Seriously. How many Pats fans in law enforcement were going to touch that bag through the chain of custody?Not knowing how to talk to police is a worse offense than possessing cocaine. Idiot.
Hope there was no assault.
Seriously. How many Pats fans in law enforcement were going to touch that bag through the chain of custody?Not knowing how to talk to police is a worse offense than possessing cocaine. Idiot.
Hope there was no assault.
I'm not sure why people keep bringing up the cocaine possession. As long as he has no prior record of possession (I assume he doesn't), he'd likely just have to pay a fine. It's everything else he has to worry about.Given that he is essentially suspended is disputing a serious charge in court as well as having admitted to cocaine possession, it seems feasible for him to step down as Captain so they can put someone else in the role.
Agree on the coke. Optics aren't awesome, but Ty Law's thing didn't stop a bunch of pro bowls, super bowls, and an all-pro.I'm not sure why people keep bringing up the cocaine possession. As long as he has no prior record of possession (I assume he doesn't), he'd likely just have to pay a fine. It's everything else he has to worry about.
As far as stepping down as captain, if he's innocent, (as he claims he is) why step down? Also, the Pats have five other captains, so they should be fine.
Patriots owner Robert Kraft was a guest on "The Breakfast Club", a national morning radio show, promoting his just-launched "#TimeOut Against Hate" campaign, and also addressed safety Jabrill Peppers being placed on the commissioner exempt list.
"When you read the [police report] initially, it turns your stomach. Once he goes on the commissioner exempt list, they do their independent checking. We're doing ours. If what was reported is true, he's gone. There have been some suggestions that this was a set-up and a lot of what was reported isn't accurate ... We want to get the facts."
A jury found that the prosecution did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Peppers had committed the charged crimes. That’s very different from a finding that the allegations against him were false. There’s a civil lawsuit pending; if that goes to trial, we might get a better sense of what happened (or didn’t).Wow. What a stressful thing. I'm glad this has been resolved. I wonder if Peppers will be invited to share his story at the rookie symposium he refers to in his post-verdict comments.
The only silver lining on JuJu is that he didn't exactly light it up when he went back to KC, 18/231/2, after just 29/260/1 last year.I don’t want to make light of a serious situation but JuJu being involved as the other dude is reason #542 why signing him over Meyers was such a mistake.
Obviously true, but I do think it says something that the verdict was reached in less than 30 minutes. I think it's somewhat hard to believe that a woman was violently picked up off her feet and choked against a wall and then thrown down a flight of stairs, but police saw no visible injuries nor was any documented in the days/weeks after.I updated the thread title.
A jury found that the prosecution did not prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Peppers had committed the charged crimes. That’s very different from a finding that the allegations against him were false. There’s a civil lawsuit pending; if that goes to trial, we might get a better sense of what happened (or didn’t).
The acquittal should be enough to let Peppers resume his career. (Edit: Aside from whatever punishment he gets for the cocaine charges, which I believe are covered by the collectively bargained drug policy.) Anything beyond that is premature.
I now nothing about the Peppers trail, and can't really comment on thatObviously true, but I do think it says something that the verdict was reached in less than 30 minutes