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Ex-FB Jameel Cook Convicted of Stealing $105K from NFLPA Health Account

Former NFL fullback Jameel Cook was sentenced to 10 years of probation for stealing $105,000 from the Gene Upshaw NFL Player Health Reimbursement Account, per the office of Harris County, Texas district attorney Kim Ogg (h/t Lorenzo Reyes of USA Today).

Cook, who played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Houston Texans from 2001-09,must repay the $105,000 in addition to a $1,200 fine. The nine-year veteran must also do 160 community service hours and will be on probation for 10 years.

Cook pled guilty to "securing the execution of documents by deception," which is a third-degree felony.