Jamal Lewis Trial - Set for November 1

[JerseyPaul]

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Jamal Lewis' drug conspiracy trial is scheduled to begin on Nov. 1, the middle of the NFL season.

The date, set Thursday by a federal court, comes between the eighth and ninth weeks of the season, meaning that if the trial goes on as scheduled, Lewis could miss a number of games. The Ravens are at Philadelphia on Oct. 31, then play host to Cleveland in a night game the following Sunday.

Lewis and Angelo Jackson, a childhood friend, are charged with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and using a cell phone in violation of federal law. Jackson is additionally charged with attempted cocaine possession.

Last season, Lewis became the fifth player in NFL history to rush for more than 2,000 yards. His 2,066 yards fell short of Eric Dickerson's record of 2,105 yards in the final game.

A college star at Tennessee, Lewis was the fifth pick overall in the 2000 draft, and signed a six-year, $35.3 million contract with the Ravens that summer. The alleged conspiracy happened around the same time, but Lewis was not charged until February of this year.

Charges against Jackson resulting from an arrest in 2000 arrest were later dismissed. The government has said it wanted to protect its ongoing investigation and that's why it waited to bring the current charges.

[Greg Ambrosius]

Thanks for posting this JerseyPaul. I was kind of getting tired of the Ricky Williams smoking dope thread being at the top of this category!!!

Man, do you ever get one of those nights where you just want to talk football and the hell with sleep??? Maybe it's seeing football on the tube again that has me all revved up tonight or maybe it's all the positive calls for the NFFC today. I can't explain it, but it feels good.

Damn, I wish I was at Lambeau Field tonight, or at least in the parking lot tailgating!!!