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Glen Coffee, former San Francisco 49ers running back who retired in August, was arrested today in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. for illegally carrying a "cocked" automatic pistol in his car, according to TMZ.
Police said the 23-year-old was pulled over for speeding and his 2008 Cadillac had no registration or insurance. Cops searched the car before having it towed and found a "black 380 SIG Sauer automatic pistol."
The pistol was reportedly cocked and was located in the center compartment.
Coffee, who said football was no longer his dream after retiring, was taken to a police station nearby for carrying a concealed firearm.

When former San Francisco 49ers running back Glen Coffee(notes) retired from the NFL this summer at the age of 23, he said it was because God told him to leave football and enter the ministry. He didn't mention whether or not he was supposed to accept his higher calling while carrying an automatic pistol.



Coffee was arrested in Florida on Friday morning for carrying a concealed firearm, according to TMZ. Police found the weapon cocked in his center console during a traffic stop.

The former NFL player had been pulled over for speeding in his 2008 Cadillac and was soon discovered to be driving a car without insurance or registration. When police searched the car before it was to be towed, they found the loaded weapon.


Police arrested Coffee and charged him with a third-degree felony, which is punishable in Florida by up to five years in jail. The arrest came in Coffee's hometown of Ft. Walton Beach.

In his rookie season with the 49ers, Coffee ran the ball 83 times for 226 yards and one touchdown. He was a third-round pick out of Alabama, where he made first-team All-SEC in his junior season.

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By Chris Chase.

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