities and transported to a local hospital for evaluation for what Dr.
John Amoss believes to be a likely seizure and spent the night under medical supervision and testing. Amoss met Graham at the hospital and is overseeing his care at this time.