LA Rams’ Defensive End Ethan Westbrooks posted $55,000 bond after being arrested on gun charges in Bakersfield. Westbrooks is facing five felony gun charges. The incident arose after he was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol in late September for speeding. The citing officer searched his car finding a loaded gun that was reported stolen in 2009. Westbrooks was subsequently charged with carrying a loaded firearm, receiving stolen property, carrying a loaded stolen weapon, grand theft of a firearm and possessing a high-capacity large magazine. Westbrooks is set to appear in court on October 25 to answer for the charges. Westbrooks was previously arrested on suspicion of domestic violence. The Sacramento County District Attorney declined to file charges related to that arrest.
While Westbrooks has seen problems off-the-field, on the field he has been a successful 3-year-veteran for the newly minted Los Angeles Rams. In the Rams first three games he made five tackles. He was signed as an undrafted free agent in 2014 out of West Texas A&M. In college, he received the Lone Star Conference Defensive Lineman of the Year in 2012. His antics off-the-field are just the latest for the embattled NFL that has been posting a publicity nightmare in terms of bad press for players with legal troubles.