Thurman violates probation
posted by Mark at 3:54 PM
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Post a Comment*I would certainly suspect the NFL knew this when Goodell issued his reinstatement decision last week. Wonder if TJ still thinks the commissioner is being mean to Thurman.
He missed a meeting on the 24th and the commish makes his ruling 2 days later... clearly ths and the unpaid fine could be what the league knew that the rest of us didn't.
that was a typo...TJ said " It's not like the comissioner's being mean" , if you read the rest of his statement you would have understood that.
Given the EEOC decision where it sided with a basketball player who was banned from the NBA for violating its substance abuse policy -- which the EEOC found violated the ADA -- seems that the NFL should be concerned about the same thing re: Thurman. This precedence could allow Thurman to sue the NFL for his past earnings, unless he also failed a drug test after being suspended last year. If he has not failed any tests since being suspended last year, I think Thurman should sue the NFL under the ADA.
See, below article that can be found on CBS Sports...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is siding with former Dallas Mavericks player Roy Tarpley in his legal fight for reinstatement by the NBA, which banned him in 1995 for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
The EEOC ruled that the NBA violated the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to reinstate Tarpley, 42, who has passed all drug tests taken in the last four years, EEOC District Director Spencer Lewis wrote in a letter of determination dated May 17. The letter was sent to Tarpley, the Mavericks and league attorneys.
In a separate letter, dated June 28, Lewis wrote that the EEOC's attempt to mediate an out-of-court resolution had failed, clearing the way for Tarpley to sue within 90 days. He is seeking at least $6.5 million, said Joe Walker, his attorney.
"The goal of the whole action is to get him reinstated, get his name back, and also to compensate him for the loss he's incurred," Walker told Houston TV station KRIV on Wednesday.
Tarpley acknowledged that he is too old to make a comeback.
"Right now it's about me getting my name back and being able to help someone else who's struggling with issues," Tarpley said.
NBA spokesman Tim Frank declined comment. Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and a team spokeswoman couldn't immediately be reached for comment by the Associated Press on Wednesday.
In a six-season career with the Mavericks that was interrupted by one suspension and ended by another, Tarpley averaged 12.6 points and 10.0 rebounds per game.
The 7-foot Tarpley was the seventh pick in the 1986 NBA Draft out of Michigan. He played for the Mavericks from 1986 until he was thrown out of the NBA in October 1991 for using cocaine.
For two years Tarpley played professional basketball in Greece until he was reinstated by the NBA in 1994. He then signed a six-year, $20 million contract with the Mavericks.
But Tarpley's NBA return didn't last long. He was permanently banned from the league in December 1995 for using alcohol and violating the terms of a court-imposed personal aftercare program.
Thurman (and Henry for that matter) are idiots and a cancer to this team. We need to cut both and move on, just like we did with Pickens, Dillon, and Spikes - all who did not want to be here. And we have lived without them just fine.
Hey 11:14, I had it RIGHT. Maybe YOU need to read the rest of his statement. Here is Houshmandzadeh's full quote:
"That shocked me, man. It's like the commissioner is being mean," wide receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh said. "I can't see why (Thurman) wouldn't get reinstated if he did everything he was supposed to do."
Man I hate it when I'm RIGHT.
Source: http://www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/pro/bengals/2007/07/27/ddn072707bengals.html
Leave TJ alone. I read the statement he made and the biggest word in that statement was "if". As in "if he did everything he was supposed to." TJ didn't say "when" becaise at the time nobody knew about the missed appointment with the law officials. And you definetly need to leave Chris Henry out of everything. He's been pretty good since last season's suspensions. Quit being critics and try being true fans for once.
1:07- Go back to high school...
I'm RIGHT!!!!
HAHAHA!!
Go Bengals.
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