Players arrested '06

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Holmes has at least 2 kiddies already, I think.

His baby mama is prolly already spendin all his new cake on butter joints.

[Diomedes]

His baby mama is prolly already spendin all his new cake on butter joints.

Ha!

[Diomedes]

Bengal rookie DE Rucker charged with two counts of spousal battery and two counts of vandalism[/url]

The young Bengals are gettting to know the justice system better than Tom Sizemore.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Some OT from the Saints beat up his girl.  Jammal somebody.

[QB Eagles]

It's been fun to watch Pittsburgh's opinion of Santonio Holmes change from "best player in the the NFL draft, an amazing steal" to "embarrassment to the city" over the last few months.

[PhillyPhanInDC]

Intersting notes on "Santurdio" from PFT.com:

POSTED 11:59 p.m. EDT, June 23, 2006

SANTURDIO ON "THIN ICE"

A source with knowledge of the Pittsburgh Steelers' current attitude toward first-round draft pick Santurdio tells us that the former Ohio State wideout is on "thin ice" with the team.

Though the source didn't elaborate, we interpret this to mean that, if Santurdio screws up one more time before he signs his rookie contract, the team will wash its hands of him.

Another possible strategy for the team would be to stand on the requisite one-year tender for the rookie minimum of $275,000, which every club must extend to every draft pick.  If Santurdio refuses to sign it, he can sit out the season and then re-enter the draft.

And that might be a better approach than merely cutting him, since Santurdio likely would end up being claimed via waivers or signed as a free agent if the Steelers wash their hands of him.

Santurdio's best approach, in our view, is to get his contract signed.  Now.  The only problem is that he's represented by Joel "Escargot" Segal, who refuses to sign any of his first-round clients until the guy immediately in front of his client and the guy immediately behind him has signed.

Of course, the fact that Segal represents Santurdio could be the reason for the team's current stance, since that might get Segal to the table sooner rather than later.

Over/Under on Holmes catching 20 balls this season with the Steelers? I'll take the under.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

"Santurdio" might be the least creative and most unfunny nickname ever.

[Diomedes]

Got a better suggestion, pal?

[rjs246]

I've got a suggestion. 'Journalists' (and people in general) could stop using name-puns to cover up the fact that they have no sense of humor and just report the farging news.

[BigEd76]

Got a better suggestion, pal?

Shawnkempio?

[EJ72]

Huh? No. Reeealy? Well, that's not mine.

Patriots | Police and courts: J. Sullivan
Thu, 29 Jun 2006 05:25:28 -0700

The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports New England Patriots DL Johnathan Sullivan was arrested Sunday morning, June 25, and charged with possession of marijuana, a seat belt violation, running two stop signs and playing loud music in Griffin, Ga., according to police reports. The police report said officer, M.G. Bowman first asked Sullivan if there were any weapons in the car, and after Sullivan said yes, Bowman retrieved a handgun. Bowman then asked Sullivan and passenger Tamarco Clemons if there was anything illegal in the car, and Sullivan and Clemons said no. Sullivan granted Bowman permission to search the car, where Bowman retrieved the bag that was found to contain less than an ounce of marijuana, which Sullivan and Clemons claimed was not their property. They were later released on signature bonds.

At least you don't hear the old "Do you know who I am?/I play in the NFL." schtick as much these days.

[MadMarchHare]

Not a football player, but hilarious none the less.

Suit: NBA Player Watching Porn, Drunk Before Crash
Claim Targets Minnesota Timberwolves' Eddie Griffin

(CBS) MINNEAPOLIS On March 30, Minnesota Timberwolves center Eddie Griffin was drunk and masturbating when he crashed his luxury SUV into a parked Suburban outside a store in Minneapolis, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday by the man whose Suburban was hit in the crash.

WCCO-TV obtained copies of 911 calls and store surveillance video of the incident, along with an accident report the police submitted to the state, reports WCCO-TV's Caroline Lowe.

Several of the 911 callers that night said Griffin was drunk. One witness said Griffin told him he was watching pornography in a DVD player mounted on the dashboard of his Cadillac Escalade SUV when he struck a Chevy Suburban parked on University Avenue Southeast.

The location where Griffin crashed is located a couple miles from the Target Center where Griffin had played with his team several hours earlier.

Abed Hassuneh, who is the brother of the victim, said Griffin told him, "That he was masturbating himself going down that street. That's how the accident happened because he was not paying attention. He's paying attention to that video and all of a sudden he's shoveled somebody's car on the top of the sidewalk."

Interim Minneapolis Police Chief Tim Dolan ordered an internal affairs investigation of the conduct of the two officers who responded to the scene, after WCCO-TV made Dolan aware of allegations about the incident.

Key questions are why Griffin wasn't tested for alcohol and why the officers drove him out of the city to his home in St. Paul. Griffin also received tickets for not having a license and inattentive driving.

Griffin's damaged SUV was towed to the Minneapolis impound lot.

Dolan told WCCO-TV he expects impartial policing. Dolan also said officers must get permission to leave the city.

"Obviously, if somebody is drunk and they are driving we want that dealt with by the police officers of Minneapolis," Dolan said.

In the video, Griffin can be heard pleading with witnesses to not call police saying, "I can't go to jail."

The video also shows Griffin admitting he is drunk and doesn't have a driver's license.

The video shows him struggling for minutes to put on his sweatshirt and offering to buy a car for the man who's SUV he crashed into in front of Santana Foods.

Griffin was not available for comment. When he was interviewed by reporters after the crash happened, he said he had dropped his cell phone as he drove.

The two officers involved in the incident, Daniel Anderson and Matthew Lindquist, have been with the Minneapolis Police Department since October 2001. The officers remain on duty pending the outcome of the internal investigation.

[rjs246]

Ha!

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

At least you don't hear the old "Do you know who I am?/I play in the NFL." schtick as much these days.

Yeah, that's waaaaaay worse than the new, "Oh, that's not MINE" excuse perfected by druggee and cheater extraordinaire Michael Irvin, a "human being" who doesn't deserve to be alive.

[Father Demon]

Not a football player, but hilarious none the less.

The video shows him struggling for minutes to put on his sweatshirt and offering to buy a car for the man who's SUV he crashed into in front of Santana Foods.

I would have taken the new SUV and claimed "No harm, no foul."

I wouldn't have shaken his hand, though.