<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>ENGLEWOOD - David Kircus has told Broncos coach Mike Shanahan all along he acted in self-defense in the early hours of May 20 during an incident that led to second- degree assault charges against the receiver.The outcome of a lie-detector test administered by the team Friday apparently added some credence to Kircus' version of events.As a result, the player's spot on the roster is safe for now."If he flunked the test, he would not be with us," Shanahan said Tuesday.If convicted of assaulting Jeffrey Krieger, 26, Kircus faces two to six years in prison.According to an Arapahoe County sheriff's report, after Kircus, 27, was asked to leave a house in Centennial several times, Krieger escorted the player out. As the two stood on the sidewalk, the report said, Kircus punched Krieger in the eye, causing multiple fractures.Administering a lie detector was Shanahan's idea, but Kircus supposedly responded enthusiastically because of the opportunity to confirm his version of events. Kircus has declined to comment publicly about the case."Anybody that wants to go in there and take a lie-detector test where his career is based on whether it comes out positive or negative, I've got a good feeling," Shanahan said.An agent from the FBI reportedly administered the test. It isn't the first time Shanahan has done it. He said while he was a college coach, some stolen-property issues similarly were resolved."It's been very good for us over the years," he said. "At least (that's) my experience with it."Among the questions Kircus apparently was asked related to whether he took the first swing, who threw the first punch and whether he defended himself.And according to the FBI agent, who was not identified, Kircus' responses were consistent with his previous story."One hundred percent," Shanahan said.</div>
I'd probably keep him around too if he passed that test. Something tells me Justin Miller wouldn't though. :ranting:
