FAYETTEVILLE — Former Dallas Cowboys and Arkansas quarterback Clint Stoerner will have his driving privileges restricted for four months in an agreement related to a drunken-driving charge. His attorney says he still plans to plead not guilty to the underlying charge.
"It's just a corollary issue dealing with his driver's license. Normally, with people in his position, the state will take the driver's license for 180 days and not let them drive at all ... even before they're convicted," attorney John Mikesch said. "We've managed to negotiate a deal with the state of Arkansas where he can continue to drive for work-related purposes for a four-month period."
Stoerner, a former star at Arkansas, may have a restricted driving permit so he can go to work, Judge Kim Smith's office said Thursday.
Under the agreement signed Wednesday, Stoerner admitted to driving while intoxicated but his record won't show he refused a breath test. Stoerner was stopped by Fayetteville police Sept. 29, and police said a field sobriety test indicated he was intoxicated.
Mikesch said Stoerner will plead not guilty at a Nov. 5 arraignment.
"If he gets acquitted at trial, his record will be completely clear," Mikesch said. "It won't reflect anything."
Stoerner, who lives in Little Rock, was a backup for the Cowboys for three seasons and later played for Nashville in the Arena Football League. He played at Arkansas from 1996-99 and still holds many Razorbacks passing records.