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Johnny Jolly Reportedly Arrested (1 Viewer)

i'm reading it was 600 grams of cocaine this time, not codine. not that it makes much of a difference. good riddance jolly! :bye:

 
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/03/25/johnny-jolly-arrested-again-on-drug-charges/

Last year, Packers defensive lineman Johnny Jolly settled charges relating to the possession of codeine by entering into a pre-trial diversion program. Under the terms of the deal, the charges would have been dismissed if he had stayed out of trouble for a year.

He didn’t make it.

Sports Radio 610 in Houston reports, via CBSHoustonTX.com, that Jolly has been arrested for felony possession of codeine, the active ingredient in the beverage known as “lean” and “purple drank.”

Police stopped Jolly’s Escalade early Friday, for a traffic violation. Jolly reportedly presented a state identification card rather than a driver’s license. Police thereafter learned that his license is suspended, and ineligible for renewal.

Police then searched Jolly’s vehicle and found 600 grams of codeine.

In July 2010, the NFL suspended Jolly for all of the 2010 season. He reportedly commenced the process of obtaining reinstatement earlier this year. Earlier this week, coach Mike McCarthy said that Jolly “definitely” remains in the teams plans.

McCarthy may be using a different word to describe Jolly’s status now, given that he faces both new charges and a likely claim that he violated his diversion program.

Meanwhile, we can’t help but wonder whether Jolly would have gotten arrested absent a lockout. With the league shut down, suspended players like Jolly are no longer subject to unannounced testing. Thus, to the extent that he was tempted to use codeine, the absence of a strong incentive to stay away from the substance may have set the stage for the latest incident.
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That Texas Tea (Purple Drink) is a serious problem in H-Town.
 
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Meanwhile, we can’t help but wonder whether Jolly would have gotten arrested absent a lockout. With the league shut down, suspended players like Jolly are no longer subject to unannounced testing. Thus, to the extent that he was tempted to use codeine, the absence of a strong incentive to stay away from the substance may have set the stage for the latest incident.
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Yes, because incarceration is much less of a deterrent than NFL drug testing. :rolleyes: I'm sure other players are taking advantage of no drug testing, but that shouldn't have been much of an impact here.600g is not exactly a small amount and likely means he was selling it. It takes an awe inspiring amount of stupidity to be driving around with that much of a controlled substance on you, at 12:30 AM, with no drivers license, while on probation, and with a very nice paying job if you stay clean for a few more months.
 
What a #######... Jolly was really looking good in 2009 and showing a lot of star potential. Had he stayed clean and focused on football he probably would have been offered a nice contract extension by the Packers at some point, or made millions as a free agent.

 
Last time they reported a large amount and it turned out to be the weight of his beverage with a small amount of the drug as an ingedient. In other words a single serving. Whether it is the same this time, or whether he had dealing weight will not matter, at least to me. Guilty or innocent his jusgement is far too suspect to trust with a contract. The Packers should tell him not to let the door hit him where the good Lord split him.

I strongly suspect his guilt. I hope he turns things to the better, but I will be very, very disappointed if the Packers do not part ways with him. Wasted Talent.

 
Codeine schmodeine. At least he wasn't doing something really terrible like wearing his pants real low.

 
Dumb dumb dumb.

On the bright side...better now than in September if GB had him in their plans. Go on with the plan of what to do without him anyway (if he was even really in their plans for this year).

 
Update.

Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Johnny Jolly pleaded guilty to narcotics charges today in exchange for five years probation, beginning with a 90-day stint in a drug treatment center. Jolly, 28, who lives in Houston, appeared in state District Judge Denise Bradley’s court in an orange jail uniform and pleaded guilty to one of two allegations he faced in connection with being caught with bottles of liquid codeine.

Bradley agreed to put him on deferred adjudication, which if successfully completed, means Jolly will not have a conviction on his record. If his probation is revoked, Bradley can sentence him to a maximum of 20 years in prison.
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Jolly pleaded guilty today to the 2008 charge, a second-degree felony. The March charge was dismissed. Jolly also was fined $500 and must perform 240 hours of community service.

For the next five years, he also can not go to clubs or bars, drink alcohol or associate with several people, including his half-brother and two cousins, who were connected to the drug allegations.
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Very sad story. This reminds me of a recent story in the St. Pete Times about an ex-Buc O lineman that got strung out on painkillers and is turning his life arouns as a rehab counselor. He said he had a big mayo jar of them in his locker and it was open for anyone to share with his teammates. He later got so addicted to pain killers, and his life spun out of control and ended up in rehab.

By the letter of the law, Jolly should do his time after 3 repeated violations. But I can't help but feel some sympathy to him. The life he had to endure and the amount of collisions he had to take when he was a football player led him to maybe the only escape from pain he could find. He just wanted the pain to go away. Don't we all want relief when we are in pain? But it was his choice not to walk away from the game when it got to be too painful. He used and abused painkillers as a crutch to get through the pain. Now he's living with the consequences and giving up six years of his life because of it. He's a pathetic junkee, not a threat to society but to himself. Damn shame.

 
I haven't watched the recent "Outside the Lines" profile yet but supposedly he says he watched the Packers' victory in Super Bowl XLV alone in a hotel room drunk. He certainly has only himself to blame, but having experienced drug addiction first-hand in my family, it's hard not to feel some sympathy for him. Just a really sad situation and it's not easy to get your feet under you again once you get to this point. Hopefully he's able to make something positive out of the jail time and rebuild a life without drugs.

 
Packers' Jolly receives six years in prison for drug charge

11/17/2011

Suspended Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Johnny Jolly has been sentenced to six years in prison for violating the terms of his probation on a drug charge

 
When he gets out he should be a free agent. Any speculation what teams might be interested in signing him? Is he a good stash in dynasty leagues? I hope he does get better.

 
Sounds to me like he got ahold of the wrronngg stuff :couldbeacrackhead:

...but seriously, this guy should have been sentenced to rehab and not prison where drugs are arguably just as easy to come across.

 
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