Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Marcell Dareus reached a plea agreement to have misdemeanor charges dropped for crashing his Jaguar into a tree near a busy suburban Buffalo intersection last year. Dareus pleaded guilty to two traffic violations - failure to keep right and imprudent speed - in a deal approved by Judge Gerald Gorman in Hamburg Town Court on Tuesday. The two-time Pro Bowl player faced several charges, including reckless endangerment, for crashing his car while allegedly racing teammate Jerry Hughes near Ralph Wilson Stadium following practice in May. ''It was just a very unfortunate incident, and I just really didn't mean to be a distraction to the team and to the community,'' Dareus said, in a brief statement afterward. Had Dareus pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor, he faced NFL disciplinary action for violating the league's player code of conduct policy. More...