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NFL needs to step up and help one of its own (Irsay)
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/nfl-needs-to-step-up-and-help-one-of-its-own-182858089-nfl.htmlAs the news of the drug possession felony arrest and ensuing glassed-faced, eyelid-drooped mug shot of Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay swept across the NFL on Monday, it was met with perhaps surprise, but hardly shock....
He was an erratic if likeable and colorful figure. Whispered tales of his late night antics were everywhere though. His personality was there for anyone to see via his rants on Twitter, which were occasionally off-the-wall and nothing like you get from the prototypical NFL owner. His weight and appearance fluctuated. He was divorced after a long but uneven marriage last November....
This wasn't just another rich guy driving drunk. This wasn't the owner of the Colts having too much wine one night over dinner at St. Elmo and arrogantly thinking he could make it home anyway and needing a serious apology to everyone. There may not have even been alcohol involved.
This is a serious sign of a desperate man who was destined for worse. Here he was, rolling through the quiet, tree-lined streets of his affluent suburb in the middle of a Sunday night, a car full of prescription drugs he shouldn't have possessed. You can always curse a drunk driver – rich or poor – for not just getting a cab or limo, but Irsay was living a lie and the first casualty of addiction is always the truth.
He was an erratic if likeable and colorful figure. Whispered tales of his late night antics were everywhere though. His personality was there for anyone to see via his rants on Twitter, which were occasionally off-the-wall and nothing like you get from the prototypical NFL owner. His weight and appearance fluctuated. He was divorced after a long but uneven marriage last November....
This wasn't just another rich guy driving drunk. This wasn't the owner of the Colts having too much wine one night over dinner at St. Elmo and arrogantly thinking he could make it home anyway and needing a serious apology to everyone. There may not have even been alcohol involved.
This is a serious sign of a desperate man who was destined for worse. Here he was, rolling through the quiet, tree-lined streets of his affluent suburb in the middle of a Sunday night, a car full of prescription drugs he shouldn't have possessed. You can always curse a drunk driver – rich or poor – for not just getting a cab or limo, but Irsay was living a lie and the first casualty of addiction is always the truth.
Substance abuse definitely runs in the Irsay family. His dad Robert infamously gave a Charlie Sheen-style drunken rant on a Baltimore TV station around the time of The Move.
