The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports that Vikings defensive tackle Fred Evans has pleaded no contest to two felony charges of battery on a police officer and resisting arrest stemming from an incident this summer, when he played for the Dolphins. Evans will not get any jail time. He received two years' probation on each count and agreed to pay court costs of $1,310. Am I the only one who finds it surprising that you can be convicted of something as seemingly serious as felony battery on a police officer and get off without any jail time?
Of course, getting off without jail time doesn't mean getting off without an NFL suspension. Commissioner Roger Goodell will likely come down on Evans with his typical harsh discipline.
Evans was released by the Dolphins after his arrest and signed with the Vikings over the weekend. He already was on probation in Texas on a marijuana charge and has to go to court next month in connection with that case.
