Font Size

New England Patriots

E-mail

Close Window E-mail This Page

Former Patriot Russ Francis Accused Of Theft

Required fields are marked with an asterisk(*)

Recipient E-mail:*
- Your Name:*
- Your E-mail:*
Add a Message:
Send me a copy of this e-mail.

Type the characters in this picture:*

Click here to refresh with new letters

The information you provide will be used only to send the requested e-mail and will not be used to send any other e-mail communications. Read more in our Privacy Policy

Send E-mail

Print Share + Comments

Oct 16, 2009 12:14 pm US/Eastern

Former Patriot Russ Francis Accused Of Theft

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: Russ Francis (1987 file image)
George Rose/Getty Images

Close

numSlides of totalImages

An owner of Omaha's indoor football team has accused former team president and NFL great Russ Francis of theft.

A police report filed this month by Jeff Sprowls alleges Francis used a debit card 66 times without authorization and amassed charges of more than $29,000.

Prosecutors did not immediately return a phone call Friday from The Associated Press and efforts to reach Francis were unsuccessful.

There is no publicly listed number for him in the Omaha area.

Francis played tight end in the NFL during the 1970s and 1980s with New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers.

He was hired in May to run the Omaha Beef team.

Sprowls fired him in August.