Former NFL player Mack Herron is in police custody after being charged with heroin possession in Chicago.
The 62-year-old played for the Patriots in the 1970s and Kansas State before that. The team's web site says he set a 1974 NFL record with 2,444 all-purpose yards, shattering a 1966 record held by Bears legend Gale Sayers.
Chicago police say Herron has been arrested some 20 times and served jail time, mainly on drug convictions.
Former Patriot Arrested On Drug Charges