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 know?” Smith told reporters on Monday. “I represent the Eagles no matter where I go. You know, Georgia, Florida. It doesn’t matter.
“And that’s one of the ones that I own up and I apologize for. And it’s just like that we make mistakes and it can’t happen again, and that’s unacceptable.”
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Smith says he took his apology as high as he possibly could, including club executive vice president and general manager Howie Roseman and even club Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Lurie.
“I did apologize to Howie, I did apologize to Mr. Lurie,” Smith said. “I can’t let my teammates down like that. They hold me to a different accountability on and off the field.”
The Eagles obviously accepted Smith’s apology as he remains on the roster, is expected to get significant snaps from his linebacker spot, and is tied contractually to the team through the 2027 season.
Smith suggested there was no disciplinary action from the team.
“Nothing came from it,” he said.
But there’s the matter of the NFL. An arrest typically initiates an NFL investigation related to its Personal Conduct Policy.
Fox News Digital asked the NFL on Monday if such an investigation involving Smith is ongoing or closed, but has yet to get a reply. It is possible the league has decided to let the club decide the discipline, which it already has.
An apology.
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