After 10 Years of Jail, Ex-Colts QB Art Schlichter Could Go Behind Bars in a Few Days Over a ‘Possessive’ Issue

Art Schlichter could have had it all. An illustrious NFL career awaited. However, vices and gambling tore down the dreams and ambitions of the former quarterback. And Art’s troubles keep following him. After a significantly long stint behind the bars for scams and fraudulent activities, Schlichter is in conflict with the law once again.

And this time it is drug possession that has Art in some sticky mud. Once an elite talent for the Ohio State Buckeyes football program, Art was the fourth overall first-round pick in the 1982 NFL draft for the then-Baltimore Colts. And after playing only 13 games, his gambling addiction caused some major problems.

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Art Schlichter can face another 8-14 months in jail after Ohio police found traces of cocaine in his system. The 62-year-old former QB was found unconscious in his room at the Hampton Inn. The establishment called the cops after a possible drug overdose situation. Schlichter’s lawyer, Steven S. Nolder, said that his client will not be fighting the charges. And Art is now at the mercy of the judicial system.

Art Schlichter and his former misdemeanours that landed him in jail for 10 years

Right from his playing days, Art Schlichter frequently visited the horse racing tracks. And for many, it looked like the quarterback enjoyed winning bets more than football games. Even during his high school days, when Art won 30 games in a row, he was frequenting the Scioto Downs racing track. The former 5th-ranked Heisman nominee threw his future down the drain after getting into the scamming ring as well.

By 1983, Schlichter had run into enormous gambling debts with bookies all over Baltimore. Mostly from betting on basketball games. The NFL suspended him indefinitely for their no-gambling policy. The Colts released Art after only 5 games in the 1985 season. And the QB ended up for one season with the Buffalo Bills.

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Art took his talents and gambling habits to the Canadian Football League. Fraudulently writing big-size checks that bounced landed Art behind the bars. In his 10 years in prison, Art even got thrown into solitary confinement for gambling in prison.

However, even after getting out, Art was involved in selling black-market illegal discounted tickets for Ohio State football games. Schlichter, who is a Parkinson’s and dementia patient as well, was sent to 10 more years in prison. And he also had to pay the $2.2 million he stole from his victims. Hopefully, old Art can mend his ways after his latest sentence.