Report: Marcus Thomas Was in Possession of Illegal Drugs in 2007

In her latest blog entry, Josina Anderson of My Fox Colorado reports that Marcus Thomas may have been in possession of illegal drugs after the Broncos drafted him in 2007. Thomas’ recent arrest in Florida brought his previous run-ins with the law back to the surface. Now it appears, according to league sources, that this wasn’t his first encounter with illegal substances since he joined the Denver Broncos last April.

Multiple NFL sources have “indicated” to me now that [Mike] Shanahan reportedly received word of more bad signs about Thomas after they drafted him.

“The guy even after they drafted him was still driving around with drugs in his car…so this was still inevitable,” said one of those NFL sources.

Thomas was arrested March 1st after a traffic stop. The police found cocaine in the vehicle and arrested both Thomas and the driver of the vehicle. Since the arrest, Thomas’ representative claims that the driver confessed to owning the cocaine. Thomas is scheduled to appear in court this Wednesday, where formal charges may be filed.

Wow… you really have to hope that this isn’t true. It very well might not be. But Josina Anderson has been dead-on in the past. Thomas might be looking at a league suspension if he’s charged, and worse if he steps out of bounds again. Whether he was associating with drugs earlier doesn’t matter in that regard, but it matters to the fans. As one of them who happens to own and operate a web site dedicated to the team and its players, let me just say that I’m pretty pissed off that he’s doing this, and that he needs to straighten up.