Dennard was scheduled to appear in a Lincoln Nebraska court room Tuesday morning, but instead the hearing to determine if his arrest for suspicion of DUI in July violated the terms of his probation from a previous conviction has been continued until September 6th.
It is unclear as to which side of the argument requested the continuance, but reason suggests that it wasn't Dennard's.
This is the second delay of the hearing set to determine if the New England Patriots' defensive back should have his probation revoked from a 2012 conviction for slugging a plain-clothed cop outside a Lincoln nightclub. The first hearing was set for right at the start of opening of training camp, but a continuance was granted so that Dennard wouldn't miss any of camp.
Were he to appear in court as scheduled today, and had the judge found sufficient evidence to revoke Dennard's probation and send him to jail, it is likely that the University of Nebraska product would have only served a 30 day jail sentence that was part of his sentencing for the assault conviction, meaning that Dennard would have missed only the Patriots first two regular season games...
...but if the same decision is made on October 6th, Dennard would miss four games. Another consideration is that a revocation of his probation would also send the NFL offices into action, likely suspending him for four games as well, though it is not clear if that suspension would run concurrently with his jail sentence.
Either way, the events that transpired this morning in Nebraska can't be considered good news in any way for either Dennard or the Patriots.
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