Per The Ticket: Josh Brent sentenced to 10 years Probation and 180 days in jail.

[ABQCOWBOY]

Me too. The law has dealt with him, fair or unfair. Suit him up!

I have no strong opinions one way or the other but I do agree on your point here. Once you have paid for your crimes, I see no reason to prevent a person from trying to make a living, so long as it is in a legitimate field of endeavor.

 

[WoodysGirl]

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Maybe to a degree. The passenger makes a foolish decision but the driver makes a foolish decision, breaks the law, and is responsible for jeopardizing the safety of others. I think there is a big difference.

And he will pay for that. What is your point here?

 

[Zimmy Lives]

I have no strong opinions one way or the other but I do agree on your point here. Once you have paid for your crimes, I see no reason to prevent a person from trying to make a living, so long as it is in a legitimate field of endeavor.

Agreed. We can argue indefinitely whether Brent is a scumbag who deserves the chair, or a poor misunderstood/misdirected kid who deserves a second chance.

The way I see it, if the law says his punishment is fair and he can move on with his life after his 180 days in jail, then so be it.

 

[Tabascocat]

Brent is fortunate that this turned out as well as it did. Now, can he avoid trouble for the next 10 years? I doubt it with his history, but we will see.

For his future as a football player, IMO, Dallas should cut him soon. They were there in support and helped him through this tough time. It is time to cut ties professionally and let him get on his path to recovery. This team doesn't need another story to follow them around for years, especially if he violates his probation.

If and when he is cleared to play, he would be much better off in a small market city. That might be easier for him to adapt to his new life and the way he has to live it.

 

[Kaiser]

Me too. The law has dealt with him, fair or unfair. Suit him up!

Agree but with the caveat that the players get a vote on whether to bring him back or not. If they don't, I think its very likely another team signs him however.

 

[Avery]

Hopefully, his impact will be one he can give to back to the community. His football days are behind him - time to construct a life.

 

[Idgit]

Obviously, and no matter what the outcome, you can pretty much rest assured that everybody involved here was counseled to say they did not know whether or not Brent intended to play football again right on the tails of the sentencing. I think the chances that he wants to continue to drive a forklift after his time is served are pretty slim, though. Just a hunch.

 

[Idgit]

Brent is fortunate that this turned out as well as it did. Now, can he avoid trouble for the next 10 years? I doubt it with his history, but we will see.

For his future as a football player, IMO, Dallas should cut him soon. They were there in support and helped him through this tough time. It is time to cut ties professionally and let him get on his path to recovery. This team doesn't need another story to follow them around for years, especially if he violates his probation.

If and when he is cleared to play, he would be much better off in a small market city. That might be easier for him to adapt to his new life and the way he has to live it.

I can't imagine the team giving up the rights to a DL they think could help them at this point in the process. If he's not playing next season, it's either because of a league suspension or because the time off of the field impacted the quality of his play enough that he cannot make the team. I doubt very much we'd release his rights just because of the distraction factor after the team stood by him all through the aftermath of the wreck, the trial, and the sentencing. Jerry, for one, probably likes the idea of a little incremental publicity from people debating the morality of him playing football again.

 

[TheCoolFan]

Well congrats to Brent and the Cowboys. I guess Jerry will remove DLine from draft needs now and bank on Brent becoming a superstar again

 

[Idgit]

What Josh Brent did is nothing different than a thousand NFL players (and millions of Americans) have done before: He drunk drived. This time it ended up in somebody dieing. Everytime someone drinks and drives, they're increasing the chance that someone will die as a result. It's a matter of how the dice rolls. This isn't meant to condone drinking and driving, it actually is meant to imply that people who drink and drive and come home safely and laugh about it should feel just as guilty as Josh Brent.

Bumping this because I agree, and because I think it's an interesting idea, too. And that's not to make light of Brent/Brown's catastrophe, it's to make a bigger deal about those of us who have driven while intoxicated and *not* had anything happen after taking such an inappropriate risk with other people's lives.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Well congrats to Brent and the Cowboys. I guess Jerry will remove DLine from draft needs now and bank on Brent becoming a superstar again

Is that type of comment really necessary?

 

[17yearsandcounting]

He will never survive 10 years without screwing up. He couldnt go a few months without violating his bond, and more than 3 years without his second car totaling DUI.

 

[ThrowuptheXDez88]

I guess he is way out of shape & the 2014 season is out of the question, because he likely won't be able to do the things needed to get his body right in jail. If he were to start his sentence this month, he would be out in August.

 

[Floatyworm]

Would be interesting to see if his terms of his probation include not being able to drink. In some states that is part of being on probation. And for him...It may be the best thing. Some people just can't handle alcohol. If that is part of his terms....I don't see how a guy makes it 10 years w/o a slip up. But all this is speculation however.

 

[Floatyworm]

Well congrats to Brent and the Cowboys. I guess Jerry will remove DLine from draft needs now and bank on Brent becoming a superstar again

Wouldn't shock me the least........

 

[17yearsandcounting]

This country makes me laugh when this idiot gets 180 days and has a body count while Hurd is in the pen for 15. Sickening.

 

[justbob]

Don't have feeling either way on the sentence , except it doesn't surprise me. He did not have a past criminal history. They have given him a chance to live out his sentence on probation with weekly visits to a probation officer and the chance for very frequent test to see if he has drank or has any drug use. If he makes it he is paying probation fees instead of being a burden on the tax payers. Good luck to him

 

[SilverStarCowboy]

Was just talking with neighbor who works at the jail and he said same thing, it'll be 60 days minus whatever time he already has locked up.

He'll be out before the NFL Draft.

 

[Miller]

I think the interesting debate here is whether he can survive 10 years probation on his own...maybe no direction without football, may start drinking again....or whether a team structure helps him stay clean. I can see arguments for either. Honestly though, I think you are playing with fire if you keep him and another incident happens. I just, looking at him as a human, hope he can get things straight and be happy with the leniency.

One of my frat brothers was in the same situation. Fell asleep at wheel after drinking, killed his best friend. Got probation, went to TCU. Good guy. Years later, drinking and driving again and rams the back of a car at 3 am. Kills another guy. Gets hard time. Probably out now. But even the best people have issues that you can't control.