OT: Steelers' Blount, Bell Arrested for Going Green

Submitted by Geaux_Blue on
Per ESPN, arrested and charged with possession after a traffic stop.

IF YOU ARE A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE, DO NOT LEAVE A PLACE CARRYING DRUGS. If you are not a professional athlete, DO NOT LEAVE A PLACE CARRYING DRUGS.

BlueMetal

August 20th, 2014 at 11:10 PM ^

To me this is pretty simple. you are part of a union that has a contract with your employer. That contract says, if you smoke pot then we get to suspend 4 games. if you smoke pot again, we get to suspend you 16 games. So just don't smoke pot or be prepared to face the punishment. How many times does Josh Gordon have to try and flush his source of income down the toilet before people stop defending him.

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ak47

August 21st, 2014 at 9:03 AM ^

I'll take things that other fanbases said about Mitch mcgary for 100 please. Just replace employer stuff with he accepted a scholarship knowing these rules and say no sympathy. It was dumb when it happened to mcgary and it's still dumb when it happens to other players. The players are also dumb for doing it. It's a viscous circle of stupidity.

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Big_H

August 21st, 2014 at 1:14 PM ^

Interesting. Not really. I had a buddy who went to michigan state and he would hang out with Le'Veon Bell and other football players regularly. He also played sports there.

What he told me is that they all smoked pot regularly together. He has no reason to lie to me, because he knows I don't give a damn about what they do. As someone who used to indulge in the green stuff, he thought it would be interesting to me to tell me who he has smoked with up there.

I can say if MSU were to drug test their players after they came back from any of their breaks, they would undoubtably get some positive results. This goes for the MSU football, basketball, and baseball team.

Since I doubt my finding will ever do anything or be note worthy it's still interesting for me to know what they get away with up there.

I know, I know... Cool Story Bro.

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RandomWolverine

August 20th, 2014 at 8:55 PM ^

If you are a "PROFESSIONAL" ...

... LAWYER

... DOCTOR

... JUGGLER

... TEACHER

... RODEO CLOWN

This will damage a few careers and fantasy teams.  Cumong Justin Blackmon...

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LSAClassOf2000

August 20th, 2014 at 9:02 PM ^

Naturally, "Behind The Steel Curtain" is all over this story for you - LINK

If you were wondering how this might possibly affect them on the field should Bell and Blount somehow find themselves off of the field for this particular incident (at least for some time), they've got a concise answer for you:

Bell and Blount comprise of approximately 100 percent of the Steelers' game-experienced running backs. The Steelers did nothing in the offseason to replenish any further lack of depth that was partially filled by Blount.

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bronxblue

August 20th, 2014 at 9:10 PM ^

More generally, if you are a person in the United States of America don't drive around with pot in your car.  Or any drugs.  Or unregistered firearms.  Or hookers and fireworks.  Basically, don't be an idiot.

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XM - Mt 1822

August 20th, 2014 at 9:17 PM ^

miss four games and give away how many hundreds of thousands of dollars each because dumb and dumber can't pass on sparking some herb, during the season no less.  go green, go phatty blunt.  

as the 3 stooges used to say, 'we got morons on our team'.   i thought the lions had the market cornered in that regard.   guess not. 

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mgowill

August 20th, 2014 at 9:57 PM ^

My main rival in fantasy has Bell as his #2 back.  He also picked up Blount yesterday as a FA to buffer his RB stable.  I am slightly gleeful at this news.  I play him twice in the first five weeks.  I'm hoping for a six game suspension for both.

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