Carolina DE Cox cited for speeding, possession

The North Carolina Highway Patrol cited Carolina Panthers defensive end Bryan Cox Jr. for speeding, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia Wednesday shortly after the team broke preseason camp at Wofford College in Spartanburg, S. C. and players headed back to their home base in Charlotte, N. C.

Sergeant Christopher Knox of the North Carolina Department of Public Safety said troopers pulled over Cox, 25, on Interstate 85 northbound near Bessemer City for driving 90 mph in a 65 mph zone in a 2015 Nissan. Cox was cited for possessing less than a half- ounce of marijuana.

He has an Oct. 14 court date.

Raiders

Oakland wide receiver Antonio Brown is facing a civil lawsuit that alleges that he stiffed a chef’s bill of nearly $ 40,000 during Pro Bowl festivities in 2018. Stefano Tedeschi — who goes by the name “The Sports Chef”— filed suit in Osceola ( Fla.) County July 30, claiming that Brown’s balance of $ 38,521.20 remains unpaid.

Elsewhere

Louisiana’s Supreme Court has ruled that the NFL can hold off, for now, on providing documents and answering questions in a New Orleans Saints fan’s lawsuit over referees’ failure to call crucial penalties in a January playoff game won by the Los Angeles Rams. Attorney Anthony LeMon said the state’s highest court issued the stay order Wednesday while it considers the league’s appeal of a lower court judge’s ruling allowing his suit against the league to continue.