Jaguars' Dante Fowler faces probation on battery, theft charges

Dante Fowler sentenced to probation for 2017 battery incident

Dante Fowler sentenced to probation for 2017 battery incident

Fowler was facing about a year in jail - but instead cut a deal in which he pled no contest to all 3 counts and in exchange he got 12 months probation, 75 hours of community service and more than $1,000 in fines. News outlets report that Fowler was sentenced Thursday after pleading no contest to misdemeanor charges of battery, criminal mischief and petty theft.

A witness told police he saw Fowler punch the man and then stomp on the man's glasses. The man had made a comment about Fowler's driving, according to an arrest report. Then, the witness said, the Jaguars player took the man's grocery bags and tossed them into a nearby pond. He was arrested on misdemeanor assault and resisting arrest charges in Miami Beach in March 2016, per Miami-Dade County Court records.

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Fowler, 23, was selected by Jacksonville with the No. 3 overall pick in the 2015 NFL Draft, but missed his entire rookie campaign after tearing his ACL during mini-camp.

The sentencing couldn't come at a worse time as Fowler is entering a crucial year in which the Jags need to make a decision on picking up his fifth-year option. The Jaguars have until May to determine Fowler's status for 2019. Fowler notched eight sacks on 569 snaps last season but earned low marks from Pro Football Focus. TMZ first reported the sentencing.

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