T-Bob's Comments on arrests

"Another former LSU player, T-Bob Hebert, did talk about the arrests during a segment on Baton Rouge sports radio station ESPN-104.5 FM.

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The son of former Saints quarterback Bobby Hebert, T-Bob Hebert played with all four players and was Jefferson's center for his first two seasons as the Tigers starting QB.

"You know these are not bad guys at all," Hebert said. "These guys are my friends. These are guys I've worked with and bled with and really gotten real close to."

Almost as soon as the news hit Thursday, rumbles of a team-wide drug problem surfaced on Twitter.

Hebert was adamant when he shot that notion down.

"I can say without a shadow of a doubt that is not the case," Hebert said. "We are easily one of the most drug-free teams in the SEC. We get tested all the time. Our compliance (department) stays on us."

With the team on a bye week in preparation of its biggest game of the season when No. 1-ranked Alabama visits Tiger Stadium on Nov. 3, Hebert was asked if he thought this latest off-the-field black eye would become a distraction.

"I think guys are like me: They feel bad and are upset, but they've got other stuff on their plate," said Hebert, who said he remains close to several of his former teammates. "Nobody involved is on the team right now, and I think these guys have bigger fish to fry." "

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