Packers getting preferential treatment from local authorities/press?

[Mr. Scot]

Recently, stories have been coming out about players and staff for the Green Bay Packers having had incidents with the police...months ago (one even as far back as last season).

The latest ones involve cornerback Sam Shields and defensive assistant Darren Perry.

The trend of late breaking news has led to some speculation by Florio.

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Shields, who has been on injured reserve due to a concussion, is the third Packers player in less than two years whose marijuana-related incident went unnoticed by the local media at the time it occurred. (The others were Datone Jones in 2015 and Geronimo Allen, earlier this week.) It means that the local authorities are protecting the players and the team as best they can (while still, you know, pursuing charges against them) or that the local media is, for whatever reason, asleep at the switch.

 

Gotta wonder, would keeping such stories out of the press serve to protect those involved from league discipline?

If so, this is pretty dirty.

[electro's horse]

Mr Scot threads are great because it offers a glimpse into the pressing concerns of old white men with nothing to fuging do

[countryboi]

52 minutes ago, electro's horse said:

Mr Scot threads are great because it offers a glimpse into the pressing concerns of old white men with nothing to fuging do

what does it say about the youngish black guy that enjoys his posts?

[LinvilleGorge]

I wouldn't call it dirty unless it was an effort pushed by the Packers organization itself. If the local police and media are such fanboys they're willing to act in your best interest on their own accord, that's just a helluva perk not dirty.

[E CaT PanTHer 2]

that's what happens when you're from a small city who lives, breaths, and shits packer football

[Khyber53]

Happens in every town with a professional sports team or a big name university sports program. Heck, it starts probably at the high school level. Jocks get breaks.

Sad part of the unspoken caste system.

[cookinbrak]

Yeah, if it ain't national news, you never hear it.

[Mr. Scot]

19 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I wouldn't call it dirty unless it was an effort pushed by the Packers organization itself. If the local police and media are such fanboys they're willing to act in your best interest on their own accord, that's just a helluva perk not dirty.

Valid. If the Packers were involved, that'd be a pretty huge scandal.

Makes me wonder though. How often do you see stories about Patriots players getting in trouble?

(Aaron Hernandez aside, of course)

[Mr. Scot]

13 minutes ago, Khyber53 said:

Happens in every town with a professional sports team or a big name university sports program. Heck, it starts probably at the high school level. Jocks get breaks.

Sad part of the unspoken caste system.

I'd hazard a guess that it'd be easier to pull off in Green Bay, though.

Easier media to deal with than say, New York.

[Khyber53]

2 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

I'd hazard a guess that it'd be easier to pull off in Green Bay, though.

Easier media to deal with than say, New York.

Without a doubt. But then again, when everyone there kind of owns a piece of the team....

 

[Borat]

3 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Valid. If the Packers were involved, that'd be a pretty huge scandal.

Makes me wonder though. How often do you see stories about Patriots players getting in trouble?

(Aaron Hernandez aside, of course)

Probably also a function of there being very little trouble to get into in Wisconsin.

[KSpan]

18 minutes ago, Borat said:

Probably also a function of there being very little trouble to get into in Wisconsin.

I take it you've never been to Milwaukee or Madison?

[Lemory]

I suppose not everyone cares who's smoking pot. Sucks that guys get punished for smoking weed but they are more than willing to pump you full of painkillers to get you to play. 

[Borat]

20 minutes ago, KSpan said:

I take it you've never been to Milwaukee or Madison?

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