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Lions president accused of drunken driving

Published Jun. 27, 2010 2:37 p.m. ET

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Detroit Lions president Tom Lewand is apologizing after he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving while at a weekend charity golf tournament in northern Michigan.

Lewand said in a statement released Saturday night that he is "deeply sorry'' for his actions and takes "full responsibility.''

Team spokesman Matt Barnhart confirmed Sunday that Lewand was arrested and released Friday night. Lewand was attending a charity golf event in Houghton Lake, about 150 miles northwest of Detroit.

Lewand also says that "as a person in active recovery, I am committed to taking all necessary steps to ensure nothing like this ever happens again.''

The Roscommon County Sheriff's Department would neither confirm nor deny the incident.

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