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Braylon Edwards May Get Plea Deal on DWI Charges, Says Prosecutor

By Julie Shapiro | November 9, 2010 11:22am | Updated on November 9, 2010 11:24am
New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards arrives at court to face charges of driving while intoxicated and driving while impaired, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010.
New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards arrives at court to face charges of driving while intoxicated and driving while impaired, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010.
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By Julie Shapiro

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MANHATTAN — Prosecutors are talking with Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards about a possible plea deal on drunken driving charges, officials said Tuesday.

Edwards, who briefly appeared at Manhattan Supreme Court Tuesday morning but didn't speak to reporters, faces up to a year in jail after he was pulled over on the West Side back in September. A Breathalyzer test showed his blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit.

Peter Frankel, Edwards’s lawyer, said he was having "in-depth discussions about the case," not about a plea bargain.

He said he would be open to taking the case to trial, if necessary.

Police pulled over Edwards’s Range Rover at West 34th Street and Twelfth Avenue about 5:15 a.m. Sept. 21, according to reports.

The police were initially concerned about the car’s dark tinted windows, but they allegedly smelled alcohol on Edwards’s breath and had him take a Breathalyzer test. He blew a .16, which is twice the state limit, according to reports.

Frankel said Tuesday that he was conducting his own investigation of the incident.

"The more I learn about the case, the more comfortable I feel," Frankel told reporters outside the courthouse. "There are a lot of things I would consider favorable."

Frankel said Edwards is not letting worry about the case distract him.

"He’s super focused on what he’s doing and he’s playing great," Frankel said. "He’s leaving [the case] to me. He’s doing what he does; I’m doing what I do."

During the hearing, the case was pushed back to Jan. 11, when the Jets could find themselves in the playoffs vying for a spot in the Super Bowl.

Frankel said it was normal for the case to be delayed several months.

"The schedule reflects what is usually done in most criminal case," Frankel said outside the courthouse Tuesday morning. "He’s not getting any special treatment."