Abraham arrested

— The police officer who arrested Atlanta Falcons defensive end John Abraham said Abraham was “obviously intoxicated” as he refused requests to leave an area taped off by firefighters and police on Monday night.

In a police report released on Tuesday, Officer Christopher Blaise of the Atlanta police department said Abraham “had a strong odor of alcoholic beverage coming from him, his speech was extremely slurred, his eyes were bloodshot and he was unsteady on his feet” when he was arrested on two misdemeanor charges of obstruction.

Fulton County jail records showed Abraham was released from custody Tuesday at 1: 24 a. m. on a $7,000 total bond, or $3,500 for each charge.

The arrest of Abraham, the team’s top pass rusher, came one week after running back Michael Turner’s drunken driving arrest. Turner, also charged with speeding, was allowed to play in Sunday’s 27-3 win in San Diego.

The Falcons are off Tuesday and there was no word from the team on Abraham’s status for Sunday’s game against Carolina.

Falcons spokesman Reggie Roberts said Tuesday he did not expect a comment from the team on Abraham’s arrest before coach Mike Smith has his normal news conference today. John Abraham

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