Last January, Sean Locklear who plays for the Seattle Seahawks, was arrested for assaulting his girlfriend. Locklear is a right tackle that is a large part of the team strategy. Allegedly, Locklear was upset about his girlfriend dancing with another man at a night club. They allegedly engaged in an argument on the street.

When the police arrived, Locklears girlfriend was less than cooperative. She did have red marks on her, but refused treatment or photographs of her injuries. She even stated that Locklear did not do anything wrong.

With that being the case, Locklear did get off rather easy for this charge. Instead of option for a trial that would have likely torn through his image and his girlfriends image, he chose to take a deal. His lawyers wanted him to go to trial, but he resisted. He could have faced up to a year in jail for the assault charges.

He was sentenced to community service for the next two years. Sean Locklear will also have to be professionally evaluated for anger issues and will be responsible for all court costs. This is much milder than jail time.

Many of his teammates think that Sean Locklear also took the deal to avoid bringing any more attention to the team in a negative way. It was obviously a personal mistake that he is ready to put behind him. Chances are this intelligent NFL player has learned his lesson and will not likely be seen in this type of situation ever again!