Common sense and human decency remain alive in spite of all evidence to the contrary out of the White House. Wednesday a judge dismissed every single ridiculous charge levied against former New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis, after he got into an altercation with two stooges in Pittsburgh who refused to stop filming him walking and minding his own business.
Revis was charged with all sort of crazy shit, including two counts of felony assault, robbery and making terroristic threats. All because he got pissed off that a couple of tools wouldn’t leave him alone. At some point another guy jumps in and the two dumbasses end up knocked out. And while Revis is done with any legal repercussions of the the event, my guess is these two heroes will sue him in civil court.
All charges dismissed against ex-New York Jet Darrelle Revis after fight in Pittsburgh https://t.co/CYoObEWaVB
— AP NFL (@AP_NFL) March 15, 2017
Revis is a free agent and since all the charges were thrown out, should be safe to sign even if Roger Goodell continues to prove he’s wasting our precious oxygen by suspended the future Hall of Famer for a game or two.
While Revis no longer has his own island, he’s still a good cornerback and could be an even better safety if he’d convert to that position. Last season Revis finished with 53 tackles, five passes defended and one interception.
Dak Prescott collects $353,544.57 from the NFL
Thanks to a provision left over from the 2002 collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and NFLPA, Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott just got presented with a big fat $353,544.57 check.
But Prescott wasn’t even the biggest lottery winner. Atlanta Falcons rookie cornerback Brian Poole was handed a prize package of $371,873.11.
Source: NFL has paid out its Performance-Based Pay for 2016, led by Falcons CB Brian Poole at $371,873.11. Dak Prescott 2nd at $353,544.57.
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) March 15, 2017
Where did the money come from? Well, I’ll tell you. Thanks to that 2002 provision, the NFL must allocate a pool of money to be evenly distributed between all 32 teams and dispersed to their players based on a specific formula. That formula takes into account the player’s base salary and his playing time. Obviously, the lower the salary and the more time the guy puts on the field, the more money he makes.
The pool this year was $3.995 million. Prescott, who was a fourth round pick and made $450,000 last season, started every game for the Cowboys at quarterback, hence his $353K payday. Poole was an undrafted free agent, started nine games and played in all 16 regular season games for the Falcons.
Poole’s season stats last year were 58 tackles, two fumble recoveries, 10 passes defended and one interception. Prescott made the Pro Bowl and won Offensive Rookie of the Year with his 67.8 completion percentage, 3,667 yards, 23 touchdowns and just four interceptions.
Hey, remember Todd Marinovich?
You probably don’t, but I’ll tell you about him anyway. Marinovich was supposed to be the bionic quarterback in his day. He was hand-made by his psycho father from birth to be the best quarterback ever, but all that did was put too much pressure on a kid. Marinovich had never eaten an Oreo growing up as his dad, Marv, literally employed Soviet-era training techniques to turn his son into the perfect athlete.
Needless to say, by the time Marinovich was in college he’d already developed a nice little drug problem. It didn’t keep every college in the universe from recruiting him and he ended up at USC. He was the first freshman to start a game at USC since World War II and was the second best freshman quarterback in history behind Bernie Kosar.
In 1990 Marinovich was a Heisman Trophy candidate but saw that disappear when he was arrested for cocaine possession. He entered the NFL draft after the season and, needless to say, the then Los Angeles Raiders (and owner Al Davis) drafted him in the first round. You won’t be surprised to learn that many a failed drug test ended his NFL career just four years later.
He eventually ended up on heroine and playing in the Canadian Football League and the old Arena League. He’s been continually arrested off and on ever since.
Why do I bring him up? Well, he got arrested again last August and was sentenced this morning for trying to break into a Newport Beach, Calif. home naked. When busted, Marinovich ran off leaving a bag full of meth, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
Details on Todd Marinovich Avoiding Jail Time in Naked Backyard Meth Case https://t.co/ufhMQWMY2x via @jshector pic.twitter.com/bZXt6s4ekX
— Robert Littal (@BSO) March 15, 2017
Tuesday he was sentenced to 90 days in jail, but could skip that with six months in a rehab facility.
So, let me just say, well done, there, Marv! Enjoy the early Father’s Day present.
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