VILMA GETS BUSTED, ALLEGEDLY RESISTS ARREST

As linebacker Jonathan Vilma prepares to become a free agent next month, barring a contract extension that would require the Saints to send their first-round pick to the Giants for tight end Jeremy Shockey because the Saints’ second-round pick would go to the Jets, staying out of the backseat of a police cruiser usually is a good idea. Unfortunately for Vilma, he won’t have that specific feather in his cap. According to FOX 8 in New Orleans, Vilma has been arrested in Miami for reckless driving and resisting arrest. The police report states that Vilma was weaving through traffic and nearly hit two pedestrians. When he was pulled over, Vilma refused to get out of his Range Rover. When he finally emerged from the car, he refused to put his hands behind his back and struggled with police until he finally was handcuffed. Vilma was jailed on $6,500 bond.