Yes, Terrence Kiel, the starting strong safety for the San Diego Chargers, was busted last week in what is apparently the first arrest related to “lean,” a/k/a codeine-based cough syrup mixed with soda and/or other drugs. As a long-time consumer of such concoctions, having spent many years engaged in Beavis and Butthead–esque buzz hunting overseas, I’m amazed that a starting NFL defensive back can’t score better drugs. But apparently Terry Kiel couldn’t. He was caught shipping at least two parcels of codeine syrup to an address in Texas. Cops executing a search warrant found large quantities of codeine-based liquids in his home. It may be that Kiel was involved with selling the stuff — in fact, he has been charged with three counts of possession for sale of a controlled substance. Pint bottles of “lean” can go for up to $300 on the street; it has been rumored that Kiel was in financial trouble.
Kiel was born to be a Cincinnati Bengal, although his story bears a closer resemblance to that of onetime Arizona Cardinal fullback Dennis McKinley, who was arrested for heading a drug ring after he fell into money problems a few years back. Kiel, NFL devotees may remember, was shot three times in a carjacking incident shortly after being drafted in 2003.
When he’s not googling “cough syrup” and “where can I get some?”, Matt Taibbi is writing for Rolling Stone. He can be reached atM_Taibbi@yahoo.com.
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