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Ryan David Leaf (born May 15, 1976) is a former American football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for four seasons. He played for the San Diego Chargers and the Dallas Cowboys between 1998 and 2001, and also spent time with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Seattle Seahawks.

Leaf had a successful college career at Washington State University, where he was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy after his junior year. He was selected as the second overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft, but his career was short and interrupted by injuries. An episode of NFL Top 10 ranked him as the No. 1 "draft bust

[edit] Legal troubles

In May 2009, Leaf was indicted on burglary and controlled substance charges in Texas. He was undergoing drug rehab in British Columbia at the time of the indictment[48] and was arrested by customs agents as he returned to the United States. On June 17, 2009, he posted $45,000 bond in Washington state for the criminal charges in Texas.[49] In April 2010, Leaf pled guilty in Amarillo, Texas, to seven counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and one count of delivery of a simulated controlled substance, all felonies. State District Judge John B. Board sentenced Leaf to 10 years of probation and fined him $20,000.[50]

On March 30, 2012 Leaf was arrested on burglary, theft, and drug charges in his hometown of Great Falls, Montana. [51]Blaney, Betsy (30 March 2012). "Ex-NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf arrested in Montana". Associated Press. U-T San Diego. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

On April 2, 2012 Leaf was arrested for the second time in 4 days on burglary, theft, and two counts of criminal possession of dangerous drugs in his hometown of Great Falls, Montana. [52]Volz, Matt (2 April 2012). "Ex-NFL QB Ryan Leaf arrested 2nd time in Montana". Associated Press. yahoo.com. Retrieved 2 April 2012. He could be a crackheeeaaad