Steeler WR Cedric Wilson arrested for assualt (1 Viewer)

[Godsbrother]

Breaking news so no link yet but alegedly Cedric Wilson walked into a restaurant where his former girlfriend was dining and punched her. After the encounter Wilson left the restaurant and went home where he was arrested. This is the same girlfriend that was arrested after threatening Wilson with a gun and barricading herself in their home.

As a Steelers fan I can say that I am sick of hearing about this kind of stuff (earlier this month LB James Harrison was arrested for assault on his girlfriend). This may be drastic but if I were the Rooneys I would release both of these losers.

 

[BigSteelThrill]

Breaking news so no link yet but alegedly Cedric Wilson walked into a restaurant where his former girlfriend was dining and punched her. After the encounter Wilson left the restaurant and went home where he was arrested. This is the same girlfriend that was arrested after threatening Wilson with a gun and barricading herself in their home.As a Steelers fan I can say that I am sick of hearing about this kind of stuff (earlier this month LB James Harrison was arrested for assault on his girlfriend). This may be drastic but if I were the Rooneys I would release both of these losers.

How about you wait and hear what the players and the investigators have to say about before acting on incomplete information.

 

[thecardiackid]

Pittsburgh... the new Cincinnati

 

[QuizGuy66]

The Steelers are a disgrace and embarrassment with all this behavior.

-QG

 

[Godsbrother]

Breaking news so no link yet but alegedly Cedric Wilson walked into a restaurant where his former girlfriend was dining and punched her. After the encounter Wilson left the restaurant and went home where he was arrested. This is the same girlfriend that was arrested after threatening Wilson with a gun and barricading herself in their home.As a Steelers fan I can say that I am sick of hearing about this kind of stuff (earlier this month LB James Harrison was arrested for assault on his girlfriend). This may be drastic but if I were the Rooneys I would release both of these losers.

How about you wait and hear what the players and the investigators have to say about before acting on incomplete information.

He reportedly went into the restaurant, tapped her on the shoulder and when she turned around he punched her in the face. There were multiple witnesses to the act.In Harrison's case he admitted that he hit his girlfriend and issued an apology through his attorney.If you can come up with a reason that would justify the actions of these two "gentlemen" I would love to hear it.

 

[Godsbrother]

The Steelers are a disgrace and embarrassment with all this behavior. -QG

The Steelers will only be a disgrace if they sit back and do nothing.

 

[Idiot Boxer]

Cut him.

 

[crowe1130]

The Steelers are a disgrace and embarrassment with all this behavior.

-QG

The Steelers will only be a disgrace if they sit back and do nothing.

Why the Steelers are not the Bengals:Wilson Cut

 

[moondog]

The Steelers are a disgrace and embarrassment with all this behavior.

-QG

The Steelers will only be a disgrace if they sit back and do nothing.

Why the Steelers are not the Bengals:Wilson Cut

Exactly

 

[CrossEyed]

Have a nice season, Cedric.

 

[Workhorse]

Well done by Rooney.

This is why fans around the league admire the Steelers. They don't put up with this kind of nonsense.

Bravo.

 

[twitch]

Well done by Rooney.This is why fans around the league admire the Steelers. They don't put up with this kind of nonsense.Bravo.

Ive always had enormous respect for Pittsburgh as pretty much the model to follow, primarily because a Rooney has run this team for as long as we've ever known. But some situations are a easier to handle than others. Wilson walking into a restaurant and hitting a women is a little mind-boggling. Cutting that guy immediately is a no-brainer. He's a role player who did something incredibly stupid. But the Harrison situation isnt quite so simple. Some times good people do bad things. None of us are going to defend a man hitting a woman. But Im sure somehow in the end, the Steelers will do the right thing.

 

[Evilgrin 72]

The Harrison situation is a little different in that there was evidently an altercation involving both parties, and not a blind-side attack like this was. He's also, let's face it, far more valuable to the team.

Cedric needed to go.

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Cedric> HAGS,G

 

[Avery]

Well done by Rooney.

This is why fans around the league admire the Steelers. They don't put up with this kind of nonsense.

Bravo.

Ive always had enormous respect for Pittsburgh as pretty much the model to follow, primarily because a Rooney has run this team for as long as we've ever known. But some situations are a easier to handle than others. Wilson walking into a restaurant and hitting a women is a little mind-boggling. Cutting that guy immediately is a no-brainer. He's a role player who did something incredibly stupid. But the Harrison situation isnt quite so simple. Some times good people do bad things. None of us are going to defend a man hitting a woman. But Im sure somehow in the end, the Steelers will do the right thing.

Call it a no-brainer if you like, but I struggle to think of more than a handful of franchises who I'm sure would have done the same.

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

The Steelers are a disgrace and embarrassment with all this behavior.

-QG

The Steelers will only be a disgrace if they sit back and do nothing.

Why the Steelers are not the Bengals:Wilson Cut

Quiz Guy, wasn't it you who kept trumpeting about how you couldn't just up and cut a player when there was a stink with breaking the law? that the NFLPA, union, or something else made it tough and that's why Cincy never did it? That Rooney must have some magical powers.

 

[dpeease]

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[AhrnCityPahnder]

AhrnCityPahnder, dpeease, Fiddles,

BACK TO WORK, JERKS

 

[twitch]

Well done by Rooney.

This is why fans around the league admire the Steelers. They don't put up with this kind of nonsense.

Bravo.

Ive always had enormous respect for Pittsburgh as pretty much the model to follow, primarily because a Rooney has run this team for as long as we've ever known. But some situations are a easier to handle than others. Wilson walking into a restaurant and hitting a women is a little mind-boggling. Cutting that guy immediately is a no-brainer. He's a role player who did something incredibly stupid. But the Harrison situation isnt quite so simple. Some times good people do bad things. None of us are going to defend a man hitting a woman. But Im sure somehow in the end, the Steelers will do the right thing.

Call it a no-brainer if you like, but I struggle to think of more than a handful of franchises who I'm sure would have done the same.

I struggle to label organizations Im not technically a fan of THE MODEL. No-brainers come in all shapes and sizes.

 

[poopdawg]

The Steelers are a disgrace and embarrassment with all this behavior.

-QG

The Steelers will only be a disgrace if they sit back and do nothing.

Why the Steelers are not the Bengals:Wilson Cut

QG CW

Seriously though, this is why I love the city of Pittsburgh and all it stands for. They dont stand for this kind of ####.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

The Steelers are a disgrace and embarrassment with all this behavior.

-QG

The Steelers will only be a disgrace if they sit back and do nothing.

Why the Steelers are not the Bengals:Wilson Cut

QG CW

Seriously though, this is why I love the city of Pittsburgh and all it stands for. They dont stand for this kind of ####.

If wilson was a better player he would not have been cut.

 

[Chachi]

The Steelers are a disgrace and embarrassment with all this behavior.

-QG

The Steelers will only be a disgrace if they sit back and do nothing.

Why the Steelers are not the Bengals:Wilson Cut

QG CW

Seriously though, this is why I love the city of Pittsburgh and all it stands for. They dont stand for this kind of ####.

Seriously, if it was Santonio Holmes doing the same thing, you think they'd cut him?

 

[Godsbrother]

If wilson was a better player he would not have been cut.

I guess we'll never know but I think it had more to do with circumstances in this case. It would be extremely difficult to turn a blind eye to a guy that walks into a restaurant, taps a womand on the shulder and punches her when she turned around. Friggin' coward.I am glad in this case the Steelers did the right thing.

 

[Copeman]

Link

The Steelers decided to release wide receiver Cedrick Wilson last night, shortly after he was arrested for punching his former girlfriend in the face in a Pine restaurant.

"We're extremely disappointed with this incident,'' Steelers chairman Dan Rooney said this morning. "The Steelers do not condone violence of any kind, especially against women.

"The majority of our players are good citizens and make numerous positive contributions to the community. Unfortunately, these kinds of incidents reflect poorly on all our players and many innocent and good people are considered guilty by association, they get thrown into the pot, so to speak.'

Rooney said Wilson, the team's No 4 wide receiver, was released because of the circumstances involved and that they differed from those of Pro Bowl linebacker James Harrison, who was arrested March 8 for assaulting his girlfriend in Ohio Township.

"I know many are asking the question of [why] we released Wilson and Harrison we kept,'' Rooney said. "The circumstances -- I know of the incidents, they are completely different. In fact, when I say we don't condone these things, we don't, but we do have to look at the circumstances that are involved with other players and things like that, so they're not all the same."

In Harrison's case, Rooney said the player was trying to take his son to be baptized, while Wilson had a previous incident with his girlfriend, although she was charged, but Wilson was not.

"What Jimmy Harrison was doing and how the incident occurred, what he was trying to do was really well worth it," Rooney said of Harrison's initial intent. "He was doing something that was good, wanted to take his son to get baptized where he lived and things like that. She said she didn't want to do it."

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

PSA: unless your name is Rooney, don't try calling Silverback "Jimmy". It will not end well.

 

[QuizGuy66]

The Steelers are a disgrace and embarrassment with all this behavior.

-QG

The Steelers will only be a disgrace if they sit back and do nothing.

Why the Steelers are not the Bengals:Wilson Cut

Because they still have James Harrison on their team?Seems like, I dunno, a double standard?

Oh I guess it's okay to hit women if God's involved. Right...

-QG

 

[Fiddles]

didnt realize this chick was his babymama

what an idiot

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

The Steelers are a disgrace and embarrassment with all this behavior.

-QG

The Steelers will only be a disgrace if they sit back and do nothing.

Why the Steelers are not the Bengals:Wilson Cut

Quiz Guy, wasn't it you who kept trumpeting about how you couldn't just up and cut a player when there was a stink with breaking the law? that the NFLPA, union, or something else made it tough and that's why Cincy never did it? That Rooney must have some magical powers.

Quizguy> hi

 

[Godsbrother]

Because they still have James Harrison on their team?Seems like, I dunno, a double standard?Oh I guess it's okay to hit women if God's involved. Right...-QG

In order to know whether or not it is a double standard you would need to know the details of the Harrison case. While it is obviously not okay to hit a woman I could see a situation where a man shows up to take his child somewhere and the mother does not hand over the child. Words are said, temper flares, perhaps the mother shoves or slaps the him and the father responds by slapping back (the woman accused Harrison of slapping her once on the cheek).While this would be wrong I think you would agree that it is quite different from walking into a restaurant, tapping the woman on the shoulder, and then punching her in the face when she turns around.I am not saying what Harrison did was right or that he shouldn't be punished, only that it is not the same thing and this is in essence what Rooney said.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Because they still have James Harrison on their team?Seems like, I dunno, a double standard?Oh I guess it's okay to hit women if God's involved. Right...-QG

In order to know whether or not it is a double standard you would need to know the details of the Harrison case. While it is obviously not okay to hit a woman I could see a situation where a man shows up to take his child somewhere and the mother does not hand over the child. Words are said, temper flares, perhaps the mother shoves or slaps the him and the father responds by slapping back (the woman accused Harrison of slapping her once on the cheek).While this would be wrong I think you would agree that it is quite different from walking into a restaurant, tapping the woman on the shoulder, and then punching her in the face when she turns around.I am not saying what Harrison did was right or that he shouldn't be punished, only that it is not the same thing and this is in essence what Rooney said.

The difference is that Wilson is a bum and Harrison is a pro bowl player.If harrison wasnt at that level he'd porbably be cut too.the only double standard is the talent level, not the crime.

 

[QuizGuy66]

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Wait a sec.

Now Steelers fans want to look at the actual details of a case?

C'mon that's so unlike you guys.

Our 9th string practice squad RB gets arrested and it's like the apocolypse has come. Star player - let's look at the evidence.

If Big Ben did what Wilson did he should be cut? Even with a 20 million cap hit (or whatever it would be) - somehow I think that there'd be a "let's let the system play out".

All I see in the headlines right now is "yet another Steeler arrested for domestic violence". They all should get lumped together of course. I thought that was the mindset of the Steeler fan. It was when it wasn't your team involved.

I just hope the Steelers clean up their act for real. It's getting ridiculous - even if their fan base still thinks they are snow white.

-QG

 

[Copeman]

Because they still have James Harrison on their team?Seems like, I dunno, a double standard?Oh I guess it's okay to hit women if God's involved. Right...-QG

In order to know whether or not it is a double standard you would need to know the details of the Harrison case. While it is obviously not okay to hit a woman I could see a situation where a man shows up to take his child somewhere and the mother does not hand over the child. Words are said, temper flares, perhaps the mother shoves or slaps the him and the father responds by slapping back (the woman accused Harrison of slapping her once on the cheek).While this would be wrong I think you would agree that it is quite different from walking into a restaurant, tapping the woman on the shoulder, and then punching her in the face when she turns around.I am not saying what Harrison did was right or that he shouldn't be punished, only that it is not the same thing and this is in essence what Rooney said.

The difference is that Wilson is a bum and Harrison is a pro bowl player.If harrison wasnt at that level he'd porbably be cut too.the only double standard is the talent level, not the crime.

This same organization, the Pittsburgh Steelers, cut Bam Morris, their terriffic RB, a RB that helped get them to a SB. They cut him because he had drugs on him. The Ravens picked him up.Your theory regarding the Steelers has now been pretty much wiped off the map. Thanks for playing.

 

[Godsbrother]

Whoa, whoa, whoa.Wait a sec.Now Steelers fans want to look at the actual details of a case? C'mon that's so unlike you guys. Our 9th string practice squad RB gets arrested and it's like the apocolypse has come. Star player - let's look at the evidence.If Big Ben did what Wilson did he should be cut? Even with a 20 million cap hit (or whatever it would be) - somehow I think that there'd be a "let's let the system play out".All I see in the headlines right now is "yet another Steeler arrested for domestic violence". They all should get lumped together of course. I thought that was the mindset of the Steeler fan. It was when it wasn't your team involved.I just hope the Steelers clean up their act for real. It's getting ridiculous - even if their fan base still thinks they are snow white.-QG

Hey I started this thread and expressed my disappointment and said it would be a disgrace if the Steelers did nothing. Well they went ahead and cut the guy the next day.I can't recall what the Bengals did with their "9th string RB" but I do know that Chris Henry, their 3rd string Wr (just like Wilson) is still a member of the team.

 

[bicycle_seat_sniffer]

Because they still have James Harrison on their team?Seems like, I dunno, a double standard?Oh I guess it's okay to hit women if God's involved. Right...-QG

In order to know whether or not it is a double standard you would need to know the details of the Harrison case. While it is obviously not okay to hit a woman I could see a situation where a man shows up to take his child somewhere and the mother does not hand over the child. Words are said, temper flares, perhaps the mother shoves or slaps the him and the father responds by slapping back (the woman accused Harrison of slapping her once on the cheek).While this would be wrong I think you would agree that it is quite different from walking into a restaurant, tapping the woman on the shoulder, and then punching her in the face when she turns around.I am not saying what Harrison did was right or that he shouldn't be punished, only that it is not the same thing and this is in essence what Rooney said.

The difference is that Wilson is a bum and Harrison is a pro bowl player.If harrison wasnt at that level he'd porbably be cut too.the only double standard is the talent level, not the crime.

This same organization, the Pittsburgh Steelers, cut Bam Morris, their terriffic RB, a RB that helped get them to a SB. They cut him because he had drugs on him. The Ravens picked him up.Your theory regarding the Steelers has now been pretty much wiped off the map. Thanks for playing.

LOL Bam stunk

 

[Copeman]

Because they still have James Harrison on their team?Seems like, I dunno, a double standard?Oh I guess it's okay to hit women if God's involved. Right...-QG

In order to know whether or not it is a double standard you would need to know the details of the Harrison case. While it is obviously not okay to hit a woman I could see a situation where a man shows up to take his child somewhere and the mother does not hand over the child. Words are said, temper flares, perhaps the mother shoves or slaps the him and the father responds by slapping back (the woman accused Harrison of slapping her once on the cheek).While this would be wrong I think you would agree that it is quite different from walking into a restaurant, tapping the woman on the shoulder, and then punching her in the face when she turns around.I am not saying what Harrison did was right or that he shouldn't be punished, only that it is not the same thing and this is in essence what Rooney said.

The difference is that Wilson is a bum and Harrison is a pro bowl player.If harrison wasnt at that level he'd porbably be cut too.the only double standard is the talent level, not the crime.

This same organization, the Pittsburgh Steelers, cut Bam Morris, their terriffic RB, a RB that helped get them to a SB. They cut him because he had drugs on him. The Ravens picked him up.Your theory regarding the Steelers has now been pretty much wiped off the map. Thanks for playing.

LOL Bam stunk

 

[Chicago Hooligan]

Read any of those threads about guaranteed contracts, and people trip over each other to announce "football is a business."

Football is a business in this thread, too. I don't think the Steelers are worse than any other team in this regard, but if you think a star player would be cut the day after an incident like this, you're deluded.

 

[Copeman]

Read any of those threads about guaranteed contracts, and people trip over each other to announce "football is a business."Football is a business in this thread, too. I don't think the Steelers are worse than any other team in this regard, but if you think a star player would be cut the day after an incident like this, you're deluded.

See above RE: Bam Morris. He was every bit as important to the Steelers at the time as Harrison is today.

 

[Chase Stuart]

Read any of those threads about guaranteed contracts, and people trip over each other to announce "football is a business."Football is a business in this thread, too. I don't think the Steelers are worse than any other team in this regard, but if you think a star player would be cut the day after an incident like this, you're deluded.

See above RE: Bam Morris. He was every bit as important to the Steelers at the time as Harrison is today.

Yes, the 1996 Steelers would have been so much better with Bam Morris than Jerome Bettis.Morris was a mediocre running back for Pittsburgh, and Bettis came in the next season. Morris was the backup RB on the '95 team and didn't even average 4.0 ypc.

 

[Copeman]

Read any of those threads about guaranteed contracts, and people trip over each other to announce "football is a business."Football is a business in this thread, too. I don't think the Steelers are worse than any other team in this regard, but if you think a star player would be cut the day after an incident like this, you're deluded.

See above RE: Bam Morris. He was every bit as important to the Steelers at the time as Harrison is today.

Yes, the 1996 Steelers would have been so much better with Bam Morris than Jerome Bettis.Morris was a mediocre running back for Pittsburgh, and Bettis came in the next season. Morris was the backup RB on the '95 team and didn't even average 4.0 ypc.

So the Steelers knew they were going to get Bettis? They must be magical.I'm just stating that the Steelers have in the past, contrary to what many are saying in this thread, have cut quality players of theirs (SB starters in this instance) for things such as this. That is all.

 

[Chicago Hooligan]

He was okay. He wasn't a star or anything.

In the event of a legal situation, a team simply decides whether it's more beneficial to keep a player or to get rid of him, same as any other cut. To think otherwise is naive. While it is fun to bait rivals over, I don't think the scale of morality slides very far amongst any of the 32 teams.

 

[Chase Stuart]

Read any of those threads about guaranteed contracts, and people trip over each other to announce "football is a business."

Football is a business in this thread, too. I don't think the Steelers are worse than any other team in this regard, but if you think a star player would be cut the day after an incident like this, you're deluded.

See above RE: Bam Morris. He was every bit as important to the Steelers at the time as Harrison is today.

Yes, the 1996 Steelers would have been so much better with Bam Morris than Jerome Bettis.Morris was a mediocre running back for Pittsburgh, and Bettis came in the next season. Morris was the backup RB on the '95 team and didn't even average 4.0 ypc.

So the Steelers knew they were going to get Bettis? They must be magical.I'm just stating that the Steelers have in the past, contrary to what many are saying in this thread, have cut quality players of theirs (SB starters in this instance) for things such as this. That is all.

The Steelers traded for Bettis, then cut Morris.

 

[Chicago Hooligan]

Chase Stuart just smacked someone without warning.

 

[Chachi]

The Pittsburgh Steelers are the disgrace of the NFL.

Do all these guys beat on women?

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Read any of those threads about guaranteed contracts, and people trip over each other to announce "football is a business."

Football is a business in this thread, too. I don't think the Steelers are worse than any other team in this regard, but if you think a star player would be cut the day after an incident like this, you're deluded.

See above RE: Bam Morris. He was every bit as important to the Steelers at the time as Harrison is today.

Yes, the 1996 Steelers would have been so much better with Bam Morris than Jerome Bettis.Morris was a mediocre running back for Pittsburgh, and Bettis came in the next season. Morris was the backup RB on the '95 team and didn't even average 4.0 ypc.

So the Steelers knew they were going to get Bettis? They must be magical.I'm just stating that the Steelers have in the past, contrary to what many are saying in this thread, have cut quality players of theirs (SB starters in this instance) for things such as this. That is all.

The Steelers traded for Bettis, then cut Morris.

It was about a 3 month overlap. They waited until Morris' hearing, and when he pled guilty, they cut him.

 

[Copeman]

Chase Stuart just smacked someone without warning.

Read post 44 above, pretty much sums it up. But don't let facts get in your way or anything.....

 

[Chicago Hooligan]

They cut a backup player who plead guilty to a felony, I don't know why you're trying so hard to sell this as a point of pride.

 

[Copeman]

They cut a backup player who plead guilty to a felony, I don't know why you're trying so hard to sell this as a point of pride.

Someone said that the Steelers (in this case) would not cut an important player off of their team. I provided an occasion when they did. Case closed.

 

[Chicago Hooligan]

Remember the part where he was a backup.

 

[Copeman]

Remember the part where he was a backup.

Backup to who?

 

[AhrnCityPahnder]

Remember the part where he was a backup.

Backup to who?

Bettis was acquired on draft day in 1996. (sometime in April). Morris was cut in late June.