MORE DETAILS ON HARRISON INCIDENT
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The Philadelphia Daily News has a lengthy (and excellent) story about the shooting outside the aptly-named “Playmakers” bar in North Philadelphia, which is owned by Colts receiver (and Philly native) Marvin Harrison. Here are some things we didn’t previously know (or previously hadn’t noticed): The victim of the shooting had been in a fistfight with Harrison moments before the shooting. The victim had been kicked out of the bar two weeks earlier, and had bickered with Harrison ever since. The victim initially concealed the fact that he’d been shot. He later admittied it, ...
Quick Hits: All’s well with Boldin
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... in excess of $14,000 and return a portion of his signing bonus. “Boldin is signed through 2010 at salaries of $2.5 million, $2.75 million, and $3 million over the next three seasons, respectively. In contrast, receiver Larry Fitzgerald is now averaging $10 million per year.” • Have the Patriots once again found a gem in the draft? It’s early, but rookie cornerback Terrence Wheatley has been tearing it up early on in New England’s minicamp. • The Philadelphia Daily News has shed some more light on the Marvin Harrison controversy we alluded to yesterday . The ...
Now and then
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... imminent, but now going on 5 days since the incident, there are still arrests, and the Philly cops have turned the case over to the DA because they are too busy to deal with it. The more you read about this case, the more it seems like police are probably wishing that a high profile guy wasn't involved because then it could go away. For a case in which no one was badly hurt in a neighborhood with lots of violence, it will now demand much more time from investigators. A Philadelphia Inquirer piece now has other discrepancies with the original report broken by a ...
Stupidity Abound in NFL
Canal Street Chronicles —
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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 ...
Marvin Harrison Shooting: Details conflict with 610 WIP Radio report from Friday
Stampede Blue —
... A Philadelphia Inquirer Daily News piece now has other discrepancies with the original report broken by a Philly radio reporter on Friday: ...
POLICE EXAMINE BULLET HOLES
ProFootballTalk.com —
... today when they returned to the scene of an April 29 shooting allegedly involving Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison. The report says that police returned to the scene of the crime after getting new information from a third victim of the shooting. On Saturday the Philadelphia Daily News reported that detectives were searching for someone who had contacted them and said he was shot by Harrison . The two previously identified victims were a 32-year-old man shot in the hand and a 2-year-old boy injured by broken glass. Per Paolantonio, police have determined that six bullet ...
Mike Florio makes up facts about Harrison incident, gets caught
Stampede Blue —
... rumor and conveying it as fact, only this time he's not doing it for his own blog. He's doing it for the Sporting News:
Harrison reportedly claimed the gun involved in the shooting never left his home but yet on the same day it turned up in a bucket at his car wash. If the reports are true, police detectives surely view everything Harrison now says with a strong dose of skepticism.
This statement is completely and utterly false, based on reports from the police and from the Philadelphia Daily News:
On ...
Marvin Harrison really dislikes the media
Stampede Blue —
... Obviously, not all media screwed this up. The local Philly papers seemed to do a good job reporting what happened, and they had some good reporters (in particular, Philly Daily Nws reporter David Gambacorta) who did not fall into the trap of "GOTCHA!" journalism. Paolantonio could take lessons. And even Deadspin's new editor issued a ...
Morning Link Dump - Monday, October 14th
TheScore.com Blog —
... his behaviour, and yet Brett Myers-- who beat up his wife two years ago-- doesn't generate any heat at all.
"If we deploy an identical character standard," they quite rightly point out, "any time Brett Myers gets mentioned it should be as 'Brett Myers, who punched his wife in the face.' "
Marvin Harrison Now Elusive Off The Field As Well
Funny. Apparently Marvin Harrison doesn't want to talk to reporters so much, ever since his gun shot a guy and all.
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