Cullen was arrested and charged with indecent and obscene conduct Aug. 24, the night before the Lions' third exhibition at Oakland. A worker at a Dearborn fast-food drive-thru window saw him naked behind the wheel of his SUV and called the police, according to police reports.

Then Cullen was arrested and charged with drunken driving Sept. 1, the night after the Lions' exhibition finale against Buffalo. After he sped down a Dearborn street without his headlights on, someone called the police, and when the police found him, a breath test determined his blood-alcohol content was .12, over the legal limit, according to police reports.

"In pro football — in life, period — in this day and age, it's hard to be shocked by anything," Edwards said. "When he told us, we were just like, 'All right. We play football on Sunday, dog. Keep on coaching. We're going to keep on playing.' "