Griese is the fourth member of the Broncos to run into legal problems this year. Receiver Rod Smith was arrested in January on suspicion of domestic violence and pleaded guilty in July to a misdemeanor count of verbal abuse. He was sentenced to two years' probation and ordered to attend counseling. Linebacker Bill Romanowski was indicted in August on charges of unlawful possession of a controlled substance, obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and deceit and two counts of conspiracy. He is accused of using a prescription drug, phentermine, that was prescribed for someone else.
Some people believe phentermine improves athletes' performance by speeding up their metabolism.
Linebacker John Mobley was sentenced to probation and ordered to perform 24 hours of community service last year after an alcoholrelated crash. He was cited for contempt of court last month for failing to do 12 hours of community service with Mothers Against Drunk Driving. During a hearing Oct. 4, Mobley said he wasn't aware that part of his work was with MADD and agreed to complete the hours. The Associated Press contributed to this report. The Denver Post.