What in the world is going on with my NFL?

[Jeb]

[quote](KFFL) The Associated Press reports former NFL OT Luis Sharpe was sentenced to six years in prison and four years probation for a series of drug offenses Friday, May 9. Sharpe has admitted that he started using cocaine when he was a rookie in the NFL.[/quote]
[url="http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805121200"]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805121200[/url]

[Jeb]

[quote](KFFL) ESPN.com reports Indianapolis Colts WR Marvin Harrison told head coach Tony Dungy and team owner Jim Irsay that he was not involved in a shooting last month in Philadelphia, according to the Indianapolis Star. "At this point I'm keeping my fingers crossed," Irsay said. "We've done everything we could do in our diligence to try to discern what happened. He said he was not involved in that shooting and the authorities have said there is nothing imminent…You hope these things hold up to be true, that there won't be any charges and there wasn't any involvement. Until we hear more, this isn't even a case of innocent until proven guilty because there hasn't been a charge yet."[/quote]
[url="http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805131103"]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805131103[/url]

[Jeb]

[quote](KFFL) The Associated Press reports former NFL RB Troy Hambrick (Cardinals) has been sentenced to five years in prison for selling crack cocaine. Hambrick was sentenced Tuesday, May 13, by U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday. Hambrick pleaded guilty Feb. 26 to one count of distributing 50 grams or more of crack cocaine.[/quote]
[url="http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805131236"]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805131236[/url]

[Khatmandude]

James Hardy apparently beat up his father not too long ago

[Jeb]

[quote](KFFL) The Associated Press reports Seattle Seahawks LB Lofa Tatupu was arrested over the weekend for investigation of drunken driving. Tatupu was stopped Saturday, May 10, early in the morning, according to police. A police report said Tatupu had breathalyzer tests of .155 and .158, which is over the legal limit of .08. The Seahawks were not available for comment.[/quote]
[url="http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805131908"]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805131908[/url]

[Jeb]

[quote name='IKOTA' post='665201' date='May 13 2008, 03:44 PM']James Hardy apparently beat up his father not too long ago[/quote]

Yeah, ...he's a real winner ...
[url="http://forum.go-bengals.com/index.php?showtopic=42374"]http://forum.go-bengals.com/index.php?showtopic=42374[/url]

[Jeb]

[quote](KFFL) Marla Ridenour, of the Akron Beacon Journal, reports Cleveland Browns CB Kenny Wright already had a marijuana possession charge pending when he was picked up last month in Pearland, Texas, according to Brazoria County (Texas) district attorney Jeri Yenne. Wright was charged March 1 with Class B misdemeanor possession, which is less than two ounces. A hearing on the March charge is scheduled for June 27.[/quote]
[url="http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805132351"]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805132351[/url]

[Jeb]

[quote](Rotoworld) Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) has called for an independent investigation into the Spygate matter.

Impact: "It's my judgment that there ought to be an impartial investigation, an outside investigation, like the investigation that baseball had with former Sen. George Mitchell," he said. Specter didn't rule out Congressional involvement. He says Matt Walsh told him Patriots offensive players would memorize opposing signals during games and relay them to Charlie Weis. With that in mind, Weis would then instruct Tom Brady on the field. Walsh reportedly estimated it helped the Pats anticipate 75% of the defensive plays being called.[/quote]
[url="http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805141342"]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805141342[/url]

[Jeb]

[quote](Rotoworld) Seahawks GM Tim Ruskell says he's confident MLB Lofa Tatupu will "make amends" following his DUI arrest.

Impact: "He will make this right," Ruskell said. "I know he will turn this into a positive thing. I truly buy into what he said. Ruskell recently gave Tatupu a brand new $42 million contract. Tatupu likely isn't in danger of a suspension.[/quote]
[url="http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805150329"]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805150329[/url]

[Jeb]

[quote](KFFL) ESPN.com reports Miami Dolphins RB Ricky Williams told the Austin American-Statesman that he declined an invitation from Chicago Bears RB Cedric Benson to join him on his boat in Lake Travis, Texas. Williams said if he was with Benson things would have turned out differently. "I think if I had come down, things might have worked out a little bit differently," Williams said. [b]"I find I have a calming influence on people I'm around." [/b][/quote]
[url="http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805151228"]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805151228[/url]

[Khatmandude]

[quote name='Jeb' post='665845' date='May 15 2008, 01:05 PM'][url="http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805151228"]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805151228[/url]

[/quote]


Marijuana tends to calm you..........if you're with Ricky, you're also toking, thus relaxed.......it makes perfect sense Jeb.

[Jeb]

[quote](KFFL) The Associated Press reports NFL investigators have met with a convicted steroids dealer, who said he gave performance-enhancing drugs to professional football players, according to a newspaper report. David Jacobs pleaded guilty last year in federal court to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute anabolic steroids and was sentenced to probation May 1. Jacobs said NFL investigators met with him the day after he was sentenced and wanted to know what additional information he had and what other documentary evidence he could provide.[/quote]
[url="http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805161153"]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805161153[/url]

[Jeb]

[quote](Rotoworld) Dolphins CB Will Allen was questioned Friday night by Miami police about a reported dispute.

Impact: Allen and an unidentified person got into an argument at a parking lot of Bed Bath and Beyond, always a hotbed of tension. They then left for the police station to resolve their differences. No charges have been filed.[/quote]

[quote](Rotoworld) The dispute police questioned Dolphins CB Will Allen over on Friday was reportedly "about money."

Impact: A Miami TV report alleges that Allen borrowed money from a person to pay back gambling debts. The two weren't arrested, but police brought them into the station. Allen is reportedly accused of pulling a gun on the person.[/quote]
[url="http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805180225"]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805180225[/url]

[Jeb]

[quote](Rotoworld) Cedric Benson's court date stemming to face charges of boating while intoxicated has been moved to June 30.

Impact: It was originally set for May 19. He is also accused of resisting arrest; both are misdemeanor charges. Benson has vehemently denied being drunk.[/quote]
[url="http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805192007"]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805192007[/url]

[Jeb]

[quote](Rotoworld) Vikings LT Bryant McKinnie missed Tuesday's OTA to attend a hearing related to the charges he faces after a brawl outside a Miami nightclub in February.

Impact: McKinnie will stand trial on June 20, and he's expected to rejoin the team soon, possibly even today. An eventual meeting with Commissioner Roger Goodell looms large for the lineman, who has been arrested four times since joining the NFL.[/quote]
[url="http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805201455"]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805201455[/url]

[Jeb]

[quote](KFFL) Matt Mosley, of ESPN.com, reports Dallas Cowboys CB Pacman Jones must first meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell before the league will consider changing the terms of Jones' suspension that is keeping him from participating in the team's offseason workouts, according to a team source. The team has not filed a formal request for reinstatement but has started dialogue with the league about their desires to have Jones participate with the team, according to a source.[/quote]
[url="http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805201618"]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805201618[/url]

[Jeb]

[quote](Rotoworld) Saints DE Charles Grant has been indicted on a charge of involuntary manslaughter stemming from a February altercation at a nightclub.

Impact: Grant was stabbed in the neck during a fracas outside a nightclub, but police originally said that he was not involved and had no connection to a pregnant woman who was shot and killed. That must have changed. Grant was one of six men charged in the fight that led to the murder, and another man was charged with felony murder and feticide. Feticide is the killing of a fetus.[/quote]
[url="http://\"http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805202155\""]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805202155[/url]

[quote](KFFL) John Murphy, of Yahoo! Sports, reports New Orleans Saints DE Charles Grant has been indicted on involuntary manslaughter charges Tuesday, May 20, following a Georgia nightclub fight in February, according to several local area sources. Grant was stabbed during the incident, which caused the death of Korynda Reed. An Early County, Ga., grand jury indicted several other people involved in the fight in which shots were fired outside the nightclub following an altercation that took place inside the club. The Saints had no immediate comment on the charges or how Grant\'s status on the team could be affected.[/quote]
[url="http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805202321"]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805202321[/url]

[quote](Rotoworld) The attorney for Saints DE Charles Grant says "we intend to plead not guilty and put up a pretty vigorous fight" in response to an involuntary manslaughter charge filed Tuesday against his client.

Impact: Grant plans will turn himself in Wednesday. This is his first off-field issue as a pro, but the seriousness of the charge may mean he'll be disciplined.[/quote]

[Jeb]

[quote]Grant training with Saints day after being indicted
Associated Press

Updated: May 21, 2008, 3:38 PM ET



METAIRIE, La. -- Charles Grant participated in an offseason training session at the New Orleans Saints' suburban headquarters Wednesday, a day after being indicted by a grand jury in Georgia on an involuntary manslaughter charge.

"Obviously it's something we take very seriously and certainly our condolences go out to the family" of the victim, Saints coach Sean Payton said. "What's most important is the justice system taking its process. It's something the league will handle and certainly the state of Georgia will handle."

The charges stem from a February altercation at a nightclub.

Grant, who was stabbed in the neck during the fracas, was charged by an Early County grand jury that also charged Laquient Macklin with felony murder and feticide in the shooting death of Korynda Reed, 23. Reed died after being taken to the Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, after the fight early Feb. 3.

Grant, a starting defensive end who was taken by the Saints in the first round of the 2002 draft, was not available for comment. The Saints planned to open their locker room for player comments later Wednesday afternoon but it was not clear if Grant would be there.

Grant's lawyer, Edward Tolley of Athens, Ga., said Grant never should have been charged in the victim's death.

"Charles is not alleged to have fired the weapon that killed [Reed] so the circumstances of the indictment are unique," Tolley said. "We, of course, dispute that he should have been charged because he did not shoot a gun. He did not cause the death of the person that died and we believe that we can prove that.

"It was only alleged he was in a fight and it's a pretty good leap in logic to charge Charles [in the shooting death], but they did, so we have to deal with it," Tolley continued.

Tolley said Grant plans to turn himself in and post bond on Thursday, before returning to New Orleans soon after so he can participate in Saints minicamp at the end of this month.

Payton said he also expected Grant to be at minicamp unless legal matters cause a scheduling conflict.

Woodrow Gray was indicted on a charge of aggravated assault in the knife attack on Grant, a former University of Georgia star from nearby Colquitt.

In addition to Grant and Macklin, Marshae Stromer, Anthony Wilson, Jarvis Tinson, Rodreaco Gray and Woodrow Gray were charged with involuntary manslaughter for alleged participation in the fight.

Grant also received misdemeanor fighting charges.[/quote]
[url="http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3406542"]http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3406542[/url]

[Jeb]

[quote](Rotoworld) As expected, Saints DE Charles Grant turned himself into authorities following his alleged role in the February death of a woman.

Impact: Grant, charged with felony involuntary manslaughter, posted $10,000 bond on Thursday. He has pleaded not guilty. No preliminary hearing has been set.[/quote]
[url="http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805221816"]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805221816[/url]

[Jeb]

[quote](KFFL) During an interview on ESPN's "NFL Live," free-agent OL Ross Tucker (Redskins) continued to contend the Patriots used injured players illegally.

Tucker believed that the Patriots used players on the injured reserve list in practices, which violates league rules. Former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh told NFL commissioner Roger Goodell last week that a Patriots player on injured reserve practiced when he wasn't allowed to in 2001. In an article for SI.com, Tucker wrote: "I had heard the Patriots did this before I signed with them in 2005 and I saw it firsthand during my time there. I asked veteran receiver Troy Brown about it one time and he responded, 'Every team in the league does that.' I quickly let him know none of the three teams I played for previously had done so."[/quote]
[url="http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805230757"]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805230757[/url]

[Jeb]

[quote](Rotoworld) Prosecutors are pushing for a felony arrest warrant against Cowboys CB Pacman Jones for failing to repay $20,000 in gambling debts to Caesars Palace.

Impact: The charges would be theft and fraud. Jones' Las Vegas lawyer responded, "He hasn't been playing football, so he hasn't been able to pay it back. I'm going to call the district attorney's office and get this straightened out. He's not a gambling addict. We're going to pay it back." Maybe so, but Pacman doesn't need the negative publicity while trying to convince the commissioner that he can keep his nose clean.[/quote]
[url="http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805230940"]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805230940[/url]

[quote](KFFL) Updating a previous item, Albert Breer, of The Dallas Morning News, reports Dallas Cowboys CB Pacman Jones sent a check to a Las Vegas casino Friday, May 23, to pay off a $20,000 gambling debt, according to his agent, Manny Arora. Clark County (Nev.) Chief Deputy District Attorney Bernie Zadrowski requested Thursday, May 22, that felony theft and fraud charges be filed against Jones. Zadrowski said Friday that the debt is paid, along with $1,675 in statutory fees and penalties attached to it, and that the request for charges has been withdrawn.[/quote]

[Jeb]

[quote](KFFL) The Associated Press reports former NFL OG Rich Tylski (Jaguars) reached a deal Friday, May 23, to eventually drop child abuse charges against him after he admitted hitting his adopted daughter.

Tylski will be in the prosecutors' program for first-time offenders for around a year or until he finishes anger and parenting classes. If he completes the program the charges will be dropped.[/quote]
[url="http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805231323"]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805231323[/url]

[Jeb]

[quote](KFFL) The Chicago Sun-Times reports Chicago Bears RB Cedric Benson appeared in court to pay a $510 fine for speeding through a construction site, according to WBBM.com. Benson was sentenced to four months supervision for the incident. The web site says Benson was reportedly going 77 in a 45 mph zone.[/quote]
[url="http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805232340"]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805232340[/url]

[Jeb]

[quote](Rotoworld) According to the Dallas Morning News, suspended Cowboys CB Pacman Jones met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell last week in Atlanta about his possible reinstatement to the league.

Impact: It's unknown if the meeting occurred before or after word broke of Jones' $20,000 gambling debts in Las Vegas. Jones is not allowed to take part in team activities until he's reinstated, but he hopes to speak with Goodell again and receive a decision at some point this week. NFL officials said no decision has been made regarding his status.[/quote]
[url="http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/view_news_article?L=10117&ID=200805280842"]http://football.myfantasyleague.com/2004/v...ID=200805280842[/url]

[Jeb]

[quote](KFFL) The Rocky Mountain News reports free-agent P Todd Sauerbrun (Broncos) believed the Denver Broncos did him wrong by releasing him after a confrontation with a Denver taxi driver Dec. 7. The incident led to a citation and a visit to a detox facility. Sauerbrun is upset with head coach Mike Shanahan, who painted him as a bad apple and cut him quickly after the arrest in the same season in which Shanahan constantly defended RB Travis Henry over a failed drug test. Sauerbrun said, "The Broncos didn't give me a fair shot. I don't think they did me right. I do feel ill about it. And their new motto about character guys? The guys I've seen them pick up, you're going to tell me those are good character people? I think not."[/quote]
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