Eagles' Nolan Smith took apology for his 136 MPH driving arrest to team ownership and now makes it public

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Nolan Smith's brush with the law this offseason led the Philadelphia Eagles linebacker on something of an apology tour but while he's in the clear with the team, his status under the NFL's Personal Conduct Policy remains unclear.

Smith was arrested in May after he was stopped by the Twiggs County Sheriff's Office on charges of for allegedly driving his 2026 Lamborghini at 136 MPH in a 70-MPH stretch of Interstate 16 in Twiggs County, Georgia.

(For the record, there is no stretch of I-16 that allows speeds anywhere close to 136 MPH because it has never been mistaken for a non-regulated portion of the Autobahn in Germany.)

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Anyway, the Sheriff's Office posted on Facebook the night of the incident posted on Facebook that "a traffic stop was initiated, and the vehicle pulled over without incident. The driver was cooperative throughout the encounter ... The driver chose to follow deputies back to the Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office, where citations were issued, bond was posted, and the driver was released. No drama. No injuries. Just a very fast car learning a very expensive lesson."

Smith was cited for speeding and reckless driving.

The Eagles didn't love this and Smith said he was sorry.

He took that apology public on Monday when he spoke of the incident for the first time.

"I apologized to the organization and, um, I'll make that apology now, you