Patriots' Christian Barmore accuses police of racism after getting stopped for allegedly driving too slow

New England Patriots antiaircraft lineman Christian Barmore accused constabulary officers successful Providence, Rhode Island, of "unprofessional racism" aft helium was pulled implicit aboriginal Wednesday morning. 

Barmore was reportedly stopped astatine 1 a.m. in Providence aft constabulary determined helium was "slow rolling" successful his Jeep with tinted windows.

"This maneuver is known to constabulary by slowing down an enactment with constabulary to fell immoderate contraband oregon weapons. It should besides beryllium noted that the country is known for precocious narcotic usage," a Providence Police Department study said. 

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Defensive tackle Christian Barmore of the New England Patriots runs disconnected the tract aft sacking Russell Wilson of the Denver Broncos and forcing a fumble during the 3rd 4th astatine Empower Field astatine Mile High Dec. 24, 2023, successful Denver, Colo. (Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

Officers searched Barmore's Jeep and allegedly recovered an ash cupful with what they accidental appeared to beryllium a blunt and an chartless substance. Police besides said they recovered respective tubes filled with marijuana, according to aggregate reports. Barmore was cited for cognition of an unregistered vehicle, show of plates penalties and driving with an expired license.

After the incident, Barmore criticized the officers who pulled him implicit connected X.

"I conscionable experienced for the archetypal clip [five] Providence cops being precise unprofessional racism astatine it’s finest," Barmore wrote.

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The section responded via a connection connected Wednesday. 

"The Providence Police Department takes each concerns from the nationalist precise earnestly and with the utmost professionalism. In this peculiar case, the conveyance successful question was recovered to beryllium unregistered during a regular postulation stop, which is simply a usurpation of the law. The serviceman acted successful afloat compliance with section protocols and authorities regulations," the section said. 

"We recognize that immoderate brushwood with instrumentality enforcement tin beryllium stressful. However, it's important to enactment that officers are required to enforce each applicable laws, including those related to conveyance registration. We volition proceed to reappraisal the concern to guarantee that due procedures were followed and to support transparency with the public." 

Christian Barmore of the New England Patriots reacts during a crippled against the Pittsburgh Steelers astatine Acrisure Stadium Dec. 7, 2023, successful Pittsburgh. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

Over 3 seasons, Barmore has totaled 12½ sacks, 133 combined tackles, 1 forced fumble and 18 tackles for loss. Barmore conscionable re-signed with New England for $92 cardinal implicit 4 years successful April. However, helium hasn't played successful immoderate games yet this twelvemonth aft being diagnosed with humor clots successful July. 

NFL Network reported Barmore had a bruise connected the backmost of his calf that helium "kind of thought was nothing," but Patriots trainer Jim Whalen insisted helium person it checked. 

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"Had this gone untreated, it could’ve been the worst for Christian Barmore," Ian Rapoport said Sunday. 

Patriots caput manager Jerod Mayo addressed the concern involving Barmore's caller constabulary brushwood during a property league Wednesday up of his team's upcoming crippled against the Jacksonville Jaguars successful London. 

"We're alert of the situation. I had a speech with him this morning. At slightest for this clip present with you guys, I privation to absorption connected Jacksonville," Mayo said.

Christian Barmore of the New England Patriots connected the seat during a crippled against the Miami Dolphins astatine Gillette Stadium Sept. 17, 2023, successful Foxborough, Mass. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Barmore is the latest Patriots subordinate to look off-the-field issues with instrumentality enforcement this month. Defensive backmost and squad skipper Jabrill Peppers was arrested past week connected battle and artillery and cause charges. Peppers was placed connected the commissioner's exempt database and is not eligible to signifier with the squad oregon be games.

Peppers, 29, is accused of attacking his woman aft she reportedly received a telephone telephone portion the 2 were successful bed. According to tribunal documents, constabulary were called to a location aboriginal Saturday greeting implicit reports of an altercation. 

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