Updated: 6:40 p.m.
Eagles wide receiver/kick returner Josh Huff was arrested on the Walt Whitman Bridge Tuesday morning.
Per the Delaware River Port Authority, Huff was stopped at approximately 11 a.m. heading to New Jersey for speeding. Huff in his possession had a loaded gun and less than 50 grams of marijuana. The lead charge is for unlawful possession of a weapon and prohibited weapons/devices for hollow point bullets. He's also charged for having the marijuana and faces traffic offenses for DUI, speeding and, because the windows of his vehicle are tinted, obstructed view.
A source has told NBC10 Huff had a permit to carry the weapon in Texas only. He also was driving 63 mph in a 45 mph zone.
"We are aware of the incident today involving Josh Huff. At this point, we are gathering more information," the Eagles said in a statement earlier Tuesday afternoon
The firearm charge is the most serious, but Huff may not face a major penalty. In 2006, Eagles wide receiver Jabar Gaffney was also stopped on the Walt Whitman Bridge and charged with having a loaded unlicensed firearm. Like Huff, Gaffney had a permit for the gun in Texas. At the time, the prosecutor's offense, per The Allentown Morning Call, noted that first-time offenders can participate in a pre-trail intervention program to avoid incarceration.
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Huff, in his third season with the Eagles, has been a key special teams player this season, returning a kick 98 yards for a touchdown against the Vikings and returning one 53 yards against the Cowboys.
Huff is the latest Eagle to encounter legal issues over the past several months. Linebacker Nigel Bradham has been involved in two separate incidents, both in Miami. Bradham was recently charged with aggravated battery after allegedly assualting a hotel employee in July. Then earlier this season over the bye week he was arrested for carrying a gun through the airport.
Fellow receiver Nelson Agholor in June was accussed of sexual assualt at Cheerleaders Gentlemen's Club in Philadelphia, but the charges were dropped.
