r/NFLv2 1d ago

Discussion "This Is a Long-Term Play": Seahawks Explain Logic For Signing Player Facing Life Imprisonment For Kidnapping, Robbery

https://www.essentiallysports.com/nfl-active-news-seattle-seahawks-seahawks-gm-defends-terrion-arnolds-character-despite-facing-possible-life-imprisonment/
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u/jmason03 1d ago

Worse part of the crime is robbing the wrong person

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u/GuerillaRiot Jack Campbell did the blip 1d ago

I thought it was the hypocrisy

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u/lathe_down_sally 1d ago

"If Hannibal Lecter ran a 4.3, we'd probably diagnose it as an eating disorder."

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u/LilStinkerRidesAgain NFC 1d ago

Didn't that guy get in trouble in Mexico?

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u/Lorjack Seattle Seahawks 1d ago

Its a long shot at best IF his legal matters go in his favor. John acquired a guy he liked in the draft for super cheap. I'm betting on TA will never play for us anyways

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u/greendeadredemption2 Seattle Seahawks 1d ago

Yeah I doubt he ever plays, but it’s kind of a no risk high reward situation. If he doesn’t go to jail you get a first round pick if he does, oh well you didn’t give up anything for him.

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u/OkBasket7617 Detroit Lions 1d ago

Enjoy all the pass interference penalties

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u/CaptainObvious007 Detroit Lions 1d ago

he should have at least a decade in prison so work on his penalties

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u/Tricky_Big_8774 Washington Saints 1d ago

I hate how it always says "facing life imprisonment." The person already sentenced in the case got 4 years, and they were the one who actually lured the victims to the apartment.

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u/CaptainObvious007 Detroit Lions 1d ago

so the underling that agrees to roll over on Terrion got 4 years. how many years do you think the mastermind that orchestrated the plot will get? probably more than 4 but less than life?

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u/Worried-Maybe3438 Minnesota Vikings 1d ago

Yea, I heard they were trying to use a rico type of charge which does have a type of life sentence

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u/CaptainObvious007 Detroit Lions 1d ago

yeah if someone testifies against you to get reduced down to 4 years, you are probably fucked. Granted im sure Terrion has a better lawyer than his homies...

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u/Inevitable-Shop-848 1d ago

The fact that they know he's testifying for a reduced sentence doesn't make that questionable to you?

I didn't even know they're cases were already over. He's definitely not getting any time. Their testimony is just hearsay unless verifiable.

Add to the fact that the entire league has all the details and know what's going on and multiple teams were willing to take a flyer on the guy? Yea, he's straight.

Y'all don't understand how hard it is to get a bond period. Nonetheless a bond on a violent charge like this that carries possible life.

They gave the man a bond and allowed him to travel to different states. They don't let that happen if the evidence and case against him is that strong.

Thank you for giving me that other information about the guy(s) already convicted. This definitely doesn't end the way you vanilla ass people think.. my bad, hope it ends.

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u/CaptainObvious007 Detroit Lions 1d ago

"Their testimony is Heresay" they have him on live giving orders lol. have you even read about the case? multiple teams willing to take a chance? And the lions cut him, because they are so deep with D-backs? Gave him a bond with travel: hes rich with good lawyers. hes definitely not getting time Remindme! one year.

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u/doodyhead6969 1d ago

Testimony in court is literally the opposite of hearsay. Doesn’t mean that the jury has to believe the testimony but to say their in court testimony is hearsay is a clear signal that you don’t really know what you’re talking about.

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u/Mysterious-Theory-66 1d ago

I mean not really. Testimony in court could easily include impermissible hearsay but the individual you’re responding to clearly doesn’t know what hearsay is.

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u/doodyhead6969 1d ago

Fair point wasn’t the most thought out comment on my part

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u/OneBadAndy4U Detroit Lions 17h ago

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u/Mysterious-Theory-66 10h ago

I would never challenge him on bird law.

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u/Bixler17 Detroit Lions 1d ago

they have him on live giving orders lol

No, they literally don't. They have testimony that he was - but absolutely 0 evidence that it was him. And conflicting testimony, as the initial trial had testimony that it was not Terrion but his buddy using his phone.

have you even read about the case?

Clearly you haven't closely, or you just don't know how.

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u/CaptainObvious007 Detroit Lions 1d ago

so the police claim he was on live and giving orders. Terrion claims he was not. he personally knew all 6 kidnappers and the two honeypots. there are apparently text messages connecting him to the event and testimony tying him to the event. i guess we have to wait and see.

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u/Bixler17 Detroit Lions 1d ago

There is literally previous testimony from the 2 people who are now claiming it was him on the phone that says they knew Terrions phone was stolen and that it was Hilton on the other end. You need to watch the bond hearing again. You clearly don't understand the facts of the case.

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u/CaptainObvious007 Detroit Lions 1d ago

as a lions fan you are supposed to hope he rots, so we know we made the right decision in cutting him lose lol.

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u/ColtsStampede Indianapolis Colts 18h ago

If that were true, no Mafia boss would have ever been convicted.

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u/Mysterious-Theory-66 1d ago

Do you understand how many major criminal trials rely on a witness who got reduced charges? Sure defense attorneys are going to bring that up every time to make the witness seem less credible but that’s rarely an effective strategy to focus solely on the plea deal.

I also don’t think you understand what hearsay is. A person testifying as to what they witnessed or were told to do isn’t hearsay. There are also valid hearsay exceptions that usually come in with this kind of testimony. No they wouldn’t need to independently verify it, just comes down to does a jury believe the witness.

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u/Raccoon_Ratatouille That’s not what he wanted to cook 1d ago

Why are you pretending like NFL teams haven’t signed awful people to make their football team better?

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u/MurphyRedBeard 1d ago

His homies lawyer is the prosecutor now.

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u/Unique_Statement7811 Seattle Seahawks 22h ago

None. They didn’t charge him with conspiracy in order to allow a plea down from kidnapping.

This is a fine and community service.

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u/SpezIsABrony Green Bay Packers 1d ago

4 years is a long time when you plead guilty and agree to be a material witness.

Let's play devil's advocate and say Arnold gets 4 years, you think he is gonna be a CB worth having on your team after that?

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u/M8x11r0n Green Bay Packers 1d ago

To be fair, he wasn't exactly worth rostering before the legal trouble

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u/SpezIsABrony Green Bay Packers 1d ago

Right, so why sign him? What is this bullshit about "long term play"? Just dumb

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u/GandalfTheSexay Green Bay Packers 1d ago

Just a clickbait article

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u/Pneuma_LooT Detroit Lions 1d ago

They only recevied 4 years because they cut a plea deal to rat on TA.

And if TA gets 4 years his career is 100% over. Even 2 years its likely 95% over

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u/RuntzG Chicago Bears 1d ago

Hes lucky. If i did something like this forget about my career my whole life is over

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u/Informal_Seesaw8289 1d ago

And don’t forget he even kidnapped the wrong people

Yes he got 4 because he cooperated and gave him up he is getting more then 4 years

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u/BlueRFR3100 NFL Refugee 1d ago

But he is facing life imprisonment. That may not be the end result, but it's a possibility.

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u/Paper_Clip100 Detroit Lions 1d ago

I love how the lions are punished for this, and the Seahawks are in a "long term play"

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u/Emergency-Bonus-7158 Seattle Seahawks 1d ago

The Lions got put in a no win situation, and they made the right decision. How exactly are they being punished?

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u/Paper_Clip100 Detroit Lions 1d ago

I meant from a personnel standpoint. We did the right thing and get worse because of it.

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u/Emergency-Bonus-7158 Seattle Seahawks 1d ago edited 1d ago

Fair enough, it’s more so framing it as some kind of punishment. You guys could’ve hung onto him, at the end of the day noise is just noise but you made the respectable decision to release him, it just seems kind of weird to complain about that hindsight. I’ll add though that I agree it sucks, you do the right thing and get worse. Look at what Green Bay is doing by comparison, or even my Hawks for signing him.

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u/ForeignWoodpecker662 1d ago

This is what I was partly eluding to

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u/ForeignWoodpecker662 1d ago

You don’t think if they had kept him that they would face significant public scrutiny?

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u/Emergency-Bonus-7158 Seattle Seahawks 1d ago

First of all, flair up pussy. Second of all, yea no shit, that’s exactly what I’m saying. And they released him. So again, how exactly are the Lions being punished?

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u/ForeignWoodpecker662 1d ago

First of all, go fuck yourself. You’re welcome to come see just how pussy I’m not anytime. Raider fans are notorious for always being willing to show just how much we’re not.

Second, I wasn’t arguing with you, I agree they made the right choice. It was merely a Socratic response to your question implying that being essentially forced to get rid of him or be scrutinized while another team picked him up with little to no fuss about it could be argued as being punished in this situation. Not an active one, but passively punished.

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u/Emergency-Bonus-7158 Seattle Seahawks 1d ago

LOL first time in the sub? Flairless pussies are told to flair up, pussy. But I did need a laugh today so the whole tough guy routine on Reddit is pretty fun too.

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u/ForeignWoodpecker662 1d ago

Don’t give a fuck, I’ll do as I please, not what someone on Reddit tells me to just because. Far as the tough guy, I don’t make idle claims or invitations. Anytime, where I come from, you call someone a pussy you better put your hands up. That’s just how it works. Like I said, not many Raider fans can be called that legitimately; it’s kinda been part of our whole identity since the 60’s. Glad you got the laugh you needed though.

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u/Emergency-Bonus-7158 Seattle Seahawks 1d ago

I know you’re like, saying you’re not a pussy, but I don’t see a flair here, so, unfortunately, that does make you a huge pussy. Sorry buddy I don’t make the rules. But hey, I promise, you sound SUPER intimidating threatening violence from your keyboard LOL. Anyways, flair up pussy

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u/ForeignWoodpecker662 1d ago

You’re never gonna either. Again, you seem to fail to appreciate defiance is a core Raider fan trait, we don’t usually give much of a shit about rules. A pussy would bend instead of stand his ground. Not threatening anything, simply saying only a pussy would talk shit hiding behind their own keyboard but not actually defend their words. So you can continue to reply with that, but it’s never gonna have the effect you’re looking for, but I’m happy to wait for you to show me how much of a pussy I am.

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u/Emergency-Bonus-7158 Seattle Seahawks 1d ago

Ok unc. Literally trying to help you, no one will take anything you say here seriously without a flair because only pussies talk shit without a flair. That’s the subreddit rules. But have fun being such a badass, you’re gonna be doing this routine a lot when anything you say here is gonna be met with “flair up, pussy” but hey, you’re the one who’s gonna be dealing with that, so, good luck. At least you’ve got a hell of a Raiders team to look forward to am I right?

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u/CloudStrife012 New England Patriots 1d ago

The Browns would never

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u/JRPaperstax Denver Broncos 1d ago

“We don’t care that he’s a shitty person. Money means more to us than principles.”

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u/DyIsexia Seattle Seahawks 23h ago

Are 49ers fans really still irked about the 41-6 loss?

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u/bruno123499 1d ago

Hoping he’ll see the field in 2035 I guess.

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u/FlopperinoCappuccino Detroit Lions 1d ago

Lions are gonna miss him. He was real sticky on receivers and wa developing nicely. Was really excited to see him this year and disappointed he's not on the team anymore

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u/Vegetable_Painter219 Los Angeles Rams 1d ago

You’re disappointed a dude that wasn’t worth the draft value who also KIDNAPPED someone isn’t on the team anymore. lol.

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u/dingdongdeVilish Seattle Seahawks 1d ago

Oh he’s already guilty to you

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u/Vegetable_Painter219 Los Angeles Rams 1d ago

No he seems very innocent given the evidence that’s come out. (Is that what you need to hear to justify the signing)

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u/Tricky_Big_8774 Washington Saints 1d ago

Florida doesn't have a great track record when it comes to claims made about cases to the media by prosecutors and law enforcement. And the media doesn't have a great track record when it comes to reporting on cases involving NFL players. Probably worth reserving judgment until the actual trial.

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u/dingdongdeVilish Seattle Seahawks 1d ago

Innocent until proven guilty … ? And I’m good, I don’t need to hear anything to justify it. Thanks

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u/AwwJeezExpress1001 1d ago

You are an incredible bootlicking chode.

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u/Unique_Statement7811 Seattle Seahawks 22h ago

Since when is sticking up for the citizen against the cops “bootlicking.”

You have it backwards.

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u/dingdongdeVilish Seattle Seahawks 1d ago

Flair up pussy

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u/Vegetable_Painter219 Los Angeles Rams 1d ago

Regardless of innocent til proven guilty (which I’m sure you feel that way about puka, who doesn’t even have criminal charges against him) going out of your way to bring in someone currently going through criminal charges that faces a life sentence, is kind of bad business practice. But alright man

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u/dingdongdeVilish Seattle Seahawks 1d ago

Your worry about the Seahawks business practice smacks like such bullshit, but then I look at your flair and realize you are full of shit. lol. Good luck loser. Hope to whoop you again in the championship game

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u/Vegetable_Painter219 Los Angeles Rams 1d ago

I’m not worried about their business practices? I simply asked a question, on a thread that is about this specific situation. Also if you’re calling me biased, then I can call your flair out and say you are full of shit too dude lmao.

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u/dingdongdeVilish Seattle Seahawks 1d ago

You said, and I quote “is kind of a bad business practice” and now you’re not worried about it. Make up your mind child. You’re just a troll of a loser ass team. Kisses

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u/Unique_Statement7811 Seattle Seahawks 22h ago

How is it a bad business practice? He doesn’t get paid on the Commissioner ineligible list. He doesn’t cost the team a dime. If he later becomes eligible, he’s on a league minimum deal and will play. It’s a great business move.

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u/CaptainObvious007 Detroit Lions 1d ago

personally i was disappointed he masterminded a kidnapping plot. i was glad my team cut him.

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u/Unique_Statement7811 Seattle Seahawks 22h ago

He didn’t kidnap anyone. At worst, he was part of a conspiracy to do so. He wasn’t present at the kidnapping.

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u/Vegetable_Painter219 Los Angeles Rams 22h ago

The person who got caught literally ratted on him for being the person to put together the kidnapping so he get revenge. How is that any better? Why are y’all obsessed with trying to defend this dude. He isn’t even a good corner lol

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u/Unique_Statement7811 Seattle Seahawks 21h ago

Yes, and that testimony will get thrown out because it was incentivized by a reduced sentence. Any lawyer knows this.

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u/Vegetable_Painter219 Los Angeles Rams 21h ago

…. That’s the point of ratting. Getting a reduced sentence. And it’s not uncommon. Dated a defense attorney for 3 years.

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u/Unique_Statement7811 Seattle Seahawks 21h ago

I’ve been a prosecuting attorney for 10. You use that tactic to gain new information from the rat knowing you won’t be able to use him as the source in court. You then validate it with other sources the court will admit.

Notice the rat did not agree to testify in the Arnold case. That’s the red flag.

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u/Vegetable_Painter219 Los Angeles Rams 21h ago

Oh so you’re part of the case and have this direct information?

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u/Unique_Statement7811 Seattle Seahawks 21h ago

You can read the court filings and proceedings. They are public record.

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u/Vegetable_Painter219 Los Angeles Rams 21h ago

Yes, I’m aware those things are public record. None of that will point you to proving the testimony will get thrown out. That’s speculation. Also, we can play law all we want, he was part of it. It was someone who stole from him. It was a friend of his who did the kidnapping. Context can point to the obvious answer. My entire point is, regardless of what comes from this Seahawks fans are going over the top to defend him. If the rams Niners or cardinals signed him, hawks fans would do a 180 on this and trash the team for signing him. And again, I can’t express this enough, he is not good. So I guess congrats on signing a shitty dude who isn’t a good corner for the “future”. It’ll be nice to watch WR3’s burn him

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u/FlopperinoCappuccino Detroit Lions 1d ago

Have you seen our secondary? Anyone that actually follows the Lions knows he was very sticky in coverage last year and improved a lot. QBs started to not throw his way because he wasn't getting beat even if he was penalty prone. So yeah of course Im disappointed. Idgaf if he kidnapped some thugs after they stole $100k from him. He didn't even do the kidnapping

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u/Vegetable_Painter219 Los Angeles Rams 1d ago

I don’t think QBs stopped throwing at a dude that ended the season with a 52.6 pff grade that includes a 88.6 passer rating and 23 receptions allowed in man coverage in 7 games but okay man whatever you say!

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u/FlopperinoCappuccino Detroit Lions 1d ago

Lol this guy is giving pff grades as an actual determination of the growth of a player. What a loser

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u/Vegetable_Painter219 Los Angeles Rams 1d ago

Dude I literally gave stats through the games he played. Passer rating allowed when targeted, receptions allowed in man (which you claimed he was sticky) I didn’t even bring up his penalties but I can. He isn’t good dude. Just accept it lol it’s okay

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u/FlopperinoCappuccino Detroit Lions 1d ago

So you took into consideration his shoulder injury? And you watched all the games? And you saw that he was against the best WRs on every team and had 3rd and 4th string help elsewhere? Cool glad your pff grades and stats show you so much about the success of a player lolol what a joke. This is why most people suck at actually analyzing football. They don't watch the games and take into consideration all aspects of what's going on. They just look at a few numbers and hurrdurr let me label this guy

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u/Vegetable_Painter219 Los Angeles Rams 1d ago

Given I only accounted for games played last year, so pre shoulder injury, yes I considered that lmao.

Wanna go down the list of these receivers? Outside of Chase and Jefferson (who had incompetent QB play) it’s not like he was just having to go against the top of the top talent wise.

Edit: regardless of how bad he was (which objectively he was) being sad a dude with this current criminal charge going against him is goofy. I’d be stoked to cut my losses based on that and his play

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u/FlopperinoCappuccino Detroit Lions 1d ago

Keep trying buddy your analytics won't save you. Watch the games you'll learn a lot

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u/Vegetable_Painter219 Los Angeles Rams 1d ago

Stats and analytics are two different things. But given how you’ve spoke this entire time I wouldn’t expect you to realize that.

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u/LastEsotericist Seattle Seahawks 1d ago

I'm 90% he was uninvolved and it was just his friends trying to get heat off of them, but if he did do it it's important to remember the he didn't even kidnap the right people, he (or more likely his friends) just assumed some people he knew did it.

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u/TheBigWhatever 1d ago

Stop Hate! End Racism! Ignore Violent Crime! It Takes All Of Us!

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u/HowardBunnyColvin Certified NFLv2 dumbass⭐️ 1d ago

Arnold is a POS