DUI, Domestic Violence, Bar Fight, Stealing a Twinkie; Which of those offenses do you suppose would get you released.
Jones has a pretty pathetic record in these matters. Jason Garrett who comes across as a pretty classy guy, gets painted with the same brush when he speaks about the character of a Elliot.
Mike Florio going for the Pulitzer for this well researched piece of journalism/comment.
The Cowboys have had a bizarre week of so, culminating in Mondays news of a shoplifting arrest for receiver Lucky Whitehead, a clumsy it wasnt me defense pushed to the infobots by Whiteheads agent, and a swift decision by the team to reject the claim of mistaken identity and to cut Whitehead.
Regardless of whether theres any merit to David Richs Eddie Murphy/Shaggy claim that Whitehead isnt the guy who was arrested in Whiteheads home county in Virginia, its clear that it wasnt a one-strike, zero-tolerance move to move on from him.
We evaluate the situation and how it was handled by the player after the incident and we evaluate the body of work, coach Jason Garrett said Monday, via Clarence E. Hill Jr. of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. When you have someone in your program in this environment and they dont grow, and they make the same mistakes over and over again, its time to move on.
We looked at it, we looked at his full body of work and we made a decision to move on, Jones said, per Hill. We feel like weve given Lucky a lot of different chances along the way going back to last year and I think just decided it was time to go in a different direction.
Still, the question of whether Whitehead actually was arrested for shoplifting, and then failed to show up in court, remains unresolved. Regardless of any flight records that seem to show Whitehead wasnt even in Manassas, Virginia at the time of the arrest, police typically gather, you know, photos and fingerprints of people who are arrested. And so if it wasnt Whitehead who was arrested, that should be fairly easy to prove.
While it doesnt matter for the Cowboys, its going to matter for anyone who may be considering claiming him on waivers. Because if Whitehead was indeed arrested and failed to show up in court on the charges and is now trying to suggest some sort of reverse fall guy situation, its all the more reason to avoid him. Florio lays down the law - ( New Window )
could Whitehead sue the Cowboys (and maybe the league itself) for 'wrongful termination'? I have a friend (who's actually a Cowboys fan himself... this has pissed him off) who suggested he do that.
RE: Question for any lawyers out there (or anyone who knows)...
could Whitehead sue the Cowboys (and maybe the league itself) for 'wrongful termination'? I have a friend (who's actually a Cowboys fan himself... this has pissed him off) who suggested he do that.
I doubt he can sue the Cowboys as I believe they can cut him at any time without reason (there are some protections if the player is injured). If they tried to recoup some guaranteed money, then he'd have an argument.
I can see an argument against suing the city that improperly issued the warrant though.
Whitehead probably wouldn't have much of a case - DAL could easily just say it was performance-based or a cap casualty (I don't know what the implications are of them cutting him, but just as an example)
RE: Question for any lawyers out there (or anyone who knows)...
could Whitehead sue the Cowboys (and maybe the league itself) for 'wrongful termination'? I have a friend (who's actually a Cowboys fan himself... this has pissed him off) who suggested he do that.
Doesn't wrongful termination only apply to protected classes I.E. race, gender, etc?
Cant you be fired at any time unless a contract stipulates otherwise?
He was going to be cut anyway, more than likely. He lacked WR skill, and was there because of lack of depth vs being any good. Was more or less a utility type guy, maybe good for a good sweep or two per game. Was a good time to cut him to send a message, and let the new WRs get more balls their way. It works for him anyway because it will give him a chance to catch on somewhere else, instead of getting cut at end of camp.
RE: Question for any lawyers out there (or anyone who knows)...
could Whitehead sue the Cowboys (and maybe the league itself) for 'wrongful termination'? I have a friend (who's actually a Cowboys fan himself... this has pissed him off) who suggested he do that.
I don't think a lawsuit would be a bad idea, but not sure the Cowboys would be the target. I'd be suing the police department and claiming that their actions cost me my job.
Yeah, I think he WAS cut and Dallas hasn't changed their mind despite the fact that he wasn't the one who was arrested.
Funny that the one time they finally act swiftly, it's a guy who wasn't even guilty.
Maybe that was their reason for cutting him! "You mean you weren't the guy who was arrested? Sorry, you're not the right type for the Cowboy organization."
Maybe Lucky will get lucky and be signed by another team if they do end up cutting him.
from espn article.
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Jones has a pretty pathetic record in these matters. Jason Garrett who comes across as a pretty classy guy, gets painted with the same brush when he speaks about the character of a Elliot.
The Cowboys have had a bizarre week of so, culminating in Mondays news of a shoplifting arrest for receiver Lucky Whitehead, a clumsy it wasnt me defense pushed to the infobots by Whiteheads agent, and a swift decision by the team to reject the claim of mistaken identity and to cut Whitehead.
Regardless of whether theres any merit to David Richs Eddie Murphy/Shaggy claim that Whitehead isnt the guy who was arrested in Whiteheads home county in Virginia, its clear that it wasnt a one-strike, zero-tolerance move to move on from him.
We evaluate the situation and how it was handled by the player after the incident and we evaluate the body of work, coach Jason Garrett said Monday, via Clarence E. Hill Jr. of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. When you have someone in your program in this environment and they dont grow, and they make the same mistakes over and over again, its time to move on.
We looked at it, we looked at his full body of work and we made a decision to move on, Jones said, per Hill. We feel like weve given Lucky a lot of different chances along the way going back to last year and I think just decided it was time to go in a different direction.
Still, the question of whether Whitehead actually was arrested for shoplifting, and then failed to show up in court, remains unresolved. Regardless of any flight records that seem to show Whitehead wasnt even in Manassas, Virginia at the time of the arrest, police typically gather, you know, photos and fingerprints of people who are arrested. And so if it wasnt Whitehead who was arrested, that should be fairly easy to prove.
While it doesnt matter for the Cowboys, its going to matter for anyone who may be considering claiming him on waivers. Because if Whitehead was indeed arrested and failed to show up in court on the charges and is now trying to suggest some sort of reverse fall guy situation, its all the more reason to avoid him.
Florio lays down the law - ( New Window )
Funny that the one time they finally act swiftly, it's a guy who wasn't even guilty.
I doubt he can sue the Cowboys as I believe they can cut him at any time without reason (there are some protections if the player is injured). If they tried to recoup some guaranteed money, then he'd have an argument.
I can see an argument against suing the city that improperly issued the warrant though.
Cant you be fired at any time unless a contract stipulates otherwise?
I don't think a lawsuit would be a bad idea, but not sure the Cowboys would be the target. I'd be suing the police department and claiming that their actions cost me my job.
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So for once, the Jets get Lucky.
Funny that the one time they finally act swiftly, it's a guy who wasn't even guilty.
Maybe that was their reason for cutting him! "You mean you weren't the guy who was arrested? Sorry, you're not the right type for the Cowboy organization."