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PITTSBURGH Justin Layne 23, cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers, was arrested on Friday, April 23 during a traffic stop in Ohio, after police authorities discovered he had a loaded Glock 9mm handgun in the center console of his vehicle.
According to reports from the Willoughby Hills Police Department, an officer clocked Justin Layne traveling at 89 m.p.h. in a 60 m.p.h. zone at 1:20 a.m. in his 2020 Dodge Charger. Layne was detained after officers learned his driver’s license was suspended and there was a warrant for his arrest for failure to appear in court from a previous traffic violation.
Pittsburgh Steelers player arrested on gun, traffic charges in Lake County Justin Layne (Source: Willoughby Hills police) By Chris Anderson | April 23, 2021 at 9:10 AM EDT - Updated April 23 at 10:40 AM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A Pittsburgh Steelers player was arrested overnight in Lake County on gun and traffic violations.
The Willoughby Hills police chief confirmed that the man arrested at approximately 1:20 a.m. on Friday along I-90 east was Justin Layne, a cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Layne was driving his Dodge Charge at 89 miles per hour when he was detected by a Willoughby Hills officer, according to the police report, in a 60 mile per hour zone.
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Updated April 23
NFL notebook: League will loosen protocols for fully vaccinated personnel
Roger Goodell says in a memo to the league that those vaccinated will not be tested daily, among other changes.
Associated Press
The NFL is modifying COVID-19 protocols for all personnel who have been fully vaccinated.
In a memo sent by Commissioner Roger Goodell to the 32 clubs Friday and obtained by The Associated Press, he cited the “advice of our medical and scientific experts” for the agreement to modify protocols to ”reflect the reduced risk of infection and transmission for fully vaccinated individuals.”
“There is no question that being vaccinated is the single most important step that anyone can take to be protected – and to protect others – from the virus,” Goodell noted.
Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Justin Layne was arrested Friday in Ohio after police said they found a loaded gun in his car during an early morning traffic stop. Layne, 23, was arrested on a fourth-degree felony charge of improper handling of a firearm in a motor vehicle, Willoughby Hills police said. Police said they stopped Layne at about 1:20 a.m. when his Dodge Charger was going 89 mph in a 60 mph zone.