Ryan Leaf Arrested

[Bomberooski]

$30 million doesn't buy as many pills in Montana as it apparently does in other parts of the country.

No joke Bill.

The problem is that when you get arrested on Friday the police take all your pain killers that you needed to use on Saturday, Sunday and Monday :shifty:

 

[Maynard]

Art Schlichter would be proud

 

[ralaw]

Addiction can cause people to do some desperate things...he must be at rock bottom......I hope he gets some help.

 

[shag773]

Maybe bail wasn't such a good idea. This dude needs a huge wake up call. Maybe a couple years in the pen will straighten this kid out.

It's a shame to watch a guy that was so highly regarded going into the 98 draft just slowly self destruct as he pissed away his football career, and would could of been a very fulfilling life after football.

Very sad, hope he gets his shit together while in the clink...

 

[ralaw]

If he is addicted going to prison won't change anything.

 

[shag773]

If he is addicted going to prison won't change anything.

Well like any drug addict, you can't help them if their not open to receive it. I'm just saying, maybe jail will be the thing that gets him to that point. But obviously if it doesn't, then he'll be right back where he started before he went to jail....

 

[RyanLeaf16]

Leaf, you stopped rooting for your hometown Bucs?

For a period of time. Most definitely. See BigBucs is still pissed that I told him, a couple of years back, I wasn't drinking the Raheem "Kool-Aid" and that I could never support "Rah" for basically slitting Gruden's throat and I was openly hoping he would fail...and he did.

 

[RyanLeaf16]

If he is addicted going to prison won't change anything.

Someone who gets it. As much of a fuck-up as he was on the field, he is still a person and one of the nicest guys you could ever meet.

This isn't an issue of being childish, immature or a burn out. This is a serious addiction that has ended the lives of many people. He isn't doing this to get a kick or a thrill.

Research the story of former Jets & Dolphins quarterback Ray Lucas. He was on the same path as Ryan until he got help. I just hope he gets help and can move on with what little opportunity to turn his life around that he has left.

 

[BigBucs]

For a period of time. Most definitely. See BigBucs is still pissed that I told him, a couple of years back, I wasn't drinking the Raheem "Kool-Aid" and that I could never support "Rah" for basically slitting Gruden's throat and I was openly hoping he would fail...and he did.

Justify it all you want, voice your displeasure for the coaching staff, management, whatever, but support the team/players. You didnt, I have no reason to be "pissed" at you..... you arent that important. Im just telling it how it went. There are many of "fans" who put up with shit coaches, players, management etc... but the dont go as far as denouncing the team because of their affinity for some underachieving coach/player/whoever they felt was done wrong, you did. Why support them now?

 

[RyanLeaf16]

Justify it all you want, voice your displeasure for the coaching staff, management, whatever, but support the team/players. You didnt, I have no reason to be "pissed" at you..... you arent that important. Im just telling it how it went. There are many of "fans" who put up with shit coaches, players, management etc... but the dont go as far as denouncing the team because if their affinity for some underachieving coach/player/whoever they felt was done wrong, you did. Why support them now?

I was a fan through Leeman Bennett, Richard Williamson, Ray Perkins, Sam Wyche, etc. The god-awful players that were an embarassment and the empty stadium.

I told you what Raheem did and how Gruden was fucked over for years by having the Glazers pull-rank on him. There is loyalty to a team, but, that only goes so far in my book. The way they treated Gruden, Brooks, Dunn and Galloway on their way out was totally and utterly classless. The Glazers deserved everything they got over the last three years - an empty stadium, an apathetic fan-base, hardly any coverage on talk-radio and lack of coverage nationally.

 

[ryne candy]

up to 7 years (5 for good behavior)...

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — Ryan Leaf could spend 15 months locked down in Montana, first in a secure drug-treatment facility and then in a pre-release living center, as part of a judge's sentence after the ex-Washington State and NFL quarterback's guilty plea for breaking into a house and illegally possessing painkillers.

District Judge Kenneth Neill sentenced Leaf on Tuesday to seven years with the Department of Corrections, with two years suspended if he abides by the conditions. Neill recommended Leaf's sentence start with nine months at the Nexus Treatment Center in Lewistown, which he would be unable to leave, followed by time in a pre-release center.

Leaf's attorney said he expects the 36-year-old to spend six months in the pre-release center if he successfully completes the treatment. At that point, Leaf could be eligible for monitored release.

Leaf told the judge he was embarrassed for himself and his family and added jail "has been a sanctuary" since his April arrest.

"I have enjoyed my time in there more than my previous 15 years," Leaf said.

As a result of the Montana case, a prosecutor in Texas is seeking to revoke Leaf's 10-year probationary sentence from a 2010 plea agreement for stealing prescription pain medication from a player's home while he was an assistant coach at West Texas A&M. An investigation also found Leaf obtained nearly 1,000 pain pills from area pharmacies in an eight-month span.

The prosecutor, James Farren of Randall County, Texas, indicated he thinks prison time might be needed in his state.

Farren said he hoped to file a formal request for extradition Wednesday. He said his understanding with Montana authorities is that Leaf would agree to waive extradition and return to Texas soon to allow a judge to decide what to do about the probation violation.

Leaf's attorney, Kenneth Olson, said family members fear Leaf might take his life if his addiction problems aren't fixed.

He said Leaf's problems with painkillers began years ago and persist despite past treatment efforts. Olson said Leaf relapsed after he went through chemotherapy for a brain tumor.

In his statement Tuesday, Leaf said the prison time would be "bliss" for friends, family and everyone else tired of hearing about his drama. He dismissed Olson's assertion NFL injuries are to blame for some of his problems, saying he has simply been "lazy and dishonest."

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/cougarfootball/2018473716_leaf20.html

 

[jms493]

From #2 pick in the 98 draft to this.....so sad.

I cant imagine the feeling of regret I would have.