News: Report: Randle was gambling on sports before Cowboys release

[CowboyRoy]

Before he was cut by the Cowboys, former Dallas running back Joseph Randle had been gambling on sports, the Dallas Morning News reports.

Randle, who was released in early November, “had been involved in placing wagers on sporting events during the 2015 season,” the Morning News reported, citing four sources. He was also arrested Monday morning for speeding and an outstanding warrant.


An NFL spokesman told the paper that the league had not received any information tying Randle to gambling. Owner Jerry Jones told the Morning News that there was no evidence indicating Randle bet on NFL games, nor did the team suspect he “compromised any Cowboys games last season.”


Randle, who started the first six games of the season, was released after refusing to receive “outside help for his unstable behavior,” the Morning News reports. The report lists other incidents the team found troubling, including a “mysterious” phone call to police.


Randle was arrested last February for allegedly threatening the mother of his son with a gun. The incident also led to his arrest on marijuana possession charges.


Weeks after his release, Randle was arrested at a Kansas casino for allegedly assaulting an officer. He was also arrested for shoplifting in October 2014.


The team, the league and the players’ union have continued to offer Randle help since his release, though he has refused their assistance, the Morning News adds.
- Dan Gartland

RKG!!!!

 

[CowboyRoy]

And yet, somehow, this was the guy we chose to replace the league's leading rusher?

Say whatever you want pro or con about keeping Murray, that's irrelevant to the fact that the Cowboys front office and coaches believed that this was the guy to replace him.

It just goes to show you how completely incompetent our front office is. Between Weeden and Randle you would have to be a complete bozo to think these two guys could lead us if given the chance.

 

[CyberB0b]

It just goes to show you how completely incompetent our front office is. Between Weeden and Randle you would have to be a complete bozo to think these two guys could lead us if given the chance.

The Brandon Weeden situation is perplexing. It was an organizational wide breakdown in the process. The staff had him for 2 years.

 

[Hoofbite]

RKG!!!!

Right Kind of Gambler.

 

[CowboyRoy]

The Brandon Weeden situation is perplexing. It was an organizational wide breakdown in the process. The staff had him for 2 years.

Just think how scary this is. Jerry Jones earlier this year was talking about how Weeden throws the best ball he has ever seen. This is the guy that is supposed to be our GM? This is guy that is supposed to be one of the best in the world are recognizing and finding talent. Any Joe Shmo could see that Weeden was garbage. He showed us that in Cleveland for 3 years.

 

[Stash]

It just goes to show you how completely incompetent our front office is. Between Weeden and Randle you would have to be a complete bozo to think these two guys could lead us if given the chance.

It's an indictment of their judgement to be sure.

 

[Stash]

The Brandon Weeden situation is perplexing. It was an organizational wide breakdown in the process. The staff had him for 2 years.

Yes it is. And it infuriates me when some fans try to minimize it or worse, try to deny it.

And they followed up that mistake with a knee-jerk reaction trade for Matt Cassel, a player who - if they truly liked him - was available for nothing to start the season.