NFL prospect Stetson Bennett berates police, arrest video shows: 'Everything I worked for 20 years, ruined'
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Former Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Stetson Bennett accused the police officers who arrested him in January of ruining his reputation, a video first obtained by TMZ revealed.
Stetson, 25, helped lift Georgia to two straight College Football Playoff National Championships, was taken into police custody for public intoxication in the Dallas area. In the video, he can be heard yelling at the officers from the back of a police car.
"Reputation ruined. Everything I worked for 20 years, ruined. But y’all boys just looking out for me, aren’t ya? Thank you, sir," the Bennett said in the bodycam footage. At one point he also appeared to complain about the tightness of the handcuffs.
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Quarterback Stetson Bennett of Georgia speaks to the media during the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium on March 03, 2023 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
Officers were called to the scene in the early morning hours of Jan. 29. Someone reported that they believed Bennett was intoxicated and accused him of "banging on doors" in the neighborhood and "yelling."
The responding officers repeatedly asked Bennett to show his hands before eventually putting him in cuffs. Officers also mentioned that they questioned the quarterback about his previous whereabouts.
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Bennett later stated that he was in the Dallas area to train ahead of the upcoming NFL Draft. Police asked Bennett if he lived nearby, to which he said his former Georgia football teammate did.
In March, the Athens Banner-Herald obtained