When we ran our feature on NFL Violence last week, one of the players we highlighted was Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes, who once broke a bouncer’s nose. Todd Sauerbrun must’ve laughed at this because he’s now playing up the ante with all the kickers in the league. This past weekend, the Bronco-who was once suspended from the NFL for violating its banned substances list-decided to get into a little skirmish with a cabbie. We wonder if it was Michael Schumacher.

“He was cited for a municipal ordinance violation of simple assault that stemmed from an altercation with a cab driver,” Detective John White, a police spokesman, told The Associated Press. “So Sauerbrun was not arrested, but he was transported to a local detox facility.”

When he gets out, the troubles don’t stop. He might be ex-Bronco Todd Sauerbrun by then.

Sauerbrun returned to Denver on a one-year, $1.4 million contract after being granted his release from the Patriots in the spring, and Broncos coach Mike Shanahan admonished him upon his return: “Just stay clean, just stay out of trouble.”

Is a kicker really worth that much trouble? That’s something you tell Tank Johnson before signing him to a game-to-game contract because he can stop the run, not the guy hitting 17-yard chip shot field goals.

Earlier: NFL Violence Special Feature: Don’t Blame The Player, Blame The Game

Broncos’ Sauerbrun faces assault charge [Sporting News]
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