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Three Tenn. Players Charged In Attempted Armed Robbery

(AP) KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee football coach Lane Kiffin said he's gathering information on the arrest of three freshman football players who are charged with an attempted armed robbery. 

According to Knoxville police, wide receiver Nu'Keese Richardson and defensive backs Janzen Jackson and Mike Edwards were arrested after the incident around 2 a.m. 

The victims told police they were sitting in their parked vehicle at a gas station near Tennessee's campus when two males, one brandishing a handgun, approached. 

The two suspects demanded whatever the victims had. When the victims showed they had no money, the suspects joined a third man in a Toyota Prius and left. 

Police located a Toyota Prius matching the description and the victims identified Richardson and Edwards as the men who approached the vehicle. 

Officers said they found a pellet gun, drug paraphernalia and a plastic bag containing what appeared to be marijuana. 

Kiffin said after practice Thursday that he'll deal with the matter as details unfold. 

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(photos courtesy of Knoxville News Sentinel)