*Anthony Richardson, Florida Football News: Draft Scout Player News

06/09/22 - QB *Anthony Richardson, rSo/2023, Florida

A judge on Wednesday gave a homework assignment to Florida Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson - an essay explaining his reason for speeding 105 mph and what he learned after spending 12 hours in traffic school. Alachua County Court Judge Meshon Rawls also fined Richardson $349 after his lawyer entered a plea of no contest to a charge of speeding at least 30 mph over the limit. The judge appeared dissatisfied with Richardson's explanation about why he was driving so fast, that he wasn't paying attention when a sheriff's deputy stopped him at 4:11 a.m. on April 4. "I just remember driving home that night," Richardson said during his court hearing. "I was putting in my maps, and I didn't realize I was going that fast because I looked up and seen blue lights, and that's pretty much all I remember." Richardson's lawyer, Joshua Houston, asked the judge not to assess points against the player's driver's license.

The judge balked after she learned that just weeks before Richardson was ticketed for 105 mph in Florida, he was also ticketed for driving 90 mph on an interstate in Georgia in a 70 mph zone. "I don't think there is a compelling circumstance or explanation for 105 mph," Rawls said. It wasn't clear why Richardson's lawyers didn't better prepare the player to explicitly apologize, express regret or offer a fuller, more credible explanation for driving so fast. Richardson spoke for about 13 seconds during the hearing, except to occasionally respond, "Yes, ma'am" to the judge. The judge said she would reconsider whether to assess points against Richardson's license if he submitted an essay, which Houston promised would happen within one week. - Gainesville Sun

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