New England Patriots rookie and former Nebraska cornerback Alfonzo Dennard has been convicted of assaulting a police officer in Lincoln last April. He faces up to five years in prison when he is sentenced on a later date.

A Lancaster County jury deliberated over 2 days before finding Dennard guilty Wednesday of the felony charge and a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest. It found him not guilty of 3rd-degree assault against another man.

Dennard was arrested April 21...five days before the NFL draft…outside a bar in Lincoln, accused of punching a police officer in the face during a fight. The Patriots still took Dennard, the 2011 Big Ten defensive back of the year, in the 7th round of the draft