Draft Prospect T’Vondre Sweat Arrested

[goldfishwars]

 

[D82]

Well that’s not smart.

[THE DUKE]

[sparky151]

Unless the Bengals take a DT at 18, Sweat was very much a possibility for us at 49. This most likely doesn't hurt him too much with Mike Brown. 

[JetsandI]

Did he finish 3rd keg before driving a vehicle or what?  Unbelievably.

[Duluther]

I'm going to make this post all about me, so tl;dr is Sweat is stupid.

My grandfather has been stopped for drunk driving ~a dozen times. He's killed another person on the road. Since then he was put at death's door by getting blasted by an oncoming semi (ironically, my grandfather wasn't drunk).

My aunt killed a passenger while driving drunk. 

A different aunt's long-time boyfriend killed a pedestrian drunk driving.

My dad has three DUI's in the past 20 years, and so I've been terrified he'll get another and be locked away (not without cause) for a long part of my life. Even still, he threw me under the bus as the driver at the scene of his latest DUI & crash (I was not at the scene, but he told to come quickly). I have never gotten over this incident psychologically, and has ruined my sense of self-worth and sense of familial support. 

As a teacher of many students, this is a typical background. American society (NFL players being microcosmic and not an outlier) has driving as a staple, but also has staples of unhealthy obsessions with alcohol abuse and not being told what to do (because of freedom). 

Weirdly enough, plenty of individuals look to organizations such as the NFL (both the organization and their players) to be their role models. I wish the NFL had the cajones to be a leader against driving under any influence (and also reckless driving, such as Henry Ruggs and Rashee Rice). Ban such players. 

[Angleae]

This isn't your everyday normal stupid. This is advanced stupid.

[Football_Bachelor08]

After Henry Ruggs, you'd think NFL players of all people would know better.

[TedLavie]

From a pure football standpoint I think it hurts his stock a bit.

One of the main concerns about Sweat is can he take stuff seriously enough to manage his weight. And 3 weeks before the draft he does that, after not measuring at the Senior Bowl? 

Don't think I would trust him of I were a GM

[Hunter2_1]

Good start bro

[SodeeWater_Cheezburger]

It's good that he outed himself as a moron before some team spent a higher pick on him.  He just cost himself, and saved his future team, lot of money at the same time.

Here's to you, T'Vondre!

 

[THE DUKE]

How to push yourself to day 3 in one easy step!

[dll2000]

Spending money and a lot of free time.  Bad combinations for most.  Especially young people.  

For athletes in offseason you have to work out a few hours a day.

 Better find something else to fill rest of your day that isn’t destructive or stupid.

[BStanRamFan]

*Former Draft Prospect T'vondre Sweat arrested.

FIFY

[tyler735]

I'll never understand how some prospects can't stay out of their own way for a few weeks during one of the biggest months (if not biggest months) of many of their professional careers.