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It’s usually economic background and education. Those who come from nothing don’t know how to save because they’ve never had anything to save and, thus, were never taught how. Not sure about guns re: Ruggs, but I’d bet he has a lot of expensive jewelry, though.
Call me crazy but if that woman was my wife, sister or daughter Ruggs would never play football again.
He may get penalized by the appropriate jurisdiction but I have serious doubts that the penalty will be appropriate.
Any GM that claims him should instantly be fired by the owner. He's not a victim here.
I'm more on the side of "let's not talk about signing this guy who just killed someone a few days ago", but I don't think his career is as over as people say. The Patriots themselves took Stallworth back on the other side of a similar thing.
The Bama Way? They just had a LB get into an accident because he was drunk back in August.There is a really sad twist to this story. First I want to say I do not in any way excuse what Ruggs did, it fact, he should go to jail! There is absolutely no excuse for drinking and driving and on top of that speeding and taking the life of another person.
But, when Ruggs was in high school his best friend was killed in an auto accident. Ruggs was supposed to be in the car, but he was sick. Ruggs honored his friend after every TD by raising 3 fingers, the number his friend wore in sports.
This whole story is really sad, most importantly for the young woman that lost her life and her family. I also feel bad for Ruggs and his family. He never got in any trouble at Alabama and always did things the Bama Way.
Alabama's Henry Ruggs III honors Rod Scott with every touchdown
Tide receiver Henry Ruggs III had planned to join late friend Rod Scott on the same trip that took his life in March 2016, now plays in Scott's honor.www.montgomeryadvertiser.com
The girl was burnt alive and he was going airplane speeds on a Vegas strip. I don't know how any GM would sign him but maybe you are right.
When the details came out last night I just got more pissed off about all this. Ive seen the "We've all done stupid things at 22" comments on Twitter with some people seemingly feeling sorry he ruined his life. To me this isn't even a "normal" DUI manslaughter where you're drunk and run a red light and t-bone somebody. Ruggs was completely 100% reckless and out of control. 156 MPH on a street. His airbags went off at 127 MPH apparently. To me that is equivalent to firing a gun out your window at random. So poor Henry Ruggs he was only 22. The girl he burned alive was just a year older than him and probably didn't have the luxury of millions of dollars and sports cars but yeah, poor Henry.
That car is at least 100k. I can pretty much guarantee that. I went to a Chevy dealership last week and a stripped down model of that was still in the 80k range. And based on that color, it’s one of the premium editions. Plus taxes and fees, easily 6 figures
Are you serious? How many players have gone through the Bama program? 1000's of players and yes there are going to be some that lose their way, but the majority of them do not and live meaningful and productive lives in the NFL or in another field.
He might just be too toxic. The problem is, every NFL fan knows this story. It’s not like Josh Gordon where you could rationalize it as a personal problem that is only hurting him. It’s not under the radar. And the details are horrific. Ruggs also isn’t a star QB like Michael Vick who could turn a franchise around potentially.
I just don't like these redneck SEC schools that like to tout this holier than thou crap. There are just as many guys getting in trouble at Alabama as any other school. You don't get the best athletes in the country and a bunch of choir boys at the same time.
Wow, so we are all rednecks? You sound like a bigot!
The public has an all-too-short memory.
You can say many things about the SEC but I don't think I have ever once seen them accused of acting "holier than thou". After all, Notre Dame is not an SEC school.
You are right about that!
