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Saskatchewan Roughrider Charleston Hughes offered an apology on Wednesday after admitting to being in care and control of a vehicle while impaired.

“It’s embarrassing to the team, my family and my fans,” he told the court. “My reputation is everything.”

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The 35-year-old defensive lineman was initially facing two charges going into Wednesday’s appearance before Regina Provincial Court: care and control and refusal to provide a breath sample. After he pleaded guilty to the first, Crown prosecutor Luke Coupal stayed the second.

Coupal said the incident came to light at about 2 a.m. on Oct. 11, when two passersby alerted police to a driver who appeared to be passed out behind the wheel of a black truck on the side of Ring Road near the Albert Street overpass.

One of the complainants, a tow truck driver, said the vehicle still appeared to be in drive. He told police he rapped on the window to try to awaken the driver, but got no response.