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Former Football Player Denies Gambling Allegations

FLORIDA – As reported by the Tallahassee Democrat: "Corey Fuller - muscular, scarred veteran of a tough-guy sport - cried Wednesday.

"He was sitting on a camp chair in his garage, slippered feet planted flat, forearms on his knees. He had bonded out of jail on a felony gambling charge several hours earlier, along with some friends. The questions of how and why had been coming all day.

"…Leon County sheriff's detectives raided his south-side home late Tuesday, shutting down what they said was a gambling operation in which thousands of dollars changed hands on any given night. Arrest records allege Fuller ran the high-stakes card games for a 10-percent cut of the pot.

"Fuller says that it isn't true - and that the arrest is just the result of a series of flimsy rumors that have dogged him since the former Seminole football player joined the NFL.

"…Cops have been interested in him for years, attracted by street talk that he was involved in drug dealing and other illegal activity. But they've never found anything to substantiate those claims.

"Until now, according to the Leon County Sheriff's Office.

"…The story was that Fuller was running a complex, high-stakes card game called 'Georgia Skins.' He held the game several nights a week, and sometimes the pot reached as high as $100,000, detectives reported.

"…The rumors have been circulating since he turned pro - nine years of innuendoes about drugs and gambling, Fuller said.

"…So far, at least eight have been charged with misdemeanor gambling, and deputies are looking for several others. Fuller was charged with operating a gambling house, a third-degree felony, and booked into the Leon County Jail…"

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