Chris Mosley, an assistant coach with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, was arrested in Tampa Tuesday night and charged with drunk driving. TBO.com is reporting that the 32-year-old was in South Tampa when he was taken in to custody at Swann and Moody. The police report states the arrest took place at 11:40 p.m.
The police made their initial contact with Mosley when he reportedly failed to stop for a red light. After running a red light on Armenia Avenue, the Ford sport utility vehicle the Bucs coach was driving was pulled over. Officers report that Mosley showed typical signs of impairment like bloodshot, glassy eyes and a smell of alcohol on his breath. He also had trouble standing straight. Mosley submitted to breath tests at the jail after his DUI arrest and reportedly blew a 0.137 and 0.143, both considerably higher than the legal limit of 0.008. Mosley was still in jail early Wednesday morning as his bail was set at $500.
The official website of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lists Mosley’s title as assistant defensive line coach. This is his first season in his current position and his second overall with the Bucs. In 2009 he served as an assistant offensive line coach. Mosley was a graduate assistant at Boston College in 2007 and then coached tight ends at Princeton the next season before coming to Tampa.
At this point in time there has been no comment from the Buccaneers concerning Mosley’s arrest. The arrest comes one day after the NFL suspended Buccaneer Aqib Talib one game stemming from an assault incident the cornerback was involved in with a taxi cab driver. Talib’s suspension was for violating the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy. Mosley could be facing consequences under that same policy that not only applies to players but all fulltime league employees or employees of member clubs.
