Sean Taylor in drunk tank
 

Redskins rookie Sean Taylor is sitting in the drunk tank in Fairfax County, VA, possibly for DWI; this according to multiple callers on DC101's "Elliot in the Morning" radio show, who claim to have witnessed Taylor being brought to the detention center by a Virginia State Trooper in Fairfax County, Virginia.

I'm Glad you report, Joe!
 

I'm in Southside Va., and unable to listen to D.C. radio, except in the 4:30 p.m. - 5:10 p.m. hour drive home! The Post, and the Times only tell me what Redskins.com tells me!

Thanks Joe! You are the best! Although the news is bad! Real bad! Doesn't this also mean a substance abuse penalty by the NFL?

man.... MAN... no jansen, no bowen, no lavar, probably no daniels or barrow, now no taylor???

half our starting D would be sidelined... i actually doubt the nfl would act fast enough to knock him from this game, but it's most definately not a good story to wake up to...

Drunk tank doesn't mean DWI. Let's just wait to see what happens.

Great news, the fun continues!

The NFL may not suspend him, but Gibbs may.

I heard it on the Sports Junkies on WHFS, and people were calling in left and right talking about how hammered he was. I think it was Rod Gardners b-day and they were out celebrating in DC at a club called "Home".


Very dissapointing..

Guys, you're forgetting something. He's rich. Unless you kill someone you get off the hook (hell, even if you do kill someone, right RayRay?)

I'm sure his lawyers will find some sort of slip up by the arresting officer like McNair did or he'll just plead for money and community service. There's one thing I've learned seeing friends go through the legal system. When you have money, you don't have problems.

I agree it's not a huge bump in the road, after all he didn't kill anyone like Leonard Little (and he's still playing!)

Still, it's disappointing to hear. He still has some growing up to do.

Matty. Imagine being 21 with Sean's contract. You'd act stupid too, I think we all would.

God, this guy is unbelievable! It's not like I've ever gotten in trouble for excess drinking. Oh yeah, never mind. :food-smil :doh: :party-smi

My question is: Will Gibbs let him play this Sunday? And what will the NFL do about it?

[QUOTE=Daseal]Guys, you're forgetting something. He's rich. Unless you kill someone you get off the hook (hell, even if you do kill someone, right RayRay?)

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Ray Ray didn't kill anyone....Can't blame ST for being wasted he was just having a good time, he's just gotta get a driver for nights like that. I pray he won't be suspended for the Cinnci game. If I go to my first N.F.L. game and ST isn't there I will be reallll let down.

[QUOTE=Daseal]Drunk tank doesn't mean DWI. Let's just wait to see what happens.[/QUOTE]

I have to agree with Daseal. It could also be that Sean Taylor was caught speeding at some crazy (over 100mph) rate of speed.
I used to live in Northern Virginia (Cop Central) and I have never lived in a state/area that has so many police and camera/ticket devices at every intersection. It is excessive.
It is one thing to say you are protecting our safety and keeping the roads safe, but in Northern Virginia's case it is all about money and writing tickets.
The percentage of police writing tickets as opposed actually fighting crime is large.
Here in Texas you can pass a cop on a 55mph highway at 65-70 mph and they do not pull you over. Cops here are out to stop real crimes not slow down traffic and create more traffic backups.

Sorry about my rant. :offtopic:

Sean Taylor is young and made a mistake. He will take care of it.

[QUOTE=Defensewins]I have to agree with Daseal. It could also be that Sean Taylor was caught speeding at some crazy (over 100mph) rate of speed.
I used to live in Northern Virginia (Cop Central) and I have never lived in a state/area that has so many police and camera/ticket devices at every intersection. It is excessive.
It is one thing to say you are protecting our safety and keeping the roads safe, but in Northern Virginia's case it is all about money and writing tickets.
The percentage of police writing tickets as opposed actually fighting crime is large.
Here in Texas you can pass a cop on a 55mph highway at 65-70 mph and they do not pull you over. Cops here are out to stop real crimes not slow down traffic and create more traffic backups.

Sorry about my rant. :offtopic:

Sean Taylor is young and made a mistake. He will take care of it.[/QUOTE]


I live in Northern VA, and yes it is rediculous. I'm scared to drive home after 2 beers.

Why don't guys who are as rich as he is, who know they're gonna get plastered, just hire a limousine?

Hopefully next time.

That's what I wonder, Cpayne. Hell, just get a room down the road and walk your ass there. Park there so there's no temptation to drive. I'm sure you could even get a service from the club if they know you're an athelete.

i live in fairfax country, and cause the crime is so low, the cops don't have much else to do... i've been watching a speed trap that's sitting on the parkway under a mile away from me for the last two months... anal, but that's how it is... north carolina is supposed to be awful too.

drunk tank= drunk in public, underage drinking, disorderly conduct...he would be in an actuall cell if it was DWI...so im guessing drunk in public since he isnt underaged

According to SportsTalk 980 he was pulled over by Virginia State Police shortly after 2:45 am on the Beltway near the Dulles Toll Road (which is a total speed trap, always packed with cops). He failed a sobriety test, refused to take a breathalyzer. He was released this morning on $5000 bond (not sure if I have that number right). Court date set for December 1

[QUOTE=Mattyk72]I agree it's not a huge bump in the road, after all he didn't kill anyone like Leonard Little (and he's still playing!)

Still, it's disappointing to hear. He still has some growing up to do.[/QUOTE]
Matty very disappointed in you. 1st of all putting a person on the road while he is intoxicated is very dangerous. He didn't kell anybody but the potential is there. I personally do not like being on the road with people who do not have enough common sense to avoid this type of thing. Suspend him and make him pay.

I thought we drafted him not only becuase he was a great athlete but his character was good to. Go back to the press conference by Gibbs on how they asked multiple people about Taylor. Seems they might have made a mistake in judging his character.

CRT3: No one has the facts yet. He should have taken the breathalyzer, then tryed to delay as long as possible till they got back to the station to do the blood test (the one that's actually useful in court) often times if you are slightly above the legal limit you'll have sobered up by the time you get to the jail in order to do the real test. On the road breathalyzers are often inaccurate and can be battled in court.

[QUOTE=smootsmack]According to SportsTalk 980 he was pulled over by Virginia State Police shortly after 2:45 am on the Beltway near the Dulles Toll Road (which is a total speed trap, always packed with cops). He failed a sobriety test, refused to take a breathalyzer. He was released this morning on $5000 bond (not sure if I have that number right). Court date set for December 1[/QUOTE]

So is he gonna play?

From the Washington Post.

[url]http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4846-2004Oct28.html[/url]

i wonder how much over the legal limit he was...it doesnt say

crap man. with LaVar out, we need to catch a break here. whats the usual NFL policy when this happens? what are the penalties and whens it take affect?

[QUOTE=cpayne5]Why don't guys who are as rich as he is, who know they're gonna get plastered, just hire a limousine?

Hopefully next time.[/QUOTE]

Exactly. And is our team not practicing this week? Who goes out and gets drunk when you know you've got to do a bunch of running the very next day. At least they didn't find 2 lbs. of pot in the trunk or something ridiculous like that.

Drunk driving, now that's a prob. especially with Gibb's, if it was a one time incident I would say he will be ok, but it's probably just the tip of what's to come, reason I say that is this, with all his money he has to drive drunk, just plain stupid, and that kind of stupidity probably won't end there.

[QUOTE=Daseal]Matty. Imagine being 21 with Sean's contract. You'd act stupid too, I think we all would.[/QUOTE]


Come on!!! That's no excuse!!!!!

First of all, its a DUI, not a DWI - the latter being a much more serious offense.

I say Gibbs should bench the guy for this game - let Lott and Franz cash in on the INTs from Favre - there will be at least a couple.

Saden, the quote you take is kind of out of context. I didn't exactly mean it in the DUI sense. I think what he did was stupid, but there's this whole innocent before proven guilty thing in the US. I'm not sure of all of the rules but I think if Gibbs wants to suspend him before he's been convicted he can file a greivance with the league. Depending on where we are in December he can get the case continued too.

I am not sure if the story is true but if it is true I wouldn't be surprised.

My preseason post tells the whole story: [url]http://www.thewarpath.net/showthread.php?p=21556#post21556[/url]

[QUOTE=saden1]I am not sure if the story is true but if it is true I wouldn't be surprised.

My preseason post tells the whole story: [url]http://www.thewarpath.net/showthread.php?p=21556#post21556[/url][/QUOTE]

saden should be moved up to "prophet" status. a prophet, not to be made, but heard.

Too much!
 

A mixture of too much wampum and joy juice!

[QUOTE=saden1]I am not sure if the story is true but if it is true I wouldn't be surprised.

My preseason post tells the whole story: [url]http://www.thewarpath.net/showthread.php?p=21556#post21556[/url][/QUOTE]
I wonder how many other players who were just as drunk at that party didn't get caught on the way home.

Fox sports is now reporting the story and is about the same as the wash. post.

AWSOME!! This is very dissapointing. I was glad to hear it was D.U.I and not D.W.I. While neither is good, DUI means he wasent totaly blasted. I think if this is anyone else in the league on any other team, we would be blasting the hell out of them. So I'll do the Skin thing and give Taylor a SLIGHT pass on this one.... but this is bad, real bad. I dont care if a million other people do this every night, its stupid. You dont drink and drive, he's lucky he didnt kill someone. I dont know all the parameters so I'll stop there, but I'm very dissapointed in this.

This guy has been trouble, right from the start. Not having an agent, then complaining about the contract he signed. Now this.

I don't have good vibes about him at all.

Age is no excuse for what he purportedly did.

Also, for those who suggested he should have delayed taking the test so he could pass - Are you kidding? Try telling that to all the folks who have lost loved ones to drunk drivers. Are you so interested in making sure he is eligible to play that you overlook the seriousness of what happened? If the charges are true, he should pay the price just like anyone else. Maybe then he'll think twice before climbing behind the wheel after having had too much to drink. Maybe, too, that will save a life.

Can't believe Gibbs is at all pleased with what he's seen from Taylor, starting with the agent debacle.

[QUOTE=cpayne5]I wonder how many other players who were just as drunk at that party didn't get caught on the way home.[/QUOTE]

i wonder how many other players used their brains and didn't drive themselves home!!!??? or didn't drink for that matter...

[QUOTE=hurrykaine]First of all, its a DUI, not a DWI - the latter being a much more serious offense.

I say Gibbs should bench the guy for this game - let Lott and Franz cash in on the INTs from Favre - there will be at least a couple.[/QUOTE]


i could be mistaken but i believe dui (driving under the influence) and dwi (driving while intoxicated) are the same offense just some people say dui while others say dwi