Bills' Hargrove pleads guilty to disorderly conduct

Buffalo Bills defensive end Anthony Hargrove pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct for a fight with police outside a Rochester, N.Y., nightclub in August.

Hargrove, 24, was fined $300 US and must perform 200 hours of community service.

The Brooklyn, N.Y., native was charged with resisting arrest, criminal mischief and harassment after he broke a police officer's eyeglasses on Aug. 5.

He originally pleaded not guilty. The incident occurred while the Bills were holding their training camp in nearby Pittsford.

Hargrove's brother, Terrence, pleaded guilty to one count of disorderly conduct and was ordered to serve 200 hours of community service.

Hargrove said the incident was a misunderstanding, but publicly apologized for his conduct shortly after his arrest. "I need to hold myself up better than this," he said. "I'm an NFL player and I need to be more accountable."

Hargrovewas also suspended by the NFL four games without pay for violating the league's substance abuse policy in August. He returned for Buffalo's crushing 25-24 loss last Monday night to the Dallas Cowboys, registering one tackle.

Hargrove recorded 18 tackles and 1.5 sacks for Buffalo last season after being acquired from St. Louis.

The six-foot-three, 270-pound end recorded 6.5 sacks for the Rams in 2005 but fell out of favour after missing a series of practices.