Seahawks LB Leroy Hill became the first celebrity to be busted for marijuana in 2009

Seahawks LB Leroy Hill became the first celebrity to be busted for marijuana in 2009 and the ninth NFL player to be arrested for drugs since 2008 when he was apprehended outside of Atlanta, asleep at the wheel. Police found two bags of weed in his 1975 Buick Electra.Hill had apparently passed out at 4 am at an intersection on Saturday, Jan 24. He was booked and then released on $1,500 bond.It's unclear exactly where the arrest took place. Reports claims Hill was in a county outside of Atlanta. He's from Haddock, which is 70 miles southeast of Atlanta.Hill went to Clemson and was picked by the Seahawks in the third round of the 2005 draft. The 6-1, 238-pound linebacker has averaged 82 tackles a season over his first four years in the NFL. He becomes a free agent on Feb. 27.

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