Who knew those weekend pick up touch football games with Ben Roethlisberger would amount to this?

from www.nydailynews.com – Former Giants great Lawrence Taylor was under arrest Thursday in upstate New York in connection with a reported rape, according to WABC-TV.

Taylor was accused of raping someone at the Holiday Inn Holidome in Suffern, N.Y., WCBS reported.

Details about the alleged incident were scarce, and the chief of police in the town of Ramapo declined to confirm the report.

Cops said more information would be provided at a 3 p.m. press conference.

Taylor, 51, played for the Giants from 1981 to 1993 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1999.

He also competed last year in ABC’s “Dancing with the Stars.”

The former Giants linebacker had a minor run-in with the law last November when he was arrested for leaving the scene of a traffic accident outside Miami.

Taylor has also been arrested several times on drug charges since hanging up his cleats in 1993, but has reportedly been living clean and sober since 1998.

from www.tmz.com – NFL legend Lawrence Taylor has been arrested on suspicion of rape in New York, this according to police.

Officials have released a statement confirming 51-year-old Taylor was taken into custody by police after someone accused the Hall of Famer of committing rape early this morning at a Holiday Inn in Suffern, NY.

The Town of Ramapo Police Department is currently investigating the situation.

A news conference is scheduled to take place in the next few hours.

Taylor — who’s considered one of the greatest defensive players of all time — recently performed a stint on “Dancing with the Stars.”

Taylor has a deep history with the law — he’s been arrested multiple times on drug charges … and back in November, he was arrested for hit-and-run.