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God, he's been bad this year also.
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OK......I have not seen him play that badly to be honest....better tackler then Crhis Harris though....Anyways from PFFFFFT:
MANNING FACING A SUSPENSION?
A league source with knowledge of the Ricky Manning Jr. situation in Chicago suspects that Manning could be suspended for "a couple of games" following his no contest plea to felony assault charges on Tuesday. The suspension would be imposed by the Commissioner pursuant to the league's Personal Conduct Policy.
Manning must fulfill three years of probation, 100 hours of community service, and 52 weeks of anger management in connection with an April incident at a Westwood Denny's, in which a man working on a computer was allegedly taunted and then attacked by Manning and others. The victim, Soroush Sabzi, filed a lawsuit against Manning and others in May 2006 for injuries sustained in the fracas.
Said Bears G.M. Jerry Angelo on Tuesday: "We are disappointed in Ricky's involvement in the incident that occurred this past April. Situations like these are embarrassing to our football team and create unnecessary distractions. We will continue to follow the NFL's personal conduct policy, which retains jurisdiction on this issue."
Despite the no-contest plea, Manning's agent suggests that Manning wasn't the real culprit. "Ricky Manning is not the person who beat this individual, who punched this individual and caused injuries," said James Ivler. "The district attorney acknowledged this in open court, which is why probation was accepted by the judge in a felony assault charge. It is a bitter pill to swallow, but if there [was] a trial, there [was] the chance of missing time, and if something crazy happens, he's going to jail. Ricky was there, there was an altercation and a physical touching. He put himself in a bad situation."
We're not so sure we buy that one. Innocent men don't often confess guilt, especially with a justice system that would prefer to let 10 guilty men go free than to put one innocent man away.
The fact that Manning already was on probation for a May 2002 assault charge converted what otherwise would have been a misdemeanor charge to a felony. Although the news reports in this regard aren't clear, Manning apparently won't face incarceration for violation of his prior probation. If, however, he violates his latest probation or commits any criminal offenses, he'll be signing a four-year contract with the Mean Machine, where the roster bonus is a box of Soap-on-a-Roap.
Manning signed an offer sheet with the Chicago Bears only a day or so before the arrest. The Panthers did not match the terms of the deal, and received a third-round draft pick as compensation for the departure of the restricted free agent.
Also implicated in the incident was Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew. Charges against him, however, were later dropped.
Manning (Jr) pleads no contest
If you can't break your nose at it, it ain't a sport.
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