Boley arrested on charge of battery

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BOLEY GETS BUSTED
Published 5/5/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
Many believed that one of the goals of the Atlanta Falcons in last month’s draft was to put a new face on the franchise.  While that might indeed be the case with the selection of quarterback Matt Ryan, the Falcons also have put a new face on a mugshot. Linebacker Michael Boley was arrested on Saturday and charged with battery . Boley, a fifth-round draft pick in 2005, was released on $1,200 bond.

Michael Boley Arrested
Published 5/5/2008 by Dave the Falconer at The Falcoholic: Front Page Posts
... This is what I've been reduced to. Michael Boley is my favorite Falcon, a monster on the field and a guy who has been noted as a pretty good dude off of it. I simply cannot believe that the franchise's biggest defensive star and potential future building block has been arrested and charged with battery. I've got little cartoon birds flying around my head right now. I'm stunned. ...

Falcons LB Boley Arrested
Published 5/5/2008 by JJ Cooper at FanHouse
... Linebacker Michael Boley, one of the teams few stars, was arrested and charged with battery on Saturday night. No details on exactly what caused him to be charged had come out by Sunday night, but his arrest is the first significant legal troubles for the Falcons since Michael Vick became the best quarterback in the prison football season. ...

Falcons marketing strategy not focusing on Matt Ryan, Mike Vick, or Pet Adoption
Published 5/5/2008 by emmettjones at Sports Business Digest
... Will the city of Indianapolis refuse to go to any more Colts games if Peyton Manning is gone? I doubt it. Manning is a phenomenal player and sales would drop, but without him the Colts still have other stars to attract fans (Harrison, Wayne, Freeney, Sanders etc.). Who else do the Falcons have? Even a team of hard-working no-names will only convince so many people to buy season tickets. So…who else do they have? Go ahead, think about it. I’ll wait. …Michael Boley? No, not so much. While you’re pondering, I would like to remind you ...

Stupidity Abound in NFL
Published 5/5/2008 by Saintsational at Canal Street Chronicles: Front Page Posts
... In what could be considered the unofficial start of the season this past weekend, excitement and action was abound. Unfortunately, none of it was on the field. Marvin Harrison is involved in some way shape or form in a shooting near his Philadelphia bar. Story. Cedric Benson is arrested in Austin, TX for boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest. Story . Michael Boley, Falcons LB, is arrested for battery. Story. Redskins second round pick TE Fred Davis slept through mini-camp practice on his third ...

Michael Boley arrested on charge of battery: Falcons are the new Bengals
Published 5/5/2008 by houroc at SportFiends
... Boley was arrested and charged with battery on Saturday.  Boley is a rising star in this league, just like Michael Vick was before he was arrested.  ...