JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Former Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Jimmy Smith pleaded no contest Wednesday to three charges stemming from a drunken driving arrest in August.
Duval County Court Judge Brent Shore placed Smith on 12 months probation and ordered to him serve 50 hours of community service. Shore also imposed fines and court costs of about $1,100.
Shore told Smith he wanted him to spend his community service time speaking to children and youth groups.
After leaving the courtroom, Smith said he planned to follow the judges instructions.
"Addiction is a disease. I am going to be the one who beats it," said Smith, who has spent 90 days in a rehabilitation center in Houston.
Smith pleaded no contest to DUI, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia stemming from an Aug. 28, 2008, arrest when he attempted to drive around a DUI checkpoint. The judge found Smith guilty of the DUI charges but withheld adjudication on the other two charges.