Michael Richardson, a starting cornerback on the Bears’ 1985 championship season who identified himself as “L.A. Mike” in the “Super Bowl Shuffle,” has been arrested on suspicion of murder.
Around 9:15 on Tuesday, Phoenix Police Department officers responded to a report of a shooting. They found an adult male, 47-year-old Ronald Like, who later died.
Richardson was arrested Wednesday and booked on suspicion of murder, misconduct involving weapons and a felony warrant. He is scheduled to be arraigned on Jan. 7, according to Maricopa County (Ariz.) Court records.
Richardson struggled with drug abuse after his playing days. According to the Orange County (Calif.) Register, he had received his 21st conviction for a narcotics offense by October 2008. ABC15 in Phoenix reported that he was arrested twice this year for drug possession.
The Compton, Calif.,-born Richardson played at Arizona State, mere miles from where he was arrested. He is 59.
The Bears drafted Richardson in the second round of the 1983 draft. He started 80 games and appeared in eight more games from 1983-88. He spent his last season, 1989, with the 49ers.
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