While there was kinda-not-good on-field news for Janoris Jenkins earlier this week, the Florida cornerback should be feeling pretty good, so to speak, about some off-field adjudication that transpired earlier Friday.
According to multiple reports -- and, yes, it’s slow news-wise before you even ask -- Jenkins pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana stemming, so to speak, from a January citation. Jenkins, the St. Petersburg Times reports, was ordered to pay $316 in various court costs and fines.
The case will be closed once the courts receive their money according to the Tampa Tribune.
Jenkins was cited following an “incident” at a Gainesville nightclub in which he was observed by police officers on routine patrol of the establishment rolling a joint in a bathroom. The charge came roughly two weeks after he eschewed the NFL draft and instead opted to return to the Gators for another season.
Jenkins, who will be under a no-contact edict for spring practice thanks to shoulder surgery, has started 36 games during his career at the Gainesville school.