Unnecessary Roughness

And Smith isn't the only athlete on the Douglas County DA's list, Campbell points out. The county is currently prosecuting Julie Romanowski, wife of linebacker Bill Romanowski, for conspiracy to illegally obtain prescription Phentermine for her husband -- a diet pill and stimulant that isn't even on the NFL's list of prohibited drugs.

Knight acknowledges that Douglas County sees more than its share of cases involving professional athletes, particularly the Broncos, because many of them live in that part of the metro area. "But I don't think they're treated differently," he says, "and I think that you'll see that with anyone else, the end result will be the same.

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"If there wasn't a case [against Smith], we wouldn't be pursuing it," Knight adds. "That would be silly and reckless and unethical."