MARIJUANA CHARGE DISMISSED AGAINST PACKERS' JERVEY

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (AP) -- Police dropped a marijuana possession charge
against Green Bay Packers running back Travis Jervey after tests showed the
drug was not among evidence seized from his car.

Lab results showed the active ingredient in marijuana was not present among
burnt ashes and pieces of rolling paper taken from an ashtray, police Chief
Roddy Perry said Friday.

"In the absence of laboratory evidence, we will not be moving forward," he
said.

Jervey, 25, was arrested Tuesday night after a routine traffic stop. The
Isle of Palms native was pulled for driving 46 mph in a 35-mph zone, a
police report said.

An officer noticed a strong odor he suspected was marijuana coming from the
car. Jervey twice denied having drugs, though a search turned up the ashes
and rolling papers. He was released on bond.

A March 10 court date was set on the speeding charge. Jervey, a fifth-round
draft choice out of The Citadel in 1995, was a Pro Bowl selection this year
as a special-teams player.