Wednesday, September 24, 1997
Police take Blake home
Quarterback stopped at 2:30 a.m.
BY GEOFF HOBSON and CHRIS HAFT
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Jeff Blake

The Bengals' attention was turned off-field Tuesday when the team was asked to respond to reports that quarterback Jeff Blake had been stopped by police.

Blake's car had been stopped in Addyston around 2:30 a.m. Monday and Blake received a ride home from an Addyston police officer. No reason was given and Blake was not charged.

Bengals President Mike Brown said Blake called him Tuesday about the incident and told him that he "took a test and that there was no problem. I assumed the test was a breathalyzer. He said he took the ride because he didn't want to get in a disagreement with the police.

"He told me he went over to (quarterback) Erik Wilhelm's and he got lost," Brown said. "He took a wrong turn and when he turned around to correct his route, the police stopped him. I have no reason to believe it's anything more."

Blake told The Enquirer he would address the matter today. "I'm sure I'm going to be asked a lot about it, so I'll just issue a statement then," Blake said.

Addyston Police Chief Michael Ritter said Blake had been driven home by an officer, although Ritter said last night he had not been able to talk with the officer.

Buckner won't need surgery

Results of defensive lineman Brentson Buckner's magnetic resonance imaging examination Monday revealed no need to operate on his injured right knee. Trainer Paul Sparling said that Buckner's practice status is day-to-day and listed him as questionable for Sunday's game against the New York Jets.

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