Buffalo Bills safety Ko Simpson was arrested outside a Rock Hill, S.C., bar early New Year's Day after police say he wouldn't leave while they were trying to clear the area.
Simpson, 25, was charged with hindering a police investigation, according to the Rock Hill Herald, which quoted a Rock Hill police report.
Officers went to a Rock Hill bar just after 2 a.m. to help security with crowd control, according to the report. While police were there, security officers at the bar stopped 28-year-old Frederick Hart for speeding through the parking lot, the report stated. Hart became angry and argued with officers, refusing to leave. He was arrested for disorderly conduct.
Simpson was in Hart's vehicle and "was being verbally abusive" to police, the report stated. He was asked to leave several times, but kept saying, "I'm Ko Simpson with the Buffalo Bills. I am worth millions," according to the Herald.
As a high school senior, Simpson helped lead Rock Hill to the 2002 Class AAAA Division I state championship.
He played two seasons at the University of South Carolina before Buffalo made him the 105th overall pick in the 2006 draft.
Simpson played in all 16 games this season, starting in 11, but his playing time dropped off considerably when Bryan Scott moved into the starting role at strong safety, moving Donte Whitner to free safety.
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