Breaking news!: Another Bengal Arrested - Cedric Benson come on down

[DeToxRox]

Not as if this is shocking...

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2685643

HOUSTON -- Cincinnati Bengals rookie wide receiver Reggie McNeal was arrested in Houston and charged with resisting arrest after being refused entrance to a nightclub early Sunday.

McNeal, a former Texas A&M quarterback, was arrested outside The Red Door, said Houston police spokesman Gabe Ortiz on Monday.

Ortiz said McNeal approached two officers who were standing near the entrance and became unruly when the officers told him the club was closing. McNeal "became aggressive and started using profanity" when the officers refused to let him enter, Ortiz said.

McNeal walked away, then approached the officers again and elbowed one of them in the chest. Officers detected "a strong odor of alcohol" from McNeal, police said.

McNeal was taken to jail, then released on a $1,000 bond. He was due in Harris County district court on Friday.

McNeal set an A&M record with 6,992 passing yards and rushed for 1,889 yards, the second-most by an Aggie quarterback. The Lufkin, Texas, native set a Big 12 record with 213 consecutive passes without an interception.

McNeal was the Bengals' sixth-round pick and has played sparingly. The Bengals had the weekend off after their Thursday night victory over Baltimore.

"We have been informed that Reggie has been arrested," team spokesman Jack Brennan said. "We don't feel it's appropriate to comment on a matter that's not resolved."

McNeal is the seventh Bengals player arrested this year.



Player Pos. Transgression(s)
Reggie McNeal WR Resisting arrest
Matthias Askew DT Resisting arrest
Eric Steinbach G Boating under the influence
Chris Henry WR x-Total of five
Frostee Rucker DE Spousal battery
A.J. Nicholson LB Burglary, grand theft
Odell Thurman LB League substance abuse policy violation
x-unlawful transaction with a minor (three counts), speeding, operating a vehicle under the influence, felony possession of a concealed firearm, possession of marijuana

[Pumpy Tudors]

Well, Bengals getting arrested is no longer news. They might as well just put the stories in with something daily like the horoscopes or Beetle Bailey.

gg bengals

[DeToxRox]

In other news CourtTV is in talks with the Bengals organization about doing a series of Scared Straight videos inside the Bengals lockerroom.

[Kodos]

They're like the Cowboys of the 90s without the talent.

[duckman]

Originally Posted by Kodos

They're like the Cowboys of the 90s without the talent.

Even as a Cowboys fan, I laughed out loud at that!

[Atocep]

What kind of nightclub doesn't let 6th round picks that have only played in 2 games in without any questions?

[rkmsuf]

Originally Posted by Atocep

What kind of nightclub doesn't let 6th round picks that have only played in 2 games in without any questions?

ones that are closed?

[Atocep]

Originally Posted by rkmsuf

ones that are closed?

But that's Reggie F'ing McNeal.

[rkmsuf]

Originally Posted by Atocep

But that's Reggie F'ing McNeal.

true. guy can lift 100 lbs right over his head.

[stevew]

I knew it was just a matter of time for McNeal when he was hanging around Henry and Thurman. He was a passenger in one of the Henry car incidents.

[st.cronin]

NOW can Bengals fans relax?

[Karlifornia]

When you get arrested for "Resisting arrest" it sounds like you just didn't do a good enough job resisting.

[Greyroofoo]

Did anyone not see this coming?

Another Bengal Arrested

[k0ruptr]

Hmm.. maybe we should just sticky this.

[Ksyrup]

Originally Posted by k0ruptr

Hmm.. maybe we should just sticky this.

Yup.




Bengals CB Joseph arrested for marijuana possession

JOE KAY

Associated Press

CINCINNATI - Bengals cornerback and former South Carolina standout Johnathan Joseph was arrested early Monday and charged with possession of marijuana, the ninth Cincinnati player arrested in the last nine months.

The arrest came three weeks after coach Marvin Lewis promised to get tougher on player misconduct, hoping to stop a series of arrests that has embarrassed the team and drawn the attention of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

Joseph was arrested on U.S. Route 42 in northern Kentucky. He lives nearby in Union, Ky. The Boone Country sheriff's office arrest report said Joseph was the passenger in a vehicle driven by a woman who had a suspended license, was driving slowly and weaving.

When a Boone County sheriff's deputy asked Joseph to get out of the vehicle, he smelled marijuana. The deputy searched Joseph's black backpack with a Super Bowl logo and found a bag of marijuana in a pouch, the arrest report said.

Joseph was released Monday morning, and his first court appearance is scheduled for Feb. 5. Marijuana possession is a misdemeanor that carries a maximum of one year in jail and a maximum $500 fine.

Joseph left the Gamecocks after his junior season.

He was the Bengals first-round draft pick last season and had positioned himself to take over a starting job next season.

[wade moore]

Wow..

I don't think I even find it amusing anymore.

[albionmoonlight]

They get until the Super Bowl to reach 10 arrests, right?

They should not be penalized in their pursuit of double digit arrests in one-season just because they weren't good enough to make the playoffs.

[Kodos]

Coach Lewis runs a tight ship, alright...

He must ignore the red flags. Maybe he's colorblind!

[albionmoonlight]

Originally Posted by wade moore

Wow..

I don't think I even find it amusing anymore.

Clearly, I do

[rkmsuf]

Vick to the Bengals!

[Eaglesfan27]

Originally Posted by Kodos

Coach Lewis runs a tight ship, alright...

He must ignore the red flags. Maybe he's colorblind!

To be fair, I don't think he gets to be the primary person when shopping for the groceries.

[wade moore]

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

Clearly, I do

I've thought about it.

I do too.

[Subby]

This will be an interesting case for the whole new "get tough" policy since Joseph was their first rounder last year and was supposed to start next season.

[Kodos]

Michael Devlin to the Bengals!

[Kodos]

Originally Posted by Eaglesfan27

To be fair, I don't think he gets to be the primary person when shopping for the groceries.

He doesn't pick his Parcels?

[rkmsuf]

Anyone with cornrows to the Bengals!

[Ksyrup]

Originally Posted by rkmsuf

Vick to the Bengals!

Sources indicate the Raiders are going to make a run at Joseph.

[stevew]

Originally Posted by Subby

This will be an interesting case for the whole new "get tough" policy since Joseph was their first rounder last year and was supposed to start next season.

Cmon, "8 strikes and yer out" is already a pretty stifling policy, I'd hate to see what happens if they move to 7 or 6 strikes....they might have to cut someone.

[Butter]

They need to have a "how to smoke weed and drink from the comfort of your own home" orientation for these nitwits or something.

[PackerFanatic]

Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

They need to have a "how to smoke weed and drink from the comfort of your own home" orientation for these nitwits or something.

Quoted for truth.

[Ksyrup]

Putting odds on the next Bengal to be arrested >>> Putting odds on the date Griffey Jr. is placed on IR

[SunDevil]

I think this thread needs a sticky. I mean with the Super Bowl in less than two weeks in Miami, they just might need a paddy wagon for the Bengals team.

[Abe Sargent]

With all due respect to Marvin Lewis, sometimes he coaches like Bam Morris

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

They need to have a "how to smoke weed and drink from the comfort of your own home" orientation for these nitwits or something.

NFL 101

SI

[Coffee Warlord]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...x.html?cnn=yes

Ocho Cinco!

[panerd]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...x.html?cnn=yes

Ocho Cinco!

"Police have characterized this as a routine procedure and have stressed that Chad is not a suspect or even a person of interest in this case."


My buddies like to razz me about being a Bengal fan and always talk about how out of control it is. While I make no excuses for Chris Henry I wonder what their problems are with a lot of the other guys. Two of my buddies have DWI's and have not been fired from work. Another does recreational drugs and just hasn't been caught. Why should they be fired from their job for off field things that we don't get fired from in ours?

Reminds me of this e-mail that I have gotten several times (Never really investigated so it could be snoped, but it seems to be legit and not really that shocking)

NBA OR NFL?


36
have been accused of spousal abuse



7
have been arrested for fraud



19
have been accused of writing bad checks





1 17
have directly or indirectly bankrupted at least 2 businesses




3
have done time for assault



71,
repeat
71 cannot
get a credit card due to bad credit



14
have been arrested on drug-related charges




8
have been arrested for shoplifting




21 !
currently are defendants in lawsuits, and






84
have been arrested for drunk driving in the last year




Can you guess which organization this is?






Give up yet? . . . Scroll down,














Neither, it's the 535 members of the United States Congress.

[Butter]

Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...x.html?cnn=yes

Ocho Cinco!

He didn't kill no motherfuckin' lion...

[stevew]

Originally Posted by Butter_of_69

He didn't kill no motherfuckin' lion...

Yeah, at least no members of the Bengals have been involved peripherally in a murder, or set up large scale drug deals. Their stuff has mainly been pretty stupid, but basically harmless compared to the Ratbirds.

[RedKingGold]

Dey won't stop til we can call dem "da dirrty dozen"

[RendeR]

Originally Posted by RedKingGold

Dey won't stop til we can call dem "da dirrty dozen"

They don't get dirty, they play on field turf.

[CleBrownsfan]

1. What do you call a drug ring in Cincinnati?>>A huddle.

2. Four Cincinnati Bengals in a car, who's driving?>>The
police.
3. Why can't Chris Henry get into a huddle on the field
anymore?>> It is a parole violation for him to as sociate with
known felons.

4. The Cincinnati newspapers reported yesterday that Paul
Brown Stadium is going to take out the artificial
turf>>because the Bengals "play better on gras s."

5. Coach Marvin Lewis has adopted a new "Honor System" for his
players>>"Yes, your Honor, No your Honor".

6. The Bengals had a 9 and 6 season this year:>>9 arrests
(literally), 6 convictions.
7. The Bengals knew they had to do something for their
defense, but they couldn't get the defensive coordinator they
really wanted:>>Johnny Cochran

8. How do the Bengals spend their first week at mini-camp?>>
Studying the Miranda Rights.

[Ksyrup]

Frickin' idiot!!!



Friday, May 18, 2007
Bengals' Nicholson arrested on domestic violence charge

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Associated Press

CINCINNATI -- Linebacker A.J. Nicholson was arrested on a domestic violence charge Friday, the first arrest of a Cincinnati Bengals' player since commissioner Roger Goodell cracked down on misconduct last month.

Nicholson already was one of nine Bengals players arrested during a nine-month span, turning the team into a prime example of player misconduct. The team had gone four months without having a player arrested.

Police in nearby Taylor Mill, Ky., arrested Nicholson after a woman called 911 on Friday afternoon to say she had been assaulted by the second-year player. He was charged with fourth-degree assault, a misdemeanor.

Goodell introduced a new conduct policy last month that stiffens penalties and holds franchises responsible when their players get into trouble.

Nicholson, a fifth-round draft pick from Florida State in 2006, appeared in only two games last season, when he had a hamstring injury.

Last March, Nicholson pleaded no contest to burglary and grand theft in Tallahassee, Fla., and was sentenced to two months in a work program. He had been charged with stealing electronic equipment and other items from the apartment of a former Florida State teammate.

Nicholson was also placed on two years' probation, which could be jeopardized by his latest arrest.

Taylor Mill police chief Steve Knauf said a woman called police to Nicholson's apartment at 3:10 p.m. on Friday, saying she had been hit in the face. The officer who responded saw that the woman had an injury by her eye.

Nicholson wasn't at the apartment, but later showed up at the police station and was arrested, Knauf said. He faces up to 12 months in jail and a $500 fine if convicted.

Bengals spokesman Jack Brennan said the team had no immediate comment because it was still gathering information on the arrest.

The Bengals lead the league in off-the-field player problems.

Receiver Chris Henry and middle linebacker Odell Thurman currently are suspended by the league for misconduct. Henry has been arrested four times since December 2005, and will miss the first eight games next season under a suspension imposed by Goodell last month.

Thurman was suspended for all of last season after skipping a drug test and getting arrested for drunken driving. Last February, he pleaded no contest to drunken driving and received a 90-day jail sentence that was put on hold while he got treated for alcohol abuse.

Thurman's sentence could be reduced at a hearing in June if he stays out of trouble and completes the treatment program. Also, he could apply to the league for reinstatement for next season.

Six of the Bengals' picks from the 2005-06 drafts have been arrested, including Nicholson. The linebacker already had disciplinary issues when the Bengals took a chance on him.

Nicholson was suspended for Florida State's appearance in the 2006 Orange Bowl after he violated team policy by taking a woman to the team's hotel in Miami.

A month after the Bengals drafted him, he faced the criminal charges in Florida. He and another Florida State player, Fred Rouse, were accused of breaking into the apartment of former teammate Lorenzo Booker and stealing items.

[Buccaneer]

Originally Posted by Ksyrup

The team had gone four months without having a player arrested.

May we all aspire to such greatness.

[Julio Riddols]

He won't be making the team.

[ISiddiqui]

I can just see Marvin Lewis sighing as he goes to the big board saying "___ days since last player arrested" and erasing it and putting 0 up there .

[Wolfpack]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

May we all aspire to such greatness.

Maybe they should put up a sign that says "X days since last arrest" in the locker room, sort of like those days of safety signs in industrial plants. Naturally, they'd have to start it at zero again....

[Buccaneer]

There you go.

[PilotMan]

The Bengals lead the league in off-the-field player problems.

So is this an official league stat now?

and

Can they repeat?

Over/under for '07?

[stevew]

Steelers LBers pimp hoes(underage?). Bengals LBers slap hoes.

Nicholson was a class act anyways, this is probably the least suprising news ever.

[kingfc22]

This is amazing how one team has so many guys get into trouble with the law.