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BR1986FB
Posts: 24,104
Jul 2, 2010 10:19am
Rocket scientists, they aren't....
Another Brown faces gun charges
Posted by Mike Florio on July 2, 2010 8:56 AM ET Earlier this year, Browns defensive lineman Shaun Rogers found himself under arrest for gun possession.
Now, another member of the Browns' defensive line faces similar charges.
On Thursday, Robaire Smith was charged with possession of a firearm in a commercial airport. The charge comes from a November 2009 incident at Bishop Airport, during which Smith had a loaded Belgium .57 caliber handgun in his carry-on luggage. (The article says it was a 5.7-caliber weapon. As a reader points out in the comments, that would make it an anti-tank gun.)
Smith's lawyer, Frank J. Manley, told the Flint (Mich.) Journal that the NFL already has disciplined Smith for the incident, a contention that seems inaccurate given that the charges were only filed on Thursday.
If Smith was indeed disciplined, no suspension was imposed.
Coincidentally, Smith was traveling with Rogers in April, when Rogers was arrested for possession of a loaded weapon at an airport. Naturally, Rogers claimed that he forgot that the gun was in his carry-on bag.
Are we the only ones who wondered for a second whether Smith was dumb enough to bring another gun to an airport in April, and that Rogers simply took the fall for him in light of the fact that Smith already had one strike against him?
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/02/another-brown-faces-gun-charges/
Another Brown faces gun charges
Posted by Mike Florio on July 2, 2010 8:56 AM ET Earlier this year, Browns defensive lineman Shaun Rogers found himself under arrest for gun possession.
Now, another member of the Browns' defensive line faces similar charges.
On Thursday, Robaire Smith was charged with possession of a firearm in a commercial airport. The charge comes from a November 2009 incident at Bishop Airport, during which Smith had a loaded Belgium .57 caliber handgun in his carry-on luggage. (The article says it was a 5.7-caliber weapon. As a reader points out in the comments, that would make it an anti-tank gun.)
Smith's lawyer, Frank J. Manley, told the Flint (Mich.) Journal that the NFL already has disciplined Smith for the incident, a contention that seems inaccurate given that the charges were only filed on Thursday.
If Smith was indeed disciplined, no suspension was imposed.
Coincidentally, Smith was traveling with Rogers in April, when Rogers was arrested for possession of a loaded weapon at an airport. Naturally, Rogers claimed that he forgot that the gun was in his carry-on bag.
Are we the only ones who wondered for a second whether Smith was dumb enough to bring another gun to an airport in April, and that Rogers simply took the fall for him in light of the fact that Smith already had one strike against him?
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/07/02/another-brown-faces-gun-charges/
THE4RINGZ
Posts: 16,816
Jul 2, 2010 10:33am
The sad thing that most of these characters are college "graduates".
newarkcatholicfan
Posts: 3,199
Jul 2, 2010 10:57am
Clevleand can really change a person.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Jul 2, 2010 1:11pm
Shocker....a NFL player and gun charges in the same sentence.
royal_k
Posts: 4,423
Jul 2, 2010 1:12pm
newarkcatholicfan;408803 wrote:Clevleand can really change a person.
What does Cleveland have to do with the character flaws of a football player?
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BR1986FB
Posts: 24,104
Jul 2, 2010 1:37pm
royal_k;408917 wrote:What does Cleveland have to do with the character flaws of a football player?
And better yet, where the hell is "Clevleand?"
killer_ewok
Posts: 11,379
Jul 2, 2010 4:29pm
Winner of the AFC North gets an extra hour in the courtyard.
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BR1986FB
Posts: 24,104
Jul 2, 2010 4:40pm
killer_ewok;409160 wrote:Winner of the AFC North gets an extra hour in the courtyard.
No shit. When the Rats are the choirboys of the division you KNOW something is wrong.
killer_ewok
Posts: 11,379
Jul 2, 2010 4:40pm
^^^Very true.
skank
Posts: 6,543
Jul 3, 2010 8:45am
newarkcatholicfan;408803 wrote:Clevleand can really change a person.
So can Jerry West.
skank
Posts: 6,543
Jul 3, 2010 8:46am
newarkcatholicfan;408803 wrote:Clevleand can really change a person.
This coming from a (bandwagon) Dallas fan. Remember the 90's?