According to this article in the Washington Post, in the 2006 Calendar Year, the Bungles lead the league with 10 arrests.
Interestingly enough, of the 16 teams sited in the article as having a player arrested (half the NFL), 7 of them were playoff teams.
After the Bungals, the Chargers, Bears, Titans and Jaguars rounded out the top 5 teams in arrests.
Shawne Merriman lead the league in steroid use, making the Chargers the most badass team in the league.
Except for the fact that they wear these.
So what's the moral of the story? Teams with 1 arrest in the article finished last year with a combined record of 144-112 (as opposed to 112-144 posted by those that were not arrested). Statistically your team had more chance of being successful with at least 1 arrest as it did if your team had none. A team that was in the top 5 in the league in arrests (Bears) made the Super Bowl, and a team with no arrests (Colts) won the Super Bowl. Half of the teams in the Championship games had arrests (Bears, Pats) and half did not (Colts, Saints).
The conclusion? Having a player arrested won't improve your team or do anything for discipline, but it isn't the end of the world either. Arrests have obviously not played a large factor in the overall success of teams across the league.
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