2 Georgia football players arrested in separate traffic incidents

Georgia linebacker Smael Mondon and offensive lineman Bo Hughley were arrested on consecutive nights this week on traffic-related offenses, according to police records.Hughley and Mondon are the third and fourth Bulldogs football players to be charged with reckless driving since March. The arrests make 20 separate incidents in which a person associated with the football program has been arrested on traffic-related charges since January 2023.Athens-Clarke County police arrested Mondon late Wednesday on misdemeanor charges of racing on highways/streets and reckless driving. Hughley was arrested a day earlier by campus police for failure to maintain lane/improper driving and reckless driving, both misdemeanors.Each player was released on $26 bond.Mondon, from Dallas, Ga., is a senior projected to start for the third consecutive season. He was selected to the 2023 Coaches All-Southeastern Conference second team after ranking second on the roster with 68 tackles. Mondon led the Bulldogs in tackles with 76 in 2022.Hughley, from Fairburn, Ga., redshirted as a freshman last season. He was a four-star prospect ranked No. 127 in the nation in the Class of 2023, No. 11 at offensive tackle and No. 8 in Georgia out of Langston Hughes High School, per the 247Sports composite.

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