1. Terrence Kiel of the San Diego Chargers was arrested for shipping a codeine type of cough syrup called “lean” and may be missing some future games [You Can Leon On Him].
2. Albert Haynesworth of the Tennessee Titans received a 5 game suspension after stepping on another player’s head [Titans’ Haynesworth gets five-game suspension].
3. B.J. Sams of the Baltimore Ravens was charged with his second D.U.I. within the past 14 months [Ravens’ Sams charged with second DUI in 14 months].
4. Koren Robinson of the Green Bay Packers will spend 90 days in jail for violating his probation by drinking under the influence…this drinking and driving nonsense needs to stop [Koren Robinson to serve 90 days for second DUI].
5. Stephen Jackson of the Indiana Pacers was hit by a car and decided to shoot a gun…Jamal Tinsley had some marijuana on him. No one was arrested [Pacers’ Jackson hit by car, fires gun, police say].
6. Chris Henry of the Cincinnati Bengals makes this thread again with his most recent two-game suspension [NFL Awards Chris Henry More Free Time].
As a side project, does any reader want to take a look at all of the Nightmare Clients of the Week posts that have been made thus far on this blog and see which professional league has the most players appear? I think the result may be interesting. Baseball and basketball are notorious for the bad rap that its players receive for off-the-field matters/drug related issues. Why do football players make the news more often for their behavior, yet find themselves much less scrutinized on the whole?
