Re: OT Sad... Another Player Arrested....Evans from
From PFT: (I bet he's nailed it, the 7th rounder will be dealt with harshly. Same treatment he'll get from feelthepain and Aquaboy...LOL):
FINS BREAK FROM ROUTINE ON EVANS
The Miami Dolphins have issued a statement regarding the arrest of defensive tackle Fred Evans.
What's that, you say? You've heard it before? As in, for example, just a day ago, when the Bears offered up the same-old statement that says nothing about the most recent legal entanglement of defensive tackle Tank Johnson?
"We are aware Tank was pulled over early Friday morning in Arizona," the Bears' official statement said. "We currently are gathering facts regarding the incident. We will withhold further comment until we have more information."
The Fins have broken from the standard NFL "we do not comment on pending investigations" mantra with a more ominous message regarding Mr. Evans.
"We are aware Fred Evans was arrested this morning," said coach Cam Cameron. "We will not condone this type of behavior. I assure everyone it will be dealt with seriously."
A couple of weeks ago, we addressed the question of whether NFL teams could fire players who are arrested, given the terms of paragraph 11 of the standard player contract, which justifies termination of the deal "if Player has engaged in personal conduct reasonably adjudged by Club to adversely affect or reflect on Club."
In this case, Evans allegedly resisted arrest with violence, and bit a cop on the hand. Though some might wail that he's entitled to the presumption of innocence, the fact that one or more of the police officers who dealt with Evans signed their names to a report documenting his misdeeds provides more than enough evidence, in our view, to justify a finding by the team that Evans has engaged in personal conduct that adversely affects or reflects on the organization.
Then again, so does the fact that linebacker Joey Porter punched Levi Jones in the face at a Vegas casino. But that incident caused no consternation for Cam Cameron.
The difference? Porter was added to the team on Cameron's watch; Evans is a holdover from the Nicktator regime. So perhaps the statement from Cameron should be revised to read, "We will not condone this type of behavior, unless committed by a guy to whom we just chose to pay a crap load of money."
Indeed, here's what the Fins said when Porter was cited for battery, "We will monitor the situation and refrain from making any further comment until we gather more information."
So either the Dolphins have dramatically changed their attitude about things of this nature since March, or they simply opted not to take a hard line with Porter because to do so would have been to acknowledge that they might have erred by signing him to a contract with $20 million in guaranteed payments.
http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm
BTW I didn't think Drew Rosenhaus had clients drafted in the 7th round...
