Former Auburn football teammates Quan Bray and Greg Robinson have been charged with conspiring to possess with intent to distribute marijuana after they were stopped while transporting approximately 157 pounds of it, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Wednesday.

According to the federal criminal complaint, a U.S. Border Patrol dog alerted to their sport utility vehicle on Interstate 10 in western Texas on Monday evening, and the accompanying agent radioed the Sierra Blanca Checkpoint Station. U.S. Border Patrol agents there stopped the vehicle for inspection, which turned up about 157 pounds of marijuana in dufflel bags.

The checkpoint station is off Interstate 10 southeast of El Paso, Texas, and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

The criminal complaint says Robinson rented a vehicle in Los Angeles on Sunday and had arranged for an Uber driver to take him and Bray to Louisiana, although Bray was driving when the vehicle was stopped.

The unidentified Uber driver, who was not charged, told authorities that Robinson requested that the driver claim ownership of the marijuana in return for payment. The driver refused.

The Department of Justice said Bray and Robinson face as many as 20 years in federal prison if convicted. The Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Border Patrol are investigating the case.

El Paso Jail records indicate Bray and Robinson were being held without bond pending an initial appearance before a federal judge.

Robinson was the Cleveland Browns left tackle during the 2019 season and will become a free agent on March 18. He was the second player picked in the 2014 NFL Draft and has played in 83 NFL games, with 70 starts, in his six pro seasons.

Undrafted coming out of Auburn, Bray spent three seasons with the Indianapolis Colts from 2015 through 2017. A wide receiver, Bray caught six passes in his NFL career, which was spent mainly as punt and kickoff returner. He averaged 7.0 yards on 45 punt returns and 25.6 yards on 48 kickoff returns in 24 games with the Colts.

After leaving Indianapolis, Bray was on the preseason rosters of the Buffalo Bills and Houston Texans, and he played for the Birmingham Iron of the Alliance of American Football and the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League in 2019.

Bray wrote the book “Keep the Dream Alive,” published last year, about dealing with his mother’s murder by his father just as he was to report to Auburn for his freshman year.

Mark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.

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