Greg Reid, the Florida State cornerback who will have a future in the NFL, was arrested this morning for “lying to a police officer and for issuing a false, written statement under oath.” It seems Reid’s buddy from Valdosta, Georgia, was in Tallahassee riding around on Reid’s scooter around 1:40 am. According to a report, the man on the scooter briefly fought with police at a gas station before evading them. But they got the scooter’s license plate, and tracked it back to FSU’s Reid. The cornerback jumped out of bed at 2:30 in the morning and went to the gas station, where police questioned him. He either gave them the run-around or was half-asleep giving his answers or flat-out lied. This was my favorite line from the Orlando Sentinel’s recap:

Officers later found a listing in Reid’s cellphone for a “TFraz.”

While searching Reid’s phone – the can do that? – police uncovered a flurry of text messages between Reid and “TFraz,” which led police to believe the Seminoles’ star knew his buddy was evading police. This portion of the report is troubling:

The report said Reid asked one of the officers “if (he) had a family” and that he “feels bad for them.” The report said Reid mentioned “payback.”

Yikes. Reid is the second cornerback with an NFL future to run into problems with the law this year. Oregon’s Cliff Harris – his absence on special teams was greatly missed in the loss to LSU – might have dinged his NFL stock with an offeseason encounter with the police. I can’t imagine this incident will hinder Reid’s pro prospects at all – as long as he never threatened an officer. Teams will probably want to make sure he’s left the posse at home, too.