Former-Jayhawk Talib arrested

Originally published August 20, 2009 at 12:22 p.m., updated August 20, 2009 at 12:23 p.m.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Former Kansas cornerback Aqib Talib is out on $300 bail following an early-Thursday morning arrest for simple battery and resisting arrest without violence, the St. Petersburg Times reported.

Talib, selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2008 NFL draft's first round, was booked at about 1 a.m. and released around 6 a.m.

Police say that Talib punched a cab driver in the neck and ear while riding from a St. Petersburg club to a Tampa hotel. A Florida Highway Patrol report obtained by the paper stated that the incident happened at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday night and that there was an "indication of alcohol influence."

The cab driver described the 23-year-old Talib as "the most intoxicated of the three men in the vehicle."

After a rookie season in which he tied for first on his team in interceptions, Talib figures to start for the Buccaneers. While at Kansas, Talib was a finalist for the Bronco Nagurski Award -- given to the NCAA's top defensive player -- and a consensus All-America selection in 2007. In Talib's last game as a Jayhawk, he returned an interception for a 60-yard touchdown in the first quarter of the 2008 Orange Bowl. Kansas would defeat Virginia Tech 24-21 and Talib was named Orange Bowl MVP.

Talib's Thursday morning arrest is the latest in a spattering of recent transgressions. He was involved in a May fight during a team practice, hitting both a teammate and bystander with his helmet. At last year's rookie symposium, where personal conduct was among the topics covered, Talib got into a fight with a now-former teammate. He has also been fined several times by the Buccaneers, according to the St. Petersburg Times.

Pro Football Weekly also reported last year that during the 2008 NFL Scouting Combine, Talib admitted to testing positive for marijuana three times while at Kansas.

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