Comments on: TROUBLING DETAILS EMERGE REGARDING SCOTT ARREST

By: anchovies

anchovies — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:43:58 +0000

something seriously wrong with someone who would do this to a young kid like that! To all those saying ex may have other things in mind “like what?” no more child support while he’s rotting in jail come on now!

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By: bradtor777

bradtor777 — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:56:40 +0000

Maybe Jeremiah is a player agent. He seems eager to serve as an apologist for outrageous behavior perpetrated by NFL players.

The player, as Bill Parcells would call him, didn’t deny that he was in the room while his son had a bag over his head. Instead, the player alleges that he was disinterestedly watching to see whether his son could extricate himself from a potentially deadly situation. Either way, it doesn’t sound good, does it?

Given what we know about the case — and the basic facts don’t seem to be contested by the accused — how is it a rush to judgment to wonder whether this player’s cognitive elevator reaches the top floor?

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By: TCLARK

TCLARK — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:32:36 +0000

josdin00
Thanks. I needed that. Lets just pray those 201 kids don’t turn out to be his. LOL. These days Ya never know.

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By: josdin00

josdin00 — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:07:40 +0000

Bradybunch,

Here you go:

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Bucs’ Dunn Brings 3 Homes in 3 1/2 Hours

Bucs running back Warrick Dunn returned to Tampa Bay two months ago and carried his well-known heart with him.

Dunn did not waste anytime reviving his passion of making homeownership for single parents in this area possible. Through the Warrick Dunn Foundation’s “Home for the Holidays” program, three families received down-payment assistance on Tuesday within the span of 31/2 hours. To date, Dunn has assisted 77 single parents, along with 201 children and dependents, move into a home.
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(www2 .tbo. com/content/2008/may/07/sp-3-homes-in-312-hours-9-am-11-am-1230-pm/?sports-bucs)

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By: Cowboyz4ever

Cowboyz4ever — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:43:00 +0000

Anyone who abuses a child is a flat out coward

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By: ndterminator

ndterminator — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:37:07 +0000

Oh come on, don’t tell me you guys never played that fun traditional game of putting a dry cleaning bag over your son’s head to see if he could get it off before he suffocates!…

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By: blake66sports

blake66sports — Wed, 07 May 2008 06:24:35 +0000

Let me use my 6′6″ 300 pound frame to hold a bag over his agent’s head, stinking agents never have anything positive to say!!!!!
Agent should be charged with a felony for dumb comment.

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By: Bradybunch

Bradybunch — Wed, 07 May 2008 05:31:47 +0000

phillywest2
Kudos to your effort but! Did you take in consideration that these NFL payers have had many advantages that most Americans do not have? The prime example is a free college education. If you can, redo the math with college graduates. I would “ass u me” the figures would be quite different. I hate to bring up the money factor. But having a modest to average income also gives a person/families more advantages than say someone living at or below poverty levels. Once again, Kudos. But I think if you redo the numbers with education and income as variables, you may see why “PRO” athleats get in trouble at an alarming rate.
And to other posts…All older people are potential ROLE MODELS. Fathers,Mothers,Brothers,Sisters,Uncles,Aunts,Teachers,Coaches,ect. Maybe we should all try a little harder at that.

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By: Bradybunch

Bradybunch — Wed, 07 May 2008 05:13:17 +0000

Hey Florio. Can you dig really deep. I mean really deep, and find one uplifting story tomorrow? I don’t like any of these creeps thats made waves this past week. The storys and some of the posts are making it HARD to put ANY STOCK in MANKIND. I think I’m getting depressed. Don’t get me wrong. I like knowing whats going on but, ONE FEEL GOOD FUNNY STORY. PLEASE?
(Even if you have to make it up.)

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By: smiley

smiley — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:18:08 +0000

He wanted to see if he could fight his way out of a plastic bag? And c’mon, throwing him up in the air and dropping him…oops…to celebrate…C’MON..do you think we’re stupid? To a 4 year old?!!! To do this to anyone…but to a 4 year old….he’s a baby!! Imagine the thought process to put a plastic bag over a baby’s head to see if he could fight his way out…and how big is this guy? Riiiight. How about this scumbag…you go first.

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By: subzero2401

subzero2401 — Wed, 07 May 2008 02:14:10 +0000

The only thing that I find more sad and disturbing than this story is the fact that there are several idiots on here who find it funny enough to joke about it in their posts.

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By: Mike D

Mike D — Wed, 07 May 2008 01:43:09 +0000

If true, I hope this guy gets sodomized in prison by a pack of Arian Nation thugs. And Chris Henry.

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By: Orenthal James

Orenthal James — Wed, 07 May 2008 01:36:13 +0000

Was it a McDonalds’ bag?? hmmmmm?

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By: spyboots

spyboots — Wed, 07 May 2008 01:04:44 +0000

This truly makes me sick.

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By: Greg Cleveland

Greg Cleveland — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:37:38 +0000

I think its a decent parenting strategy.

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By: ryand

ryand — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:26:53 +0000

That is ridiculous….if this is proven to be true, throw away the key……the child is 4 years old. Sickening.

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By: smfowler

smfowler — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:19:03 +0000

Wow… one player after another.\

What is Roger gonna do? You cant suspend everyone.
Nor, can you turn your back to this after you made such a strong example of Pacman.

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By: bavaro89

bavaro89 — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:18:56 +0000

Jeremiah,

Mike is judicious when posting stories. He’s reporting more than rumors (which ESPN and Fox Sports are notorious for). This story is according to several media reports. As powerful as Mike is, he does not control the media (that would be Rupert Murdoch). If you think that this website is biased, you’re certainly right to your opinion (even if it’s incorrect), but you might want to stop visiting this site.

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By: PFTiswhatitis

PFTiswhatitis — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:52:12 +0000

what do you want he scored like a 5 on the wonderlic.

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By: NodakPaul

NodakPaul — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:28:57 +0000

With regard to the people complaining about the media and it’s “Hollywood style reporting”, the fact remains that professional athletes in all sports become role models for kids. In accepting both the title of professional athlete as well as the money that it brings, they are also accepting the fact that they will be held to a higher standard in the court of public opinion.

Keep up the “Hollywood style reporting” PFT. The NFL and its players has a responsibility to its fans to act like civilized human beings. If one of its players (or previous players) does something as heinous as hold a bag tightly over the head of a 3 year old boy, then I think the more attention it brings, the better.

FYI - I also know that PFT has done a good job of reporting on the positives of the NFL as well. Using the same team as an example (Vikings), PFT has previously reported on a group of Vikings visiting a children’s hospital in Hawaii as well as the former Viking Tony Richardson’s multitude of charity work in the Mpsl/St Paul area.

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By: ZN0rseman

ZN0rseman — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:09:21 +0000

A friend of mine once was accused of child abuse by his ex-wife. The charges were insane, absolutely false, and over-the-top ridiculous. However, that didn’t stop the system from taking his two kids away from him for more than two years.

The true story behind it was that his wife was the one abusing both kids physically, and it took two years for the courts to get their heads out of their collective arses to figure out the obvious and give him custody again. The bottom line was that she never wanted the kids at all, she just wanted to collect the child support money so she could fund her drinking habits without having to work.

I guess my point is that I see many people rushing to judgement without anything but one persons word over anothers. That shouldn’t happen without further evidence and based on what is known publically so far, I don’t think anyone is in a position to judge this guy just yet.

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By: phillywest2

phillywest2 — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:55:54 +0000

A little back of the envelope math (because that’s by far the best kind):
(All my facts are taken from a Feb 2008 report by the Pew Center on the States - a nonpartisan organization)

In the US, there are just over 2.3 million adults in prison. There are about 230 million adults in the US. That puts 1 in every 100 adults in prison in our country.

There are 32 teams in the NFL (all with at least 53 players - but let’s go with that number, for the minimum scenario). That makes 1696 active players in the NFL. Therefore, based on statistics alone, we would expect about 17 players to be in prison if they represent a random sample of 17oo Americans.

This isn’t a per year estimate; it says that given these 1700 men, we would expect 17 of them to go to jail in their lifetimes. But since the highest rates are for men aged 20-34, we would probably expect their arrests to occur at NFL age. Of course, this study doesn’t count the number of American who are arrested per year (I’ll busy myself looking for that number). Does anyone know how many NFL players have gone to prison in recent years?

I agree that since so many kids look up to NFL players, we should expect to hold them to a higher expectation (so they probably don’t represent a random sample). However, given the amount of crime in the country overall, I am not too surprised that we keep hearing about new arrests.

Lastly, in [admittedly] too long of a post, treating a child like this is just plain evil. If it is true, Scott deserves to be the next NFLer going to jail.

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By: DeVoodoo

DeVoodoo — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:38:02 +0000

Hey, Jeremiah W — your name wouldn’t stand for Jerramy Stevens from University of Washington, would it? If it does, then I can see why you would spout such a ludicrous opinion.

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By: LiveNBreath Football

LiveNBreath Football — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:13:37 +0000

Was he trying to prove his kid could fight his way out of a wet paper bag?

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By: CapsLockKey

CapsLockKey — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:13:16 +0000

What 4 year old doesn’t love the “let me hold a plastic bag over your head to see how much you want to live” game? Get off this guy’s case already.

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By: vincelombardi

vincelombardi — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:11:49 +0000

every day i log onto this site i lose more and more interest in pro football. by the end of the year i am pretty sure the game will hold about as much interest to me as baseball. ZILCH! who can continue to root for a sport that employees such scumbags and low lifes? i know enough regular joes that feel the same way, it is just a matter of time before more and more turn this off too.

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By: BBrophy1

BBrophy1 — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:04:12 +0000

you’re overreacting….when I was 4 this was my second favorite game to play. My all time favorite was seeing if I could duck out of the way when baseball bats were swung at me

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By: SirSuperSouthern

SirSuperSouthern — Tue, 06 May 2008 22:01:40 +0000

Will there be any free men left to play the 2008 - 2009 season? I hope so, I’m a Fantasy Football superstar…

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By: bgman

bgman — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:55:36 +0000

Is the mother being vindictive to Scott?

It’s possible, but from reading a recap of the charges I don’t think so. There have been previous incidents that a case worker has witnessed the child’s injuries.

These include burn marks on the child from bathing and bumps on the head from toilet training. Scott claimed he tossed the child in the air to celebrate and the child hit the ground (if this had been Troy Williamson I would have believed he dropped the kid, but I don’t believe Scott). This report has him appearing to be a true child abuser.

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By: Semiote23

Semiote23 — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:45:20 +0000

Chances are, this guy’s kinda slow at least. Call me crazy, but when my kid starts playing around with a plastic bag, I take it away. I may seem a little paranoid, but for those of you who don’t have kids, for every shining nugget of innocence and naive brilliance, there are ten acts that would get a more agile mammal killed. That being said, this guy is just that, an agile mammal. We seem to assume that these guys are as a rule more than that, and I think it’s wrong. While there are plenty of bright, friendly guys, and even a few geniuses, I’d put my money on most of them being pretty stupid. There is no reason to believe they are any different than your run of the mill meat-head. It’s not football that’s messed up, it’s athletes. Most are not paid to have brains or ethics, and they never were, and they never will be.

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By: Mactator

Mactator — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:45:15 +0000

Wow, what if the poor kid died, would he say that he was just playing dead! Unreal.

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By: endzoneview.blogspot

endzoneview.blogspot — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:43:09 +0000

“at least not by Darrion.”

Nice job sports agent. Hmm, I wonder what he’s alluding to?

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By: spanky07

spanky07 — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:38:04 +0000

Justice take it’s course eh Jeremiah? Like in the OJ case? Like in the Ray Lewis case…the Pacturd case…the Leonard Little case? Wake up and smell the slap on the wrist!

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By: MarkB

MarkB — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:35:08 +0000

A bag over the head? Didn’t the Saints fans used to do that back in the day?

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By: wvugrad00

wvugrad00 — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:31:47 +0000

Good lord just when you think the stories coming from the NFL players can’t get any weirder, something else comes up.

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By: Snake

Snake — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:29:48 +0000

Yeah…OF? Thats a little creepy

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By: jrhsd

jrhsd — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:23:09 +0000

lol burritto

of course this isn’t a laughing matter

he is a turd, glad the vikes didn’t re-sign him

of course, it’s possible this is a vindictive woman that is lying, but he has already proven himself to be a turd. let’s see what the kid has to say.

sad thing is he is a somewhat productive player and will likely end up on somebody’s roster

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By: Jeremiah W

Jeremiah W — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:22:33 +0000

I really do love reading and yapping on this site, but what is with the need to prejudge and slant every story to some sort of gangster turd point game?

Hopefully this story is not accurate, b ut if it is let the facts and testimony come out before you drag someones name and life through the toilet. This tendancy to run with every accusation and rumour no matter how unproven or even investagated fully.

The need for the NFL to clean up its image is due more to the Hollywood style reporting they are getting than the dramatic change in behavior. The players today do way more good than they did back in the day because they have lots of money and publicity they can bring to positivly affect the community. Just because some people are acting irresponsible, you don’t need to personally crusade them out of the NFL. What is wrong with letting justice take its course. The guys who have been convicted of things and done time seem to get it easier from the media than a guy who has never been in trouble but gets accused.

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By: sportfan1234

sportfan1234 — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:19:34 +0000

my little brother (a big Viking fan in Minnesota) was good friends with one of Darrions former roommates. I still remember my brother excited as he told me about his friends roommate who was a newly drafted Minnesota Viking. I remember his descriptions of Scott. Although they didn’t fit the “hold a plastic bag over a kids head” type of description they also were no where near the description of “Anyone who knows Darrion knows him to be a big ‘teddy bear’ type of guy, easygoing and never loud or abrasive,”

Seemed like he was just the opposite from what I remember hearing.

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By: Burritto

Burritto — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:15:19 +0000

He was holding a bag OF his son’s head? My goodness. That’s definitely not playing around.

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By: The Jimmy

The Jimmy — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:13:23 +0000

Well that sounds a little sadistic.

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By: Mattmanus

Mattmanus — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:10:42 +0000

OK, I have to ask this question: What kind of nutbags is the NFL attracting?! If I had a kid I would be hard pressed to expose him or her to football.

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