It is getting old seeing one player after another at Georgia be in the news for all the wrong reasons. While this was an issue under Mark Richt, and may always will be that because of the unique state of Athens-Clarke County, Kirby Smart's Bulldogs have been synonymous with getting in trouble off the field. The latest arrest involving a Georgia player involves a legacy and has nothing to do with driving...
Unfortunate news bubbled to the surface on Feb. 4 of a Jan. 29 arrest involving freshman defensive lineman London Seymour. If that last name sounds familiar, it is because it is. He is the son of former Georgia and NFL great Richard Seymour, who played Between the Hedges with Smart in the late 90s. London Seymour was arrested on Jan. 29 with 11 second-degree felony counts of property damage.
While no details of his arrest were originally made available, they seem to stem from criminal property damage in and around Rooker and Busbee Halls. To this point, Georgia has not commented on Seymour's arrest. Initially, ACCPD had Seymour charged with 131 second-degree felony counts. It was reported as such because of ACC's bookkeeping. It has since been corrected to 11 counts now.
Seymour appeared in just one game for Georgia last season, which came against Marshall Week 1.
Georgia Bulldogs legacy London Seymour arrested on 11 felony counts
Seymour played his high school football just down the road at North Gwinnett over in Suwanee. He was a three-star recruit coming out of high school with offers at places such as Colorado, Georgia Southern, and Marshall. Seymour initially had been committed to play at Boston College before enrolling at Georgia on Aug. 1. He was a late arrival to the program last season and did not play much.
Other than it being another Georgia player getting in trouble with the law while at school, the fact it is Richard Seymour's son could make some people feel a certain way, too. Because his father's Georgia career overlapped with Smart's for two years does not mean we should be making excuses for him. Based on his recruiting profile, he was lucky to walk-on at Georgia. Be grateful for this opportunity!
Overall, this is probably nothing major in the end. Seymour plays sparingly at best. This is not like one of Georgia's best defensive players getting in trouble with the police a few hours before kickoff of a conference game or anything like that. The fact it took several days for Seymour's arrest to leak out may indicate how much of a non-story this could end up being. Then again, Georgia is a lightning rod.
For now, can we all just survive the next couple of weeks before spring practice will finally be here?