What happened to Bashaud Breeland? Super Bowl-winning CB arrested for multiple violations

Former Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Commanders cornerback Bashaud Breeland was taken into custody in Mecklenburg County in a stolen vehicle this week, according to a report from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

Breeland, 31, will face a long list of charges that include possession of a stolen vehicle, altering serial numbers, altering title and possession of a stolen firearm, as well as numerous drug charges. Police recovered five pounds of marijuana and 62 grams of suspected mushrooms, according to the report.

Breeland has not played in the NFL since the 2021 season after spells with the Minnesota Vikings and the Arizona Cardinals. Albeit never a star corner, he was a solid player for most of his career with the Commanders and the Chiefs and won a Super Bowl in Kansas City during the 2019 season.

Bashaud Breeland no stranger to controversy

After his second arrest, it's not likely any team will look to Breeland as a possible option.

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In 2020, during his second season with the Kansas City Chiefs, he was arrested for multiple charges, including resisting arrest, having alcohol in a motor vehicle with the seal broken, having an open container of beer or wine in a motor vehicle, possession of 28 grams or less of marijuana or 10 grams of hash, and driving without a license.

At the time, he was already suspended for violating the league's policy on substance abuse, missing the first four games of the pandemic-ravaged 2020 season.

He also played the 2018 season for the Green Bay Packers - but it was never supposed to happen. He signed a three-year, $24 million deal with the Carolina Panthers in March 2018 but the deal was nullified due to a failed physical.

A fourth-round pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, Bashaud Breeland played in 106 games during his career and grabbed an interception during Super Bowl LIV, when the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31-20.

He posted a $30,000 bond on Tuesday.

About the author

Henrique Bulio is an NFL and College Football journalist at Sportskeeda and the Editor-in-Chief of Pro Football Brasil. He has a total 13 years of experience working in American Football, and playing quarterback at an amateur level in Brazil has given him a unique perspective of the game.

Henrique follows the Philadelphia Eagles closely due to Michael Vick's historic performance on MNF against the Washington Commanders in 2010. His all-time favorite player is Ed Reed; he believes that Reed is the greatest safety to ever play the game. Bill Belichick gets the nod as Henrique's favorite coach for coaching the Patriots to glory over two decades.

If Henrique were to be able to go back in time and watch one game, it would be Super Bowl XLIX, where the Patriots and the Seahawks played a complete, back-and-forth game that concluded with one of the biggest talking points in NFL history.

Technical deep dives are Henrique’s specialty, and he ensures never to use misleading words in his articles, since he himself consumes a lot of information off the web. He has had the privilege of interviewing Cairo Santos, Lamar Jackson, Jim Harbaugh, Sean McDermott, Bruce Arians, Matt LaFleur, among others.

Aside from football, Henrique likes to play poker and Counter-Strike.

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Edited by Henrique Bulio