Indianapolis Colts Player Ed Johnson Arrested on Drug Charge
by BSD on Sep 10, 2008 2:39 PM EDT
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Indianapolis Colts president Bill Polian announced today that defensive tackle Ed Johnson was arrested for speeding and possession of marijuana early this morning in Hamilton County.
"Those charges have been filed, it is my understanding, and we are in the process right now of determining what course of action to take with respect to discipline," Polian said. "There will be discipline, the question is what is it."
Johnson is a starter but coach Tony Dungy said he would not play Sunday when the Colts face Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Dungy said he was uncertain who would replace the second-year player from Penn State in the lineup.
Johnson was unavailable for comment.
Update: Colts release him.
Colts president Bill Polian said the team would waive Johnson Thursday. He said the Colts consider every violation of a team rule or NFL policy on a case-by-case basis.
"In this particular case, Ed was well aware that his past history required him to be in complete compliance with club rules," Polian said.
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Boom goes the dynamite
WTF is wrong with these idiots players.
I don't know, Mello Yello is pretty awful. What's the worst that could happen?
Dungy has obviously lost control of his players...
by Screen Name 20 on Sep 10, 2008 2:53 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
He's to old...
lost touch with todays game and should retire now…
by WETSU on Sep 10, 2008 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I heard the Indianapolis D.A. is cracking down on Colts players hardcore
But on the bright side, at least he didn’t pull a knife on Peyton over a cell phone case.
I bleed Blue and White.
by Horse N Buggy on Sep 10, 2008 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
What I don't get
How come the police didn’t need three weeks to do an investigation on this?
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
My guess is that
it was unquestionable that the MJ was in Johnson’s possession. In 5204-gate, it’s probably dubious at best.
by Screen Name 20 on Sep 10, 2008 3:04 PM EDT up reply actions
good question
i guess no one is out there trying to bring down the entire colts organization?
Another PSU defensive lineman...
Funny how it’s those guys who always seem to be in trouble, huh?
by Run Up The Score on Sep 10, 2008 3:26 PM EDT reply actions
Hmm, are you implying...
LJsr is a pusher?
by Screen Name 20 on Sep 10, 2008 3:59 PM EDT up reply actions
And the hits just keep on coming
I know Ed is no longer with Penn State but his actions reflect poorly on us all. There’s something broken in Happy Valley these days and I sure hope it gets fixed sooner rather than later.
I know that PSU Football players have never been choir boys but they’ve never behaved this poorly.
On the record as a longtime supporter of Daryll Clark
How is this not Larry Johnson Sr.'s fault
Over an over again, the guys who get in trouble have either been players who play directly for, or have been recrutied by Larry Johnson Sr. His kids were no angels either. Maybe he’s not our best recruiter after all.
"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008
Neighbor
Ed Johnston was my neighbor sophomore year of college. Him and some other guy who quit I think.
Whoa! Wait a minute before we attach this to the current issues...
Easy Ed was booted from the team prior to going to the bowl that year…thus should be used as an example of Penn State doing the right thing – he had a history of issues here – when the reached the boiling point he was left off the team roster for the post season and did not return. After the fact LJ Sr. and Joe did some outreach to the Colts to get him a shot at a job in the NFL …thus continuing to have a positive impact on the kid’s life when they could have just cut him loose. I believe Joe got Austin Scott a tryout w/ the Browns, even after his efforts to undercut his own career.
We can talk about loss of control of the program – but the record generally speaks for itself in terms of Joe giving second chances, then doing the right thing when the 2nd chance blew up. Bobby Engram…Rashard Casey…Ed Johnson…Taylor/Baker…Harriot…Anwar Phillips…etc.
Kids deserve to get a 2nd chance in most instances. If they screw up again, that’s on them…but kudos to Joe and the program for continuing to look after these kids after they leave…
By no means is it a perfect program – it wasn’t in the late 80s/early 90s when I went to school (think Engram stole some stereo equip – Tom Bill got busted for drunk and disorderly) and it isn’t now…but it’s not nearly as bad as painted by OTL and the anti Joe folks whose agenda is to move on…
Just some 2 cents from the devil’s advocate…
I don't disagree
I’m also all for second chances. Personally, I find possession of pot to be as worrisome as a rainy day (less in fact).
But…We can’t laud L.J. Sr. the recruiter on signing day (we all do, just look at the verbals in this class alone) and piss and whine that our players keep getting in trouble. There is a pattern here.
"I honestly think the "Spread HD" is going to work pretty well, and we’ll be just fine this year". - 8-27-2008
I was more upset...
that some students complained about noise at 8:00 than that players had pot.
Really, I’m concerned about the students. I graduated not that long ago (‘02), and maybe I’m wrong, but I can’t imagine either 1) students provoking a fight with players and then crying about it, pressing charges, etc or 2) students complaining about noise at 8:00 during the first week of classes (when no one goes to class) back then. But now, it’s commonplace. The other side of that coin is that I can’t imagine the students back then being named “the best student section” in the country either.
This all points to one conclusion: pot consumption in state college is down dramatically from my salad days when life was green. And that’s what really disappoints me.
Well, you’re assuming it was actually a student who called and dimed them out. It could have very well been a beat cop driving by and decided to investigate on his own. Face it, PSU cops & football players aren’t exactly BFF.
by Tailgate Shogun on Sep 10, 2008 6:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Someone wants JoePa gone...
And is selling dope to these kids. Does spineless Spanier have any deadbeat siblings he’s hiring on the side…
me thinks...
the D.A. from state college is a Pats fan, and since Fagboy Brady is out for the season, he drove out to Indy with the pot from the 5204-gate, and planted it in ed johnsons possession. its a conspiracy. or MAYBE ed was the one that got it for the guys in 5204, and he took a cut for himself…. i hear they get good shit in indy from canada
(im being completely sarcastic)
For the glory
Didn't Ed sit out (not in school)
a whole year before his senior year? Does any one remember what that was all about?
Sexual assault issue
On the record as a longtime supporter of Daryll Clark
by ReadingNitFan on Sep 10, 2008 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions
That can't be true
All girls ALWAYS want to get felt up…always.
I bleed Blue and White.
by Horse N Buggy on Sep 11, 2008 10:53 AM EDT up reply actions
Yes, Yes, I am joking.
I bleed Blue and White.
by Horse N Buggy on Sep 11, 2008 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions
Ed
he sat out the Outback bowl for the always dubious “violation of team rules”. Draw your own conclusions.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
Johnson did have a history
Johnson had a couple of violations of team rules as I recall…was given a 2nd chance, and a third before being left of Orange Bowl roster. (if memory serves…).
amazing, here is the link: http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080910/SPORTS03/80910053
His salary was $370,000, and he was told repeatedly, even yesterday to not break the rules. What a waste, I wonder if another team will pick him up.
I don't know, Mello Yello is pretty awful. What's the worst that could happen?
I am apparently not too good at making links work, sorry
I don't know, Mello Yello is pretty awful. What's the worst that could happen?
Al Davis and Jerry Jones.......
are probably smokin the phones as we speak.
Eric Watters Atlanta, Ga.
don't put them in the subject line
I suggest using the little chain link button in the comment editor for your links. Select the text you want to create a link with and hit the button. A window will pop up. Then just cut and paste the website url into the window.
Mike
Black Shoe Diaries
Maybe Evans and Koroma
were just holding the weed for Ed Johnson?
I thought only safeties played 15 yards off the ball?
Good...
he got what he deserves….i don’t feel bad at all for him….maybe he will finally realize what he’s lost, just to smoke some hippie hay. What a joke!!!
by PSUfanSTUCKinSECland on Sep 10, 2008 10:32 PM EDT reply actions
Maybe THIS will finally serve notice to our players that they can’t just decide to break the rules and suffer no consequences. This guy just got FIRED for his stupidity.
Can someone send the 5204 kids this link?
by Tailgate Shogun on Sep 11, 2008 5:22 AM EDT reply actions
Great point
hopefully someone is sharing this w/ the 5204 kids to show that “a little bit of pot” can, in fact, affect your life.
Some
People are just stupid and this joker might not get another chance. There are plenty of good DL available, he was nothing special and now he doesn’t have a job.
reminds me of an SNL clip....
With all these players getting busted with weed, especially the 5204 boys after they had 40 minutes to dispose of the weed before the police returned with the warrant, it reminds me of this michael vick SNL clip called "Really!?! with Seth and Amy.
by Lovethosefreakinnittanylions on Sep 12, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions
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