The NFL just went an entire month without any players getting arrested — for the first time since 2009

Ahmad Brooks
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Here's an impressive accomplishment the NFL won't be bragging about anytime soon: For the first time in six years, no NFL players were arrested for an entire calendar month.

The last arrest in 2015 occurred on August 26, when 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks was charged for misdemeanor sexual battery. What's more, September was also the first time in 15 years that the NFL didn't have any arrests in its first month of the season. Go team!

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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.