Dwight Smith, Punk Loser

Dwight Smith was cited for smoking dope in downtown Minneapolis this week.

According to the police report, an officer saw Smith's car impeding traffic in front of Sheik's Palace Royale nightclub at 10:11 p.m. The officer approached the car and "smelled the strong odor of marijuana," according to the report.

This is the same guy who yukked it up on the sidelines while the Purple were getting blown out at Lambeau Field last month. Smith is one classy dude. The article mentions other incidents in his past:

- In 2006, Childress suspended him for one game after Smith was cited for indecent conduct with a woman in a downtown stairwell.

- While playing for Tampa Bay in 2003, he pleaded guilty to pulling a gun on a motorist.

- In 2005, he was arrested after being in a vehicle in which someone pointed a gun at a group of fans outside a fast-food restaurant in Tampa.

Also noteworthy in the Strib article:

The report noted that defensive lineman Pat Williams was at the scene as well, but Williams was not cited. Minneapolis police spokesman Sgt. Jesse Garcia said Williams played the role of peacemaker and identified himself as a reserve in U.S. Marshal Service of Louisiana.

How much of a punk is Smith that a peacemaker was needed in his dealings with the police? It's the Minneapolis cops, Smith is lucky he didn't get a nightstick to the jaw. Also: here you thought Pat Williams was a fierce run-stopping defensive lineman. Turns out he's more like Dwight Schrute, a former Lackawanna County volunteer sheriff's deputy.