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The mugshot for Roland McClain after he was arrested in Hartselle, Ala., on Friday, May 12, 2017.

(Courtesy of the Hartselle Police Department)

Former Alabama All-American and NFL linebacker Rolando McClain has been charged with second-degree possession of marijuana and carrying a concealed weapon without a permit after being arrested in Hartselle on Friday afternoon.

McClain was arrested during a traffic stop for a possible window-tint violation a little after 1 p.m. CST Friday on Chestnut Street near Alabama Highway 36 in Hartselle.

"The officer smelled the odor of marijuana coming from inside the vehicle and searched it," Hartselle police Lt. Justin Barley told AL.com's Ashley Remkus. "The officer found marijuana and a gun, and (McClain) didn't have a permit."

McClain was taken to the Morgan County Jail. Bail was set at $2,000. As of 3:15 p.m., McClain had not been released on bond.

McClain has not played football since the final game of the 2015 NFL season with the Dallas Cowboys. He was suspended for the first 10 games of the 2016 season for violating the NFL's Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse.

Just 11 days after that suspension ended, McClain was suspended indefinitely by the NFL for again running afoul of the league's substance-abuse policy.

McClain also missed the first four games of the 2015 NFL season on suspension for violating the league's substance-abuse policy.

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McClain was a prep football and basketball star for Decatur before earning the 2009 Butkus Award while playing for Alabama's BCS national-championship team.

McClain was the eighth player selected in the 2010 NFL Draft, going to the Oakland Raiders. He played his final game as a Raider on Nov. 25, 2012, and didn't play in another NFL regular-season game for 642 days.

McClain was arrested in Decatur three times between Dec. 1, 2011, and April 21, 2013. All the legal issues associated with McClain's previous arrests have been resolved.

In his first arrest, McClain was charged with four misdemeanors -- third-degree assault, menacing, reckless endangerment and discharging a firearm within city limits -- but all were eventually dismissed.

On Jan. 8, 2013, McClain was pulled over for a window-tint violation and signed a false name on the ticket. He paid a $186 fine to settle the matter.

In the April 21, 2013, incident, McClain faced misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Police said McClain shouted, "(Expletive) the police" while authorities tried to disperse a crowd gathered for a softball game where a fight had broken out, then struggled against a police officer seeking to grip his arm while placing him under arrest. Those charges were eventually dismissed.

McClain returned from a one-year retirement to help the Cowboys win the NFC East title in 2014 and earn their first playoff victory since 2009. He finished second in the voting for the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award and was a finalist for the George Halas Award, which is presented annually to the NFL player, coach or staff member who overcomes the most adversity to succeed.