Seriously. I get pissed off when I see Matt Millen on some of the NFL shows. Why should ANYBODY care what he says? I mean, as far as I am concerned, I could have been the GM of the Lions and not done worse than Matt Millen. He just made so many dumb DUMB decisions.
I have no reason to wish failure on some guy making a comeback attempt. But your BS detector is broken if it didn't go off while watching this.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/eticket/story?page=090814/rogers There is the article about him on ESPN. Basically the same as the vid but it goes into more detail about how he grew up and other stuff.
For those who have seen the Houston MVP thread and Ric's discussion of Andre Johnson not being a Game Breaker because of a lack of TDs. I wonder if he things Rogers is a game breaker with that TD to reception ratio.
Well so much for this interview. NOVI, Mich. -- Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers has been arrested on a drunken-driving charge. The 28-year-old Rogers was arrested Wednesday afternoon after he refused a Breathalyzer test, police said. Results of a blood test are pending. Rogers was arraigned Thursday on charges of operating while intoxicated and operating without a valid license. He was ordered held on $50,000 bond and didn't have an attorney on record with the court. A pretrial conference is set for Monday. Both charges are misdemeanors and each carry a penalty of up to 93 days in jail and/or a $500 fine. The second overall pick in the 2003 NFL draft served a 30-day jail sentence, with credit for 15 days, earlier this year instead of staying in an intensive counseling program after violating probation in a domestic violence case. Rogers was found "non-responsive behind the wheel" of a 2003 Mercedes on Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. The car was running and the vehicle was still in gear in a left-turn lane, authorities said. According to a police report, Rogers did not respond to requests to open the vehicle's locked doors, resulting in fire officials gaining entry through the sunroof to secure the vehicle. Rogers has struggled with sobriety in recent years. In an interview with ESPN's "Outside The Lines" this summer, he spoke of getting clean and turning his life around. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4481072
Unbelievable. And not that DUI's are an uncommon thing, but part of what he was implying in this golden interview with Jemele Hill was that he understood the importance of improving his decision making. Clearly, he's not grasping that concept. No GM will ever trust this guy. You can only blow (no pun intended, for those that saw the interview) so many opportunities before you just give up on somebody.
How much do NFL First round picks usually get payed? How long can this guy live off that first check?
His rookie contract was 6 yrs/$55 million, with $14 million guaranteed. However, earlier this month, the Lions filed suit against Rogers for breach of contract and the $6.1 million he was paid. http://www.mlive.com/lions/index.ssf/2009/09/lions_sue_exreceiver_charles_r.html
Rogers sent to jail after passing out NOVI, Mich. -- Former Lions and Michigan State receiver Charles Rogers has been sentenced to 93 days in jail for contempt of court after apparently drinking too much and passing out at a Mexican restaurant. Novi (Mich.) District Court Judge Robert Bondy on Wednesday ordered Rogers to serve 93 days in Oakland County Jail, with credit for 17 days served. Novi Deputy Police Chief Tom Lindberg said officers arrested Rogers on Tuesday at an On the Border restaurant on a warrant for disobeying a sobriety court order. The order was imposed after Rogers pleaded guilty in September to impaired driving. Lindberg says Rogers was visibly intoxicated Tuesday and was taken to a hospital. He spent the night in custody, and district Judge Robert Bondy sentenced him Wednesday. Messages were left with Rogers' lawyer, Justin Barnett. Rogers, 28, the No. 2 NFL draft pick in 2003, pleaded guilty in September to impaired driving and re-entered a sobriety court program, which involves intensive counseling and testing. A police source said Rogers was taken into custody at about 3:15 p.m. ET Tuesday after employees were unable to rouse him and feared he may have had a heart attack, The Detroit News reported. "He was showing signs of intoxication and was uncooperative, and at that point our officers determined that he had a warrant out for his arrest," Lindberg said Wednesday, according to the Detroit Free Press. Rogers pleaded guilty in September to charges stemming from an incident in which he was found "non-responsive behind the wheel" of a vehicle that was still running, in gear and in a left-turn lane, authorities said. Earlier in 2008 he had served a 30-day jail sentence, with credit for 15 days, instead of staying in an intensive counseling program after violating probation in a domestic violence case. Rogers was suspended by the Lions for substance abuse in 2005 and released the next year. The team says he must repay two-thirds of a $9.1 million bonus. Information from The Associated Press was used in this report. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4800941
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kx6u5DhuGxw&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kx6u5DhuGxw&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> I'll admit it. I really wished that Charles Rogers would have fallen to the Texans during the draft. When he came out he had it all size, speed, and way better hands and route running then AJ. He just didn't have it upstairs. I'm really glad we got AJ now. Too bad this guy can't get it together.
