Twitter: Rico gathers Arrested Friday

[waldoputty]

doubt he goes to jail, but what r the nfl rules on suspension?
i dont care about pot but this was a classic moron move.

 

[glimmerman]

He didn’t fail a drug test. I’m not cutting him

He is in trouble with the organization, that’s the only reason I can think of as to why he wasn’t getting his chance to run with the 1s in preseason. Why would they train him all year and not give him another chance to prove himself. Got a feeling he has failed a test or something.

 

[Vanilla2]

He didn’t fail a drug test. I’m not cutting him

He’s failing one today I bet

 

[Rayman70]

Guys...its a case where the act itself is far worse than the crime. Its mind boggling.

 

[Hawkeye19]

 

[Jumbo075]

UNREAL Serious question though if it is not in his system can he suspended ? or will this fall under conduct unbecoming for the league thingy

An arrest & conviction counts as a positive test. If he's not in the program, he will be now. But this doesn't mean a suspension is coming. If this is his first offense, it doesn't include a suspension. He'll likely plead guilty, pay a $500 - $1000 fine, and if the Cowboys keep him, he'll be subject to random testing. For most players, they are tested once a year, and if they're clean, they don't get randomly tested. Now, Gathers will be randomly tested.

Not sure if he's a marginal player, if the Cowboys keep him or not.

 

[Direwolf63]

Randy Gregory is shaking his head.

And David Irving is jealous

 

[stilltheguru88]

He’s failing one today I bet

Is he getting tested today?

 

[Idgit]

#RKG
#RKG
#RKG

Boy, say what you will that it took him 8 years, but Garrett has really changed the culture on this team and built a perennial SB contender just like @Idgit told us he would 8 years back

I just posted my take on Rico and the RKG thing here, but I’ll reiterate that team culture 100% has been strong in Dallas under Garrett and that offseason suspensions aren’t a measure of how tight or focused a locker room is.

A bubble player not making the roster again because he doesn’t care enough to do the right things isn’t the proof that the team has a culture problem that you seem to think it is.

 

[CowboyMort]

Cut! We can’t have another guy on the team that we have to worry about being suspended at any time.

 

[tm1119]

The legal ramifications aren't the issue here.

The big issue is his standing with the NFL. There is no doubt a suspension is on its way.

If it’s a misdemeanor could be looking at a 1, maybe 2, game suspension. And with the way the NFL handles things it wouldn’t surprise me if it comes next year.
I think the bigger issue would come if the NFL served him with a “surprise” drug test. If I’m not mistaken a failed test is worse than a misdemeanor possession charge.

 

[the_h0wey]

hahahahaahaha. Thank the good Lord. Now we don't have to hear these idiots talking about how he's a beast. This just made my day. No way he makes the team now

 

[CWR]

Garrett definitely has his flaws, and I’m all for a new coach, but surely you don’t really think the Cowboys are the only team that has players that smoke pot, or that Garrett’s coaching style somehow encourages it.

Its ridiculous, if Garrett ran him off half the posters here would be pissed. Now that Rico has run himself they're still pissed at Garrett. Im not a big Garrett supporter but cmon man.

 

[Jake]

 

[jazzcat22]

He didn’t fail a drug test. I’m not cutting him

He could have failed two tests, as those are not made public, until a 3rd when they suspend the player.
I bet he is tested for sure now.

 

[glimmerman]

Is he getting tested today?

You bet.

 

[Frosty]

Rico...what a sad story. Another player that cuts off his nose to spite his face. Not a smart guy.

and SUPER RICO did it on the eve of cutting the roster down to 53 players, either he was already told he was cut or RICO is just another clueless player with talent but no brains

 

[LucaBrasi]

Clown show

 

[stilltheguru88]

I just posted my tame on Rico and the RKG thing here, but I’ll reiterate that team culture 100% has been strong in Dallas under Garrett and that offseason suspensions aren’t a measure of how tight or focused a locker room is.

A bubble player not making the roster again because he doesn’t care enough to do the right things isn’t the proof that the team has a culture problem that you seem to think it is.

This culture thing is the only thing you keep hyping about that scrub lol. Sad

 

[Captain-Crash]

what's next minor league baseball. lmao... kickball in europe.