Police: Atlanta Falcon Babineaux smoked marijuana while driving friend through suburbs

Police: Falcons’ Babineaux smoked pot as he drove

ATLANTA — A police report says Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux was smoking marijuana as he and a friend drove through the northeast Atlanta suburbs.

The Gwinnett County police report says Babineaux picked up a friend at the Atlanta airport and took him to a nearby town house to buy marijuana. It says Babineaux repeatedly told police he didn’t smoke, then admitted he had smoked from a marijuana blunt at least once.

Babineaux was arrested last week and charged with felony possession of marijuana. He started in Sunday’s loss to New Orleans. Falcons coach Mike Smith said Monday the team followed NFL rules in letting him play.

Babineaux’s lawyer did not immediately return a call seeking comment. The Falcons had no immediate comment Tuesday.