If Terry Glenn wanted to latch on to an NFL team this season, this was certainly the wrong way to get their attention:
According to Irving police, Glenn, the Dallas Cowboys’ leading receiver in 2005 and an integral part of their 2006 playoff team, was arrested at a hotel last week on charges of public intoxication and possession of marijuana. He also had four outstanding traffic warrants issued in Roanoke.
Glenn’s NFL career may not be over, but this is certainly a step in the wrong direction. Apparently if you’re young and golden and marketable it’s okay to get caught smoking pot. But if you’re a 34-year-old receiver who’s undergone two knee surgeries and played only one game the last two seasons …
Far as I can tell this is Glenn’s third arrest. He was booked for public intoxication in 2005 when officers caught him urinating behind a fast-food restaurant dumpster, and for assaulting the mother of his then-5-year-old son in 2001.
I’ve never played in the NFL so I obviously don’t know the temptations that surround players on a daily and nightly basis. But I would have to believe that if I were a 34-year old player hoping to catch on with a team for one or two more years, I would do my best to not get freaking arrested for taking a whiz on public property and smoking dope. I mean really, how hard is it to use a toilet?
Forget a comeback – no team is going to take a chance on him now. (As I wrote that last sentence, the Bengals just telephoned Glenn.)
