Police said they spotted two cars traveling at “exceedingly high rates of speed” on Interstate-64, suspecting a road race. There also was an odor of marijuana in the auto, police said. This happened 12 days after his suspension for marijuana.
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“Because when I get back on the field”, Richardson said, “I’m going to be the same old Sheldon”. “Just wasn”t smart,” he said, adding that he”s still coping with the recent death of a family member. “[It was] a wake-up call”. He specifically said the Richardson news would not affect the Wilkerson talks, but he also said he wasn’t going to negotiate through the media, so draw your own conclusions. Previous transgressions could factor into the league’s decision on potential disciple. Whatever comes his way, hopefully he understands that he has people there that’s in his corner. Richardson agreed. “It just wasn’t smart”, he said. I’m not sure why the league even acts like it has any power to levy fines or suspensions, because it seems like if someone has the will to fight those punishments, they’ll get them overturned or lessened to an extent that they’re no longer punitive. I didn’t want to get into trouble…. “It’s how he handles himself, and that’s about as sincerely as I can frame it”.
Richardson offered another apology Friday. Failing a few drug test (based on the new, more relaxed stance on marijuana that came down last fall) is one thing. I apologize to my family, to the Jets organization. “As a coach, I think he has that ability, ” Maccagnan said. “Whether you believe it or not, that”s on you. A Large-enormous!-black man in a Bentley reaches for something in his auto after evading a police cruiser and is not shot to death by Missouri police. He suspects it was tossed out the window. A probable cause statement, released by police, said Richardson endangered the welfare of a child in the first degree. Richardson was doing 143 miles per hour, to be exact. While no charges were filed in relation to the gun or having a child in the auto, those details could be used by the NFL when deciding on discipline. It’s the way of the NFL since if you’re talented enough, the bottom dollar can look past nearly anything.
It could be hard for the Jets to pay both Wilkerson, whose professionalism Bowles praised on Thursday, and Richardson, who is signed through next season. We all seem to be criticizing Richardson for being a typical, stupid jock-which he nearly certainly is.
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Bowles additionally stated it was disappointing that Richardson failed to tell the group concerning the incident. “But we”re prepared to win without him.”. “We’re going to do everything in our powers to help him, not just as a football player develop but do the right things off the field”. The most important factor is engaged on getting him higher as an individual.
