Justin Layne tried to use the old “I’m an NFL player” to get out of the situation and that has worked for some players in the past, but it didn’t work for him.
Also and this is a tip for everyone, if you are the back of police car you are probably being recorded so choose your words very wisely.
Telling someone that you have a pistol in the car is not a smart move.
TMZ Sports has obtained police video from Justin Layne’s arrest Friday … and the Steelers DB can be heard in the back of a squad car saying, “They acting like I got some drugs — I got one blunt!”
During the stop, officers put him in the back of a patrol car while they searched his ride … and that’s when Layne got on the phone with some of his friends to talk them through his situation.
While on the line … Layne can be heard telling one friend, “I’m nervous as f***, bro. They about to get me.”
Layne continued, “They might get me for the pistol, bro.” He later told his friend that he had a blunt in the car.
They did in fact get him for the pistol.
Flip the page for Layne’s interaction with the cops and be thankful he wasn’t shot.