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Many believed that one of the goals of the Atlanta Falcons in last month’s draft was to put a new face on the franchise. While that might indeed be the case with the selection of quarterback Matt Ryan, the Falcons also have put a new face on a mugshot.
Linebacker Michael Boley was arrested on Saturday and charged with battery.
Boley, a fifth-round draft pick in 2005, was released on $1,200 bond.
May 4th, 2008 at 9:35 pm
The NFL has a bunch of hoods. Contrary to public opinion, they aren’t all in Cincinnati. They are on every single team. And MLB thinks they have image issues. I don’t recall many baseball players toting guns and punching women in the face. These hoods should all be kicked out of the league. NFL is not a right, it’s a privilege.
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May 4th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
$1,200 bond! What a looser!
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May 4th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
No, just the large majority are in Cincinnati.
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May 4th, 2008 at 10:14 pm
josereyeso,
You’d like to think that, but to think that is awfully vain…
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May 4th, 2008 at 10:15 pm
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Predicts a record year of turd watch points.
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May 4th, 2008 at 10:18 pm
josereyeso is obviously lazy in reading about the criminal element in the NFL, just content to spew the same tired crud.
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May 4th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
And the angry mob replied….
“BURN HIM AT THE STAKE!!!”
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May 4th, 2008 at 11:30 pm
Yes, hitdog042, the NFL has a bunch of hoods, just like, well, all professions in America. Whoever gets caught should be punished by law. What’s your point, that the NFL is garbage?
It’s not like that profession requires intellect, brain power, and a book club. It is what it is. Some of the guys are astounding individuals. And some are garbage.
What’s your point?
No matter what the profession, if an individual does big time immoral stuff of of his or her work turf, then he or she ought to be punished. The NFL does have a bunch of hoods. But so does the country as a representative whole.
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May 4th, 2008 at 11:34 pm
Jeez, at this rate 50% of the NFL will be suspended by the beginning of the season.
I predict Roger won’t be so strict with his conduct policy this year.
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May 4th, 2008 at 11:40 pm
I blame GTA4
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May 4th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
I imagine this might not be the only time he’s released this offseason. Drop the hammer ATL!
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May 5th, 2008 at 12:18 am
Whoopie. That’s only a misdemeanor…and without knowing the details, it means nothing. They could be false charges.
Whistling.
cricket…
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May 5th, 2008 at 8:22 am
Arguably the best up-and-coming player in Atlanta. A big blow to the defense if this turns out to be serious. But with the bond being relatively low, it appears to be minor.
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May 5th, 2008 at 9:22 am
Hey Brian 21 - do you have any idea how many people in the NFL have been arrested since April 1? And you are comparing that to normal life and a normal society?
Let me know when 9 people (or more) get arrested in your company in a month’s time for things like that. I think 9 is the NFL count, and that’s only since April.
I love the NFL. That does not hide the fact their are a lot of criminals on the football field because they are just too stupid to do anything else, yet ultimately they end up ruining that chance, too.
Maybe Rae Carruth, Maruice Clarett, PacMan, and Chris Henry can all share a prison cell one day. Maybe that’s their goal.
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May 5th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
I see your point hitdog, and I’ve made this argument before on other threads — usually in the minority — but I mean America as a whole have guys (thanks, Emmitt) consistently doing just as bad stuff. And guys aren’t on the field BECAUSE they are too stupid to do anything else; there are stupid guys on the field, though.
Those four guys you named aren’t good fellows and/or they’re idiots. But for those four guys, I can name you four serial killers in America.
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May 5th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
I’m sure you can. I’m also quite sure they pay the price and don’t return to their job’s making high salaries.
Most of these criminals get to return to their jobs and continue making big money. Jones, Michael Irvin, it’s an endless list.
I’m sure we have not seen the last of Chris Henry.
Has anyone from your job ever been busted in a police station parking lot, running from cops with weed on him?
That’s what the Browns’ Wright did, and he’s still employed there.
Of course, the Browns always get a free pass from the press. Nobody cared when Ben Gay did what he did. They didn’t care when they signed Steinbach despite his well known issues with alcohol (DUI’s at Iowa, Boating DUI in Cincinnati). Nobody cares they invited Austin Scott as an undrafted FA.
Browns are the NFL’s darlings.
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May 5th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
People have second and third chances in all walks of life. There does happen to be a high demand for NFL players, and these players happen to fill 80,000 seat stadiums weekly.
It’s not right, but for any profession where you are “special,” those people tend to get breaks compared to the rest of us.
But I mean, people do get in big trouble and wind up working again, though yeah, less frequently do regular people get second chances than celebrities, politicians, or athletes. Not cool, but not unusual for a looooooooong time. What’s your point?
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