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Ex-Ohio State Linebacker Darron Lee Facing Cocaine Charges

The legal troubles continue to mount for former Ohio State standout linebacker Darron Lee

Matt Galatzan

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Former Ohio State Buckeyes standout linebacker Darron Lee's post-football career has been plagued with legal troubles. 

Earlier this month, According to records obtained by The Columbus Dispatch, those troubles continued to mount, with Lee being charged with felony drug possession on September 6 in Dublin, Ohio.

According to the records, Dublin Police accused Lee of being in possession of two bags of a white powder that was later confirmed to be cocaine. 

The bags were originally found by police in April during Lee's domestic violence arrest. It was the second domestic violence incident Lee was being investigated for, with the other occurring in October of 2022. 

Darron Lee

The alleged victims of the domestic violence incidents have since been reported to be both his mother and the mother of his son. Lee has been accused of punching his mother multiple times in the head, shoving her into a wall, and throwing her to the ground.

Lee was scheduled to appear in court in June, but failed to appear, resulting in Franklin County Judge James Green issuing an arrest warrant for the 28-year-old. 

Those warrants are still active, while Lee is scheduled to appear in court for his drug possession charge on Thursday, Sept 21.

Lee, who was a starter for the Buckeyes' 2014 national championship team, was a first-round draft pick of the New York Jets in 2016.

The former Ohio State product has not played in an NFL game since 2020 but was a member of the Raiders practice squad in 2021.

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Matt Galatzan
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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