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now, all you sports fans have heard about Aaron Hernandez and his June 17th
alleged execution style murder of his friend, Odin Lloyd.
Hernandez allegedly orchestrated the killing
of Lloyd because, among other things, Lloyd had information concerning
Hernandez’s involvement in two murders in 2012.
Lloyd’s body was found less than 2 miles from the Hernandez residence in
North Attleboro, Massachusetts.
Somebody please tell me, what was this guy thinking?
Rocket
scientist number one is Chad (Ochocinco) Johnson. After legally changing his
last name to Ochocinco (his jersey number was 85), Chad had a couple of very
good seasons in Cincinnati. He tanked
when he started to believe his own hype.
He
got traded to New England for one lackluster season and was finally traded to
his hometown Miami Dolphins. Whose very bright idea was that? During the pre-season,
this phenomenon caught a total of one pass.
He cursed like a sailor in every interview and constantly talked about
starring in a Reality TV show.
Then
on July 4, 2012, Ochocinco married a “Basketball
Wives” Reality TV figure. This was
followed by an arrest on August 11, 2012 for “allegedly” head butting his
newlywed wife. The next day the Dolphins cut him. Claiming their marriage was
“irretrievably broken,” his wife filed for divorce on August 14, 2012. The divorce was finalized on September 21,
2012. (I know, I know. A script writer
couldn’t come up with a storyline like this, right?) But it doesn’t end there.
A
warrant was issued for his arrest on May 7, 2013 for violation of his
probationary requirements. He
surrendered on May 21, 2013 and was released later that day after paying $1000
bond.
On
June 10, 2013, after being sentenced to 30 days in jail for his violation,
Chad’s attorney plea bargained, resulting in no jail time. A cheerful and thankful
Chad smacked his lawyer on his butt. The court room chuckled but the judge found Chad’s behavior to be in contempt. She revoked the plea bargain,
extended his probation, and incarcerated him immediately. He was released 7 days later after
apologizing to the court.
Whew!! Ok, so my chat about Chad was a bit lengthy,
but he had so much going on.
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| Rae Carruth Prison Inmate Photo |
Moron
number two is former Carolina Panther Wide Receiver Rae Carruth. This genius hired some thugs to (in gangland
fashion) execute Cherica Adams, a real estate agent who was pregnant with his
child.
Carruth pulled in front
of Cherica’s BMW, while another
vehicle pulled up beside her and sprayed her car with
bullets. Before slipping into a fatal coma,
she gave a full account of what occurred.
Rae
is then sped away by one of his boys while he hides in the trunk of his car. When
he was captured in Tennessee. He was equipped with $3900, a cell phone, some
clothes, jars of urine, and some candy bars.
I’ve
got the feeling his big brain thought all he had to do was get across the
border and he would be safe. Can you say,
Duh? No? Well, Rae can.
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| Plaxico Burress 2nd Steeler Tryout Photo: US Presswire |
Then there’s Plaxico
Burress, a legitimate Superbowl hero.
This boob had a genuine gift and almost made me want to become a
Pittsburgh Steeler fan, or worse, a fan of wherever he was a team member. That
is, as long as he was on the football field (and definitely before he ended up with
the New York Giants).
How stupid does
one have to be to shoot himself in the leg? I know, I had to shake my head too.
Now
there have been multiple others who deserve honorable mention here including
Michael Irving, Mike Vick, and Adam “Pac-Man” Jones, just to name a few. But I
would be remiss and committing a major faux pas if I
didn’t mention the biggest brain of all time, Orenthal James (OJ) Simpson. There’s no need to even mention his exploits;
we all already know.
Something
is seriously wrong with this picture. I don’t know if it’s the extensive head
banging, the heavy steroid consumption, plain dim wittedness, or what. These guys were presented with dreams of a
lifetime. They achieved fame and fortune playing a game they grew up loving,
only to throw it all away trying to be bad boys. Whatcha gonna do?
These
are our modern day gladiators of the gridiron. The guys we pay big bucks to and
idolize in our society. After learning
of the shenanigans of inmate Hernandez, I’m starting to think we should
consider taking a little wind out of their sails. Maybe we should consider reducing their
salaries and give major increases where it is needed, to our teachers.
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