Articles: A couple of versions of Mike Jenkins' 2007 arrest

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USF Already in Mid-Season Form

Charles RichPosted Mar 25th 2007 11:10PM by Charles Rich
Filed under: Big East, NCAA FB Campus, NCAA FB Police Blotter

The South Florida Bulls only started spring practice a week ago, but once more USF finds players in trouble with the law and suspended from the team.

Two University of South Florida starting defensive backs were arrested early this morning outside a Tampa bar on misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and obstructing or opposing an officer without violence and have been suspended indefinitely by USF coach Jim Leavitt.

Senior cornerback Mike Jenkins, who turned 22 Thursday, and sophomore strong safety Carlton Williams, 21, were arrested shortly after 3 a.m. by Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies at Bobalouie's Pub, 1913 Bearss Avenue. They were released on $750 bond about 8:30 this morning.

Apparently there was a crowd of nearly 200 outside the bar after it had closed around 3 am. Go figure a crowd that large, plenty of people who had been drinking and now without their booze. Naturally a large fight broke out leading to the arrest of Jenkins and Williams.

Last off-season, the Bulls had several players arrested and suspended. Not to mention more then a couple academic casualties. Looks like not much has changed.

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/03/25/usf-already-in-mid-season-form/

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Two USF football players suspended after arrests in fight

Starting defensive backs Mike Jenkins and Carlton Williams were arrested early Friday.

By GREG AUMAN
Published March 24, 2007

TAMPA - USF starting defensive backs Mike Jenkins and Carlton Williams, two of the most experienced returning players, were arrested early Friday after a large fight outside a bar.

The players, arrested about 3 a.m., were charged with misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and obstructing or opposing an officer without violence.

USF coach Jim Leavitt suspended both players indefinitely until he can learn more about the circumstances of their arrests.

"I'm very disappointed," Leavitt said in a statement. "I'm continuing to gather information on the matter, but I am very disappointed in the hour that this took place. Mike and Carlton will be suspended and will not practice while we gather further information."

Williams, 21, and Jenkins, who turned 22 Thursday, were arrested by Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies responding to a large crowd outside Bobalouie's Pub on Bearss Avenue, not far from USF's campus. Both were booked and released on $750 bond Friday morning.

USF started spring practice Tuesday, and Friday was the team's first day off.

Jenkins of Bradenton will be a senior with 27 career starts at cornerback. He briefly considered leaving early for the NFL draft before opting to return for his final season.

Williamsof Valdosta, Ga., had 43 tackles as a sophomore, starting eight games at free safety after starting 12 as a freshman. He's the starting strong safety on the spring depth chart.

According to arrest reports from police responding to a "large fight," Williams had been asked to leave the property multiple times by officers on the scene. When an officer attempted to take him into custody, he "pulled his arm away and tensed his body in order not to be taken into custody."

When an officer told Jenkins to back away from the fight, Jenkins "turned around towards the officer and appeared to take an aggressive stance," the arrest report said.

Williams and Jenkins did not return calls seeking comment Friday. It's the first known arrest for both players.

The only players on USF's roster with more career starts are cornerback Trae Williams (32) and linebacker Ben Moffitt (30).

http://www.sptimes.com/2007/03/24/Sports/Two_USF_football_play.shtml

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Per the DMN blog. Don't know if folks have been following their draft pick series. Lots of good info

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Dallas Cowboys NFL draft series: South Florida cornerback Mike Jenkins
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POSITIVES
Jenkins has, from an athletic standpoint, just about everything you'd ever want in a corner. He's strong to point where, despite doing 18 reps on the bench at the combine, a very good number for a corner, his coaches insist he can put it up in the mid-20s on a good day. He consistently has run in the 4.3s, and excels in man coverage. Has little problem keeping with receivers downfield, and has good instincts. Plus, he's explosive. Can change direction suddenly, and breaks on the ball quickly. He's fluid, and can flip and drop his hips without a hitch. Outstanding recovery speed, which allows him to take some chances. His potential is really unlimited, and he hasn't come close to fully tapping it yet. When he was challenged in 2007, against receivers like West Virginia's Darius Reynaud, he shone brightest. So the theory would go there that he will be challenged moreso as a pro, which could serve as a motivator.

NEGATIVES
There's an impression there that Jenkins doesn't possess the work ethic or consistent mental focus that it will take to become an elite professional. In college, he could get by on his phenomenal physical gifts and, as such, didn't develop technique or football knowledge like he could have. Also, while he does get around the ball, he doesn't catch it all that well, and will miss chances at interceptions. His versatility will be tested too at the pro level in zone coverage, since he's known to be a free-lancer that can be caught out of position. Can be a very physical, big-time hitter, but has a reputation for picking his spots. And there was the matter of a disorderly conduct charge last year, though, if completely isolated, that looked like a fairly minor incident in the grand scheme.

COWBOY FIT
In Jacksonville, Dave Campo took a raw talent in Rashean Mathis and helped develop him into a Pro Bowl corner. That's why the idea of having Jenkins here is intriguing. He's more talented than Mathis and is a pure corner, rather than the combo player that Mathis was. So there's reason to believe that Campo could light a fire under Jenkins like never before, and finally get the most out of a player that's as good an athlete as almost anyone in this draft. In a way, this pick would be similar to Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, in that there'd be some work to be done, but there's a very high ceiling there. Having been a field corner in college, Jenkins is accustomed to covering large open areas, which would probably lend him to playing on the outside in the Cowboys' sub packages, when Terence Newman kicks down to the slot. He could do that immediately, and has the potential to develop into an elite man-cover guy, and those are rare in the NFL. He could also help as a kick returner right away.


SOUTH FLORIDA DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR WALLY BURNHAM

He was like most kids, when he first got here, he was a raw talent, and didn't know how to work real hard. He went through growing pains, and redshirted that first year. He has grown, and learned how to work. He has loads of talent. ... He's got closing speed - let me tell you, he can close on the ball. And he can run as fast as you'd ever want him to. He ran a 4.3 at the combine, and he can play as fast as anyone out there. He's so explosive, he's got good ball skills, he's got all the qualities. He can play press man, off man, zone, the deep third, all the things you'd ask of a corner. And he's a good tackler. ...

He was better than most people, and that was his problem at time. It was that way against anyone against in high school, and he got to this level and was better than anyone he practiced against. His whole career, he's been able to shut down anyone he covered.

Going to the next level, he'll go through the same growing process he did here, and I think peer pressure will get him there. No one was better than him here. There, people are going to be better and he's going to be challenged, which will him. He's very coachable. That level he's going to now, the responsibility that other players put on him will make him better. ...Auburn, Nebraska, South Carolina and LSU offered him. I don't think the big in-state schools did. But he was one of the first big guys, one of the first big in-state recruits we got. He was a big recruit for us.

Mike's a very quiet kid, and playing close to home meant a lot to him at time. He was immature and he didn't want to get away. He felt more comfortable here. With his personality, he didn't want to venture. ...

When he was young, we played against UAB and put him on (now-Falcon) Roddy White and Mike shut him down completely. That comes right to my mind. This year, Cincinnati had a real, real good receiver, he caught a lot of balls, and Mike shut him down. We'd say, 'Mike go over there, and have a good game against whoever it is' and he would. The Renaud kid at West Virginia, Mike handled him with ease. ...

He was our field corner, we played a lot of quarters over there and we gave him a lot of responsibility. If they had trips to his side, we'd let him play in-between the '1' and '2' receivers and cheat the safeties. We gave him a lot of responsibility. ... There's no doubt he gave us flexibility, he and the other corner, Trae Williams. We'd load box up and play a lot of man-free. He could match up with anybody, and that gave us tremendous flexibility. ...

One thing he needs to do is work harder, learn that every play has an impact, whether it's in practice or a game. He's gotta learn that - 'This play is very, very important, don't take a play off.' He could also work on his ball skills a bit. He has good hands, not great hands. ...

He's got enough talent, where the receiver and quarterback thinks he's doing something, and he knows exactly what they're doing, and he can bait them a little bit. ...He's a great kid.

That deal (with the arrest), he was at a bachelor party, it was Steven Nicholas', who plays for the Falcons, and I don't know the exact circumstances. There was some pushing and shoving and the police came. It got out of hand. He was wrong, but he knew he was wrong. But outside of that, this was the kind of kid that always where he was supposed to be, always in class, always with his tutors. That was the only issue we ever had with him. ...

He and I had a long talk the other day, what I told him was 'Mike, you have to be more verbal.' One of the scouts came through here about a month ago, got him on the board, and Mike wasn't talkative. He's got to be more communicative, he's got to come out of that shell. He's got to express himself more. That will carry him a long way. He's so quiet, that people think he's not listening. He's got to do those kind of things. The other thing, he's got to believe in himself and say 'Hey, I'm gonna make this team, and do a great job for them.' He has the ability to be an outstanding player at that level. And you don't need to worry about his character whatsoever.

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Either I've led the most boring life imaginable (very possible) or I've seriously underestimated how hard it is to stay out of trouble.
 
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LOL. Back in the 80s, I occasionally stopped at Bobalouies with some friends following league golf outings, and also, a few times after work. It was known then as a place that you could get into trouble if you weren't careful. Funny thing too, it was a pretty nice place when it wasn't crowded.
 
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bbgun;2078524 said:
Either I've led the most boring life imaginable (very possible) or I've seriously underestimated how hard it is to stay out of trouble.
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Both?:laugh2:
 
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DaBoys4Life;2078889 said:
is it to late to redo the draft
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Why? Because he did this?
turned around towards the officer and appeared to take an aggressive stance
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That's got to be one of the lamest reasons to get arrested.
 

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speedkilz88;2078905 said:
Why? Because he did this? That's got to be one of the lamest reasons to get arrested.
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that and i really don't like our first three picks that much.
 
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DaBoys4Life;2078923 said:
no not even just being realistic.
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lmao...."being realistic" to you is asking if its too late to "redo the draft"?

Gotcha. I'm just gonna go ahead and mark it down as whining instead. :D
 
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