Another Football Player Arrested

It is becoming what seems to be an everyday occurrence in the National Football League, something that when you wake up in the morning you expect to read in the newspaper. Like steroids in Major League Baseball, arrests have filled the headlines over the past year. Whether it is a Bengal, Tank, or Pacman, everyday an arrest seems to happen.

A string of 27 arrest free days was shattered over the weekend by three arrests. The latest of which, Miami Dolphins Defensive Tackle Fred Evans. According to CBS 4 in Miami, Evans was arrested early Saturday morning after an altercation with a taxi driver. What? A grown, NFL player gets into an argument with a taxi driver? Are you kidding me? Fred, you make more money this season than that guy may ever make in his life and look at yourself now.

When the cops arrived on the scene, brilliant Fred Evans refused to get out of the taxi cab. In return, the cop said to Fred, "Fred meet taser gun, taser gun meet Fred." After this, Fred, who appeared to have been taking lessons from Adam "Pacman" Jones, bit the wrist of the police officer. Good move Mr. Evans.

The charges against Evans include: Battery on a police officer, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest with violence, and trespassing.

Evans was a seventh round draft pick of the Dolphins in 2006. He appeared in one game last season with the Dolphins, and in my estimation, that is the one and only claim to fame he will have in his life, well other than being arrested. Congratulations Fred Evans, you may have just completed your one game career!

Out of every bad story, one can always dig down deep and pick out some good news. I have done just that. How many times do you see a player get arrested and the arrested player's team issues a comment along the lines of, "We will not comment on ongoing investigations. We will withhold any further comments until we have received more information?" Well, today, that changes.

The Miami Dolphins immediately issued a statement following the incident. A statement? Immediately? Yes, indeed it is true, no need to rub your eyes or reread the sentence.

"We are aware Fred Evans was arrested this morning," said Dolphins Head Coach Cam Cameron. "We will not condone this type of behavior. I assure everyone it will be dealt with seriously." A big move by the new head coach, however, one cannot forget that Miami issued the same, useless statement after Joey Porter got beat up by Levi Jones.

I just don't understand it. Why do players in the National Football League, whether they are stars or not, make these rash decisions. I just don't get how such talented, gifted men blow their chances by doing something as stupid as arguing with a taxi driver. It just makes no sense. I for one will never understand the logic behind these moves, but then again, I wasn't the one sitting in the back of the cab when the driver may have said, "are you talkin' to me?"

Brandon