Burned at his Bar-B-Q?

FRED EX got quite a delivery from FedEx.

He only wishes he hadn't signed for it.

Ex-Eagles wide receiver Freddie Mitchell is under investigation after accepting a package allegedly containing about 7 pounds of marijuana.

According to a story in Florida's Lakeland Ledger, Mitchell was handcuffed, but not arrested, last Thursday after signing for the package at his restaurant, Brothers Bar-B-Q in Lakeland.

Police said the package was first delivered to the home of Mitchell's 90-year-old grandmother, who Mitchell said "takes memory pills." She allegedly told the FedEx driver the package wasn't hers and that it was probably for Mitchell. The driver left a phone number for her to give to her grandson. Mitchell, who said he thought it might be supplies, called and had the package forwarded to his restaurant.

Lakeland police haven't said what was in the package. But other law enforcement officials told the Ledger that it contained pot, which had been sniffed out by a trained narcotics dog.

Police also have not revealed whose name was on the package. But Mitchell's lawyer, John Liguori, said logic dictates that it wasn't addressed to his client.

"If Freddie's name were on it," Liguori said, "he'd be sitting in jail."

But the name sounds so healthy

The magazine reported that among the banned substances are Taurine, L-theanine, green-tea extract and glucosamine.

Sounds yummy. And to think, we were just saying the other day that we were looking for ways to get more Taurine in our diet. *

- Tom Mahon

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