OT: Jim Irsay popped for DWI and "controlled substance"

[Formula 21]

He was a good guy when he was young, way back in the 70's. I remember him working out with the players. Daddy was always the asshole in the family.

[BoltBalls]

I'll never understand how wealthy people like NFL players and owners now that don't want to get chauffeured around town in a limo or at least a cab if you are planning to party outside the house. It really must be a level of addiction that completely warps all logical thinking. Or they are simply just total idiots. Or both.

[Beerman]

Worse part is the league provides car service to all it's players.

[thelightningwill]

Worse part is the league provides car service to all it's players.

It should do that for its fans.

[Mister Hoarse]

It should do that for its fans.

It would if we bought a decent used car with the season ticket money we're spending.

[floydefisher]

I don't remember. I know she wasn't allowed to run the team for a while. Can't remember how extreme the penalty was.

Something happened to the 49ers' owner too after he got busted for bribing politicians. Again, I don't remember what the penalty was. I saw him hanging out with the NFC Championship trophy a couple seasons ago so I know he didn't lose the team permanently. Maybe he had to bribe Goodell to make sure he didn't get kicked out.

I guess I could just Google all this stuff.

Marge Schott was about to be ousted by her ownership partners, so she sold.

DeBartolo was a family squabble, and he parted ways with his sister, giving her the team and he took the rest of the businesses as a settlement.

[blahblahblah]

Well you learn in recovery that your basically a self centered self seeking asshole.

He forgot a couple times.

My disagreement with the DSM definition of substance abuse is that the "harm" is often harm to others. It would be nice to diagnose this beforehand, but hey life is shitty sometimes.

[Steve]

I'll never understand how wealthy people like NFL players and owners now that don't want to get chauffeured around town in a limo or at least a cab if you are planning to party outside the house. It really must be a level of addiction that completely warps all logical thinking. Or they are simply just total idiots. Or both.

The players don't use the services because they feel the teams will use it to track their use, and then use it against them in contract negotiations.

The flaw I see in that is that with all the social media, and just plain observations of the players during the season, I think the teams know the guys who party and the ones that don't. And if you think they will use alcohol use in making contract decisions, they sure as hell will use any legal problems, which are the eventual alternative to not using the service.