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stealing money!

 

Cris Carter besides his drug addictions wasn't an asshole like his kid was in that video. Hell TO never did anything that bad and that's TO!

 

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/denar...el-when-he-crashed-into-a-pond-221431190.html

how does this happen and he wasn't drunk? the car was in a pond and he has no idea what happened? jeez man! you're lucky neither of you wasn't killed or drowned!

 

That is bizarre Cat!!

 

Guess its good the officer was where he was when he was because Denard was out of it. Could be he was just tired and feel asleep driving it happens more than people think.

 

He may not have ever acted out on the field like that, but make no mistake about it...Cris Carter was (and is) a HOF-caliber a-hole.

 

?? now i know he's quick to comment on issues and players, but what stands out as an HOF-caliber asshole? that's a bold statement without proof, links, stories or facts!

 

but he had a passenger in the car too, so both feel asleep? you went down a hill and into a pond. what are they dead sleepers? what his address so i can rob it. he won't hear me!

 

I don't think it's bold at all...he's been a well-known dickhole for a long time...the media hated him when he was a player (the glut of HOF-caliber WR's wasn't the only reason it took him 6 tries to get in), and most of his teammates couldn't stand him, either...

"Just in case y'all not going to decide to do the right thing, if y'all got a crew, you got to have a 'fall guy' in the crew,"

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/c...ies-to-get-a-fall-guy-nfl-says-inappropriate/

"I'm guilty of (bounties) -- I mean, first time I've ever admitted it -- but I put a bounty on guys before,"

http://content.usatoday.com/communi...05/cris-carter-put-out-his-own-nfl-bounties/1

?To be perfectly honest with you, Cris was a bona fide diva...You knew that he had a selfishness to him that was an extreme selfishness.?

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...talks-about-cris-carters-extreme-selfishness/

Bob Sansevere talked about the prominent player who told him Carter was ?the biggest a-hole I ever played with.?

http://thebsblog.com/2015/08/25/32-...-torii-hunter-among-the-nicest-athletes-ever/

"Most in the media regard Carter as a jerk. (In 11 years, I?ve encountered only one member of the media who doesn?t.) "

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...could-be-keeping-him-out-of-the-hall-of-fame/

"I don?t know what year it was, we were in the Pro Bowl ? [Cris] said to my wife ? to my wife ? you know, Mike would never, he would never come out of this problem until you leave him.?

http://thebiglead.com/2014/07/09/cr...m-at-the-height-of-cocaine-issues-irvin-says/

 

gadzooks u dog - you have my apologies and good work on the proof ! *DRINK* *DANCE* *YAHOO* *HI*

 

I've had a number of times driving late at night where my passengers were all asleep. To the point I roll down a hill into a pond and still be asleep I dont know never done that lol but its not unusual for the passenger to be asleep and with no one to talk to the driver can nod off too.

 

Especially at 4:00 am...

The part that gets me is, not only didn't he wake up upon entering the pond...the cop tapped on the window, he opened his eyes and went back to sleep. That had to be one tired dude to sleep though all of that. They had to wake the passenger in order to get them out of the car.

 

but neither was awake when they went down the hill and into the pond? the impact alone should've shook the car as it went down a hill. how tired could BOTH be without being drunk or on something? "hey honey, we crashed, im going back to bed!"

and if the driver didn't think he was in a pond, he thought he was driving still so he fell asleep at the wheel. wow.

 

All 17 NFL referees return for 2016 season

NEW YORK (AP) ? All 17 NFL referees are returning for the 2016 season, including Walt Coleman, who will enter his 28th year in the league.

Three new officials were hired among the 124 the league will employ: side judge Alan Eck, who was in the Big 12; umpire Ramon George, who was in Conference USA; and head linesman Jerod Phillips, who also was in the Big 12.

The NFL announced its roster of officials Thursday.

Five officials will not be assigned to crews and will be "swing" officials, working with different crews throughout the season. The league also will do more rotating of officials among crews in hopes of getting more consistency.

Two former players will work games. Steve Freeman, who played 13 NFL seasons as a defensive back, is a field judge. Phil McKinnely, an offensive lineman for seven seasons, is a head linesman.

 

More rotating = more consistency? OK.

 

how old is this guy? can he keep up with the speed of today's players?

 

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/j...officers-actions-after-denard-robinson-crash/

Cop in Robinson case now questioned for his actions...

yeah - something stinks to high heavens here.

 

NFL Hall of Famer Paul Hornung sues helmet maker Riddell



CHICAGO (AP) ? Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Heisman Trophy winner Paul Hornung sued equipment manufacturer Riddell Inc. on Thursday, saying football helmets that he wore during his professional career in the 1950s and '60s failed to protect him from brain injury.

Attorneys for the 80-year-old Hornung filed the civil lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court in Chicago, naming the Rosemont-based company as the defendant. It seeks unspecified damages.

Hornung suffered multiple concussions as a running back for the Green Bay Packers and has been diagnosed with dementia, the lawsuit says. It said that the neurodegenerative disease has been linked to repetitive head trauma.

Concussion lawsuits from athletes have become more common in recent years amid growing awareness about the long-term consequences of repeated blows to the head and Riddell is also fighting litigation elsewhere. But suits from athletes whose playing days were as far back as the 1950s are rare.

Riddell began producing helmets out of plastic in 1939, touting them as safer alternatives to ones ? more common at the time ? fashioned from leather, according to the eight-page filing. Hornung, it says, wore a leather helmet when he played for Notre Dame in college but switched to the Riddell-made plastic helmets in the NFL.

Erin Griffin, a spokeswoman for Riddell, declined comment in an email, saying, "It's our policy not to comment on pending litigation."

Hornung won the Heisman in 1956 while at Notre Dame, where he played quarterback. The Packers selected him as the No. 1 overall draft pick a year later. He was the NFL MVP in 1962 and he played on four championship teams (1961, '62, '65 and '66).

One of Hornung's lawyers said Riddell knew enough about the perils of concussions more than five decades ago to warn players.

"Studies dating back to the 19th century linked head trauma to permanent brain damage, but Riddell failed to communicate the danger to Mr. Hornung," the attorney, William T. Gibbs, said in a written statement.

Hornung's wife, Angela Hornung, is also named as a plaintiff in the suit, which says she "suffered and will continue to suffer" the loss of her husband's affection and companionship as a result of his injuries.

Riddell has successfully fought some litigation. A Los Angeles jury in 2014 found that Riddell wasn't liable for the severe brain injury of a high school football player who suffered a helmet-to-helmet hit during a game.

 

Calvin Johnson says players could get painkillers like candy

DETROIT (AP) ? Calvin Johnson says NFL players could get painkillers like they were "candy" during the first half of his career with the Detroit Lions.

Johnson's comments were part of a wide-ranging interview on ESPN's news magazine E:60 that was scheduled to be broadcast Thursday night.

 

Philadelphia apparently to host the 2017 draft... without a 1st round pick for the Eagles.