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WATCH: Arrest Video of Ohio State Buckeyes Ex Chris Olave Emerges

Former Ohio State Buckeyes wide receiver Chris Olave was arrested on Monday on a reckless operation of a motor vehicle charge

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Former Ohio State Buckeyes and now New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave was arrested on Monday for reckless operation of a motor vehicle.

Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football was the first to report the incident.

Olave was reportedly driving 70 mph in a 35 mph zone. According to Underhill, Olave has fully cooperated and was taken to Kenner City Jail. Olave has since been processed and released from custody.

Now, a video of that arrest has surfaced, with Olave apologizing to police.

"My bad dawg, I play for the Saints, man," Olave said. 

A former first-round pick out of Ohio State, Olave is in his second NFL season and has 111 catches for 1,513 yards and five touchdowns in his career. 

He is coming off of a tough Thursday Night Football matchup in which he drew the ire of his quarterback, Derek Carr, for running the wrong route in a critical moment. 

Saints coach Dennis Allen also publicly blamed Olave for that mistake. 

"That’s one of those where Chris really got what's kind of referred to as a bus ticket release ...," Allen said. "Derek thought there was a good chance to get a one-on-one shot with him on the outside line, which in our league if you get a chance to get a good player in a one-on-one matchup, that’s what a lot of this league is about. Chris didn’t run that route the way that it needs to be run. That’s what happened and we ended up having a throw-away there."

At Ohio State, Olave was a star, catching 176 passes for 2,711 yards and 35 touchdowns in four seasons. 

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MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration. Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network. When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later. Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered. Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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