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PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Jabar Gaffney was charged with unlawful possession of a handgun following a traffic stop - an arrest that occurred last month in New Jersey, but wasn't announced until Friday.

Gaffney had a permit to carry the weapon in Texas, but not New Jersey, Camden County prosecutors said Friday. The charge carries a maximum five-year sentence, but most first-time offenders get no jail time.

Gaffney, 25, was stopped on June 20 by police for driving erratically on the Walt Whitman Bridge, which connects Philadelphia and New Jersey. As Gaffney was reaching into the glove compartment, the officer saw the handgun, a loaded .380 semiautomatic that was registered to another person riding in the car.

Gaffney showed the officer his concealed-weapon license, but was charged and released on his own recognizance.

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