NFL star Marquise Brown is sentenced in excessive speeding case but judge waives $473 fine
NFL star Marquise Brown is sentenced in speeding case but judge WAIVES $473 fine after Cardinals wide receiver tells him ‘this is the first time I’ve ever gotten into anything ‘
Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown was sentenced on a misdemeanor speeding charge, stemming from an August 2022 arrest in Phoenix.
The 25-year-old appeared in an Arizona court Wednesday to receive his sentence and was ordered by the judge to pay a $473 fine, after he pleaded guilty in February, according to sports.
However, Brown, the 25th overall pick in the 2019 draft, won’t have to pay a dime in the case, as Judge Cathy Riggs ultimately ended up waiving the fine and firing the NFL star after giving him credit. for the time served.
Brown can be heard thanking the judge at the hearing up close before telling him, “This is the first time I’ve ever gotten into anything.”
At trial, Brown’s defense argued that the former Baltimore Raven should be given the opportunity to complete a defensive driving school program to remove the offense from his record, though the judge did not allow that to happen.
Cardinals wide receiver Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown was sentenced Wednesday
Brown, 25, was initially taken into custody on August 3, 2022 after he was caught driving 126 mph in a 65 mph zone in a 2020 Mercedes on a highway in Maricopa County, Arizona.
She said Brown’s attorney could file a motion after the hearing and it would be considered.
DailyMail.com previously reported that Brown was initially pulled over on August 3, 2022 after he was caught driving 126mph in a 65mph zone in a 2020 Mercedes on a highway in Maricopa County.
Brown faced two charges in connection with the case.
The first is related to exceeding the posted speed, while the second involves violating HOV lane rules. On Wednesday, the second charge was dismissed as part of Brown’s sentencing.
Brown’s court hearing comes after the wide receiver played inconsistently for the Cardinals last season, his first with the team.
As legal proceedings in his case unfolded, he played in 12 games, racking up 709 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
On the first day of last year’s draft, Brown and the Ravens’ third-round pick were traded to the Cardinals for the 23rd pick in the first round. The trade also reunited Brown with his college quarterback Kyler Murray.
The Cardinals picked up the fifth-year option on Brown’s contract on April 28, 2022.
Brown played in 12 games for Arizona in his first year there, racking up 709 yards and three touchdowns.