Mighty Mite Football League coordinator and Billings Outlaws' quarterback, Chris Dixon, issued a written statement earlier this afternoon in response to Wednesday's arrest of former Billings Outlaws wide receiver Robert Reed in connection with a cocaine ring.

Dixon is the founder of the Mighty Mite Indoor Football League in which Reed was a volunteer coach in last season.

"While I am not able to comment on behalf of the Billings Outlaws, I would like to say that I am very disappointed by the actions of a few individuals that have left a negative impact on our organization."

Dixon continued, "While Robert Reed did serve as a volunteer coach in the MMFL, his involvement in the program was limited and ended in September. I am confident that our kids were not exposed to any danger during his involvement with the league. We will however institute a more intensive background checks for future volunteers."

Dixon closed his statement by re-iterating the fact that these are just allegations against Reed, saying "It is important to note that, at this time Robert as not been convicted of a crime. It is He has not entered a plea of guilty and his dismissal from MMFL does not in any way infer his guilt or innocence."

MMFL is a youth football league that allows eight and nine year olds to learn the fundamentals of the game. Teams are coached by parents and volunteers along with a small group of Outlaw players, and while they use the same facility as the Outlaws, the league is not affiliated with the Indoor Football League team.

Billings Outlaws head coach, Heron O'Neal and General Manager also released written statements today expressing their disappointment in the recent allegations. To view those statements, please see the attached PDF files.

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