Ryan Leaf Indicted
by John Berkowitz on May 22, 2009 9:25 AM PDT
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PrintI believe we all remember last year when Ryan Leaf was dismissed from his entry-level assistant coach job for taking hydrocodone (a controlled substance, similar to percoset) from one of his players.
Obviously, this player didn't care much for Ryan; charges have been filed against Leaf for forcibly breaking and entering.
Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf has been indicted by a Randall County grand jury on drug and burglary charges.
The indictment handed up Wednesday in Canyon charged the 33-year-old former San Diego Chargers quarterback and former West Texas A&M quarterbacks coach with one count of burglary to a habitation, seven counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and one count of delivery of a simulated controlled substance.
As is frequently the case with not only professional athletes, but many people in our communities who have suffered significant injuries, Ryan developed a dependency on prescription painkillers. Though worse things may happen, with proper treatment it is a very treatable condition.
Obviously, Ryan needs help. A public hanging, however, in my opinion is a waste of time. Provide him the assistance he needs and move on.
The story gets more interesting, as Ryan is currently in British Columbia supposedly undergoing rehabilitation for chemical dependency. Translated, this means he has to peacefully re-enter the United States and turn himself in to authorities. Failure to do so will result in extradition procedures for a forcible return.
Texas isn't the best place to be caught breaking the law. If and when he returns he is going to get some serious time in the slammer.
Stay tuned...this one is going to get interesting.
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There are only two Cougs I ever liked
1. Drew Bledsoe
2. Ryan Leaf
As a college football fan, how could you not appreciate the way they played the game? It’s like appreciating Reggie Bush, Carson Palmer, Pat Tillman, Jake Plummer, Joey Harrington, and Amhad Rashad.
Leaf was a great college QB. He was a gifted athlete who had a 10 cent head. I hope he can find what ever he is looking for in life, because right now the guy is a mess. Get help and find your passion in life.
All I saw was purple
Spot on
A gifted QB who was a complete jerk and social idiot.
The one thing he should have gotten at WSU was mandatory counseling when he walked in the door. That can be said of a lot of former UW players too.
by John Berkowitz on May 22, 2009 10:14 AM PDT up reply actions
Whoops!
I meant Rahib Ismail NOT Rashad- I must’ve blown a gasket with that one. You may not have been a fan for the schools of the fellas I named, but you did have to appreciate their talents and the way they played the college game. Leaf fits into that mold as a Dawg fan.
All I saw was purple
Harrington ... really?
maybe its my own blind spot but i never was much of a fan of his. seemed perfectly ordinary as a QB. i was sure he would be a flop in the NFL. if i have to list some ducks that i thought were impressive i would put Akili Smith and Onterrio Smith on the list first, and J Stewart of course (stings to say it).
It’s not just the Duck fan in me saying that Joey Harrington was not perfectly ordinary in college.
Addicted To Quack [dot] com; Dear Joevan, Develop motor skills. Love, ATQ.
I'm a little surprised
that Harrington didn’t do better in the NFL. Maybe he would have if he had been drafted by a different team?
All I've really figured blame upon is this offensive line at Detroit...
Coupled with a disaster of an organization as a whole, Detroit was the absolute worst place he could’ve gone. Well, there was also Houston in the running that year, so it could’ve been just as bad.
By the time he escaped the rotting corpse of a city, the baggage on him was pretty damn heavy. I really thought he could’ve pulled through and turned a corner at Atlanta, but sometimes a career is just not meant to be.
Addicted To Quack [dot] com; Dear Joevan, Develop motor skills. Love, ATQ.
To put it another way...
…Rex Grossman was a fail of a quarterback, and even he got to the Superbowl upon the top D in the league and a pretty good offensive line.
Addicted To Quack [dot] com; Dear Joevan, Develop motor skills. Love, ATQ.
When I saw the headline this morning about Leaf I was fully prepared to engage in some schadenfreude and enjoy a Coug getting the bad news headline, but after reading the story I just hope Ryan can get the help he needs.
Ryan Leaf
Now there’s a blues song in his life, or two. He needs a support system to help him through this and the kindness of whatever entity that he hopefully has in his life, to help give him the perspective on life that he so desperately is missing. I don’t know Ryan from any other Coug, hardly saw him play or kept up with his shenanigans. But in saying that, I believe every man has his chance at redemption. I hope he comes through.
The world’s a brutal place when you’re involved with destroying the surroundings you’ve been blessed with. He needs to breathe. And be the man his parents always hoped he become.
Comer4tide to Nico2.0: "How come I've never heard of any of your random songs?"
Todd to Comer: "Because if you had, he wouldn't listen to it. BOOM. Roasted."
Nico to Todd: "Shouldn't you be off voguing somewhere?"
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