Titans linebacker Daren Bates is facing a marijuana possession

Tennessee cited him in February Nate Davis Jersey , Terry McCormick of titaninsider.com reports.Bates, 28, was charged with simple possession after Hendersonville, Tennessee Tytus Howard Jersey , police found three marijuana cigarettes in his car. Bates is due in Sumner County General Sessions Court on May 28.He pulled into the parking lot of a coffee shop Feb. 13, stopping alongside Hendersonville police officer Jackie Finley. When Bates rolled down his passenger side window to ask Finley if he was in line, the officer smelled a strong odor of marijuana coming from the car. Bates admitted to the officer he was smoking pot and handed over two joints. A third joint was found inside a potato chip bag in the vehicle.Bates, 28 Gary Jennings Jr. Jersey , also faces punishment from the league.He has played six seasons, including the past two in Tennessee. A core special teams player, Bates has played all 32 games the past two seasons. When the Giants were down to the Buccaneers 28-10 at halftime, it seemed like their biggest headline for Sunday’s game would be the ankle injury that knocked running back Saquon Barkley out of the game.Daniel Jones‘s second half heroics stopped the presses on that Ugo Amadi Jersey , but Barkley’s injury remains a big concern for the Giants. Barkley has been diagnosed with a sprain and is set for more tests on Monday to determine where things go now.Barkley doesn’t know how long he’ll be out, but he said after the game that he knows he will be back in the lineup at some point.“I’m not out for the season,” Barkley said, via NJ.com. “I’m going to do whatever I can to get back as quickly as possible. Not for myself Devin White Jersey , but for my team. That’s what I continue to think about. I caught myself getting a little upset on the sideline just because I wasn’t able to be out there with those guys.”The Giants’ comeback on Sunday was all the more remarkable because it happened without Barkley on the field, but it’s safe to say that the team would prefer not to try that any more than is absolutely necessary.