trickblue said:
Sure... let's start with your name "Commanders". Many Native Americans find it offensive.
Next, let's go with your former owner George Preston Marshall. Here is a little quip about him:
"We'll start signing Negroes," Washington Commanders owner George Preston Marshall once quipped, "when the Harlem Globetrotters start signing whites."
In 1961, the Commanders were the only team in professional football without a black player. In fact, in the 25-year history of the franchise, no black had ever played for George Marshall. Sam Lacy, the gifted black sportswriter for the Baltimore Afro-American, called the Commanders football's "lone wolf in lily-whiteism." Their owner was "the one operator in the whole structure of major-league sports who has openly flouted his distaste for tan athletes."
Now... let's look at some of your players and their brushes with the law. A couple of these players have played for both of us.
Sean Taylor – Several infractions
Dexter Manly – Possession of Drugs
Mike Sellers - DWI
John Riggins - PI
Timmy Smith – Drug Trafficing
Deion Sanders - Trespassing
Billy Kilmer – DWI
Kevin Ware – PI
Jermaine Haley – DWI
Dana Stubblefield – Assualted his wife
Marlene Cooke (wife of Jack Kent Cooke) – DWI
Ray McDonald – arrested for having sex with another man in a public park.
You also have two more of infamy:
Dave Kopay
Jerry Smith
If you aren't sure what their claim to fame is see Ray McDonald above...
Pretending that Dallas is the only team with players of questionable character is ludicrous. Every team has had players with problems. "Our felon is better than your felon" is not a viable excuse either.
Former Washington Commander Sacked on Multiple Fraud Charges; Indictment Reaches 17 Counts
April 15, 2004
Thomas DiBiagio, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland, announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging
Ozzie Clay, 61, of Silver Spring, Md., with mail fraud, wire fraud, bankruptcy fraud, money laundering and arson offenses in connection with two fraud schemes and an intentional fire at a business formerly operated by Clay.
The 17-count indictment charges Clay, who once played for the
Washington Commanders, with 13
felony offenses relating to his operation of Armorguard Manufacturing Company Inc. ("Armorguard"), which manufactured and installed security doors and related home improvement products and services.
Washington, D.C.
Former Commander reportedly charged with robbery -- (The Sporting News)
Former Washington Commanders cornerback Barry Wilburn, who led the NFL with nine interceptions in 1987, was arrested early Wednesday in an alleged robbery attempt.
Kenyatta Jones started Monday in place of injured right guard Randy Thomas. He is best known for throwing boiling water on his personal assistant while he was a member of the Patriots. The case was resolved in April when Jones pleaded no contest to a
felony assault charge and received a year's probation.
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George Starke was sentenced Monday to one year's probation and a $50 fine for drug possession
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Kevin Ware four days after the tight end was arrested for public intoxication
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George Allen Moutinho is facing 179
felony counts that
... George Allen Sr., was the longtime coach of the
Washington Commanders and was an
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here is a few.. too many to list just type Washington Commanders Felony on google
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