From ProFootballTalk.com: Kudos to the San Diego Union Tribune for compiling a seven-year list of NFL player arrests. One thing that became obvious to us upon reviewing the list is that bad behavior is hardly a new phenomenon in the NFL. Link to list of arrests: http://www.signonsandiego.com/more/nflarrests/index.html
Of course it isn't something new, but the media makes a headline out of every little bit. The players are more in the center of attention now. If you take away all the DUI, DWI, Speeding, wreckless driving and posession of small amounts of drugs for personal use the list would be very short. Here you don't even get arrested for this minor issues.
You know... I was using the Firefox search engine and found out that EVERY NFL TEAM IS REPRESENTED IN THIS LIST, except for San Diego. The strange part is that I recall Terrence Kiel was in some law troubles... http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2604891 Yep, he was. I don't know why he wasn't included on the list. But the fact that every team is represented... that's just... sad.
Don't forget Steve Foley of the Chargers and his what appears to be career-ending run-in with the cops too.