Not His Bess Day

[Boom_70]

We're not even into NFL off season yet and there is already some great
stories hitting the wire on players acting badly.

Davone Bess is the latest.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000314399/article/davone-bess-arrested-at-airport-on-multiple-charges

A TSA officer wrote in the complaint affidavit that several passengers at the airport reported strange behavior from Bess. He was dancing and singing, with his pants repeatedly falling down. Bess was then approached by the officer, at which time Bess squeezed his cup of coffee in order to spill the liquid on the officer, according to the report. Bess proceeded to take a "fighting stance" toward the officer and take off his shirt. The officer said Bess appeared to be under the influence of an unknown narcotic.

 

[LongTimeListener]

I think I have a line on the unknown narcotic:

http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2014-01-16/davone-bess-weed-marijuana-photo-twitter-cleveland-browns

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Stop working YF's corners.

 

[BDC99]

Not a good month for Bess ... from AP:

The arrest comes one day after Bess posted a photo on his Twitter page of a small package containing what appears to be marijuana. The photo was later deleted. Last month, a photo posted on Bess’ Instagram account showed him lighting a cigar or marijuana joint next to a photo of late reggae star Bob Marley, a Rastafarian flag around his shoulders.
On Dec. 19, the Browns placed Bess on the reserve/non-football illness list for what were described as personal reasons. He missed the final two games of the season.

 

[joe king]

Not a good month for Bess ... from AP:

The arrest comes one day after Bess posted a photo on his Twitter page of a small package containing what appears to be marijuana. The photo was later deleted. Last month, a photo posted on Bess’ Instagram account showed him lighting a cigar or marijuana joint next to a photo of late reggae star Bob Marley, a Rastafarian flag around his shoulders.
On Dec. 19, the Browns placed Bess on the reserve/non-football illness list for what were described as personal reasons. He missed the final two games of the season.

Is stupidity a non-football illness?

 

[DeskMonkey1]

Not a good month for Bess ... from AP:

The arrest comes one day after Bess posted a photo on his Twitter page of a small package containing what appears to be marijuana. The photo was later deleted. Last month, a photo posted on Bess’ Instagram account showed him lighting a cigar or marijuana joint next to a photo of late reggae star Bob Marley, a Rastafarian flag around his shoulders.
On Dec. 19, the Browns placed Bess on the reserve/non-football illness list for what were described as personal reasons. He missed the final two games of the season.

I read that as "posted a photo on his Twitter page of his small package" and had to do a doubletake

 

[BDC99]

Guy seems like he needs some help. Or to kick the drugs.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/01/17/3876798/former-miami-dolphins-receiver.html

The police report detailing Davone Bess' alleged assault of a Broward sheriff's deputy Friday depicts an unstable, violent man, likely on drugs.

It's the same condition in which authorities discovered Bess, the former Dolphins receiver, in his Cooper City home 10 months earlier -- and the reason his family had him hospitalized against his will.

Six BSO deputies were needed that night to restrain Bess, who was screaming, “Hide the guns!” “Where is my weed?” and “I want to get in the end zone; throw me the football!” according to the incident report.

Word of Bess’ prior meltdown was never made public until now.

A month after his hospitalization, the Dolphins traded him to the the Cleveland Browns, where he remains to this day. A team spokesman said the Browns are aware of the situation and are working to gather more information.

 

[NoOneLikesUs]

A month after his hospitalization, the Dolphins traded him to the the Cleveland Browns, where he remains to this day. A team spokesman said the Browns are aware of the situation and are working to gather more information.

Great job Joe Banner and Mike Lombardi.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

Why is this an indictment of the Browns brass rstherr than the Dolphins'? More reason to believe they didn't let the Browns know what was up and merely dumped a troubled player overboars.

 

[Boom_70]

As I recall the Dolphins were less than candid about Brandon Marshall
but that worked out for The Bears.

As pot becomes legal in more states, I think people are just going to have to learn to
deal with more festive pubic behavior. The new norm until publc intoxication laws are
rewritten.

 

[BDC99]

As I recall the Dolphins were less than candid about Brandon Marshall
but that worked out for The Bears.

As pot becomes legal in more states, I think people are just going to have to learn to
deal with more festive pubic behavior. The new norm until publc intoxication laws are
rewritten.

As far as I know, pot doesn't make you act in the manners described in these stories. Unless it's laced with something else, which is entirely possible.

Why is this an indictment of the Browns brass rstherr than the Dolphins'? More reason to believe they didn't let the Browns know what was up and merely dumped a troubled player overboars.

Because the Browns are a complete mess. Good luck with that Rich Bisaccia hire. Hahahahahaha! It's not clear whether the team knew this at the time. Seems they didn't. I'd fault both sides in this one if they weren't aware of it.

 

[spikechiquet]

So...no background checks before taking a player in, huh?
<img src="http://www.clevescene.com/binary/419b/1388670744-shirtfrontbig.jpg">

 

[Big Circus]

Not a good month for Bess ... from AP:

The arrest comes one day after Bess posted a photo on his Twitter page of a small package containing what appears to be marijuana. The photo was later deleted. Last month, a photo posted on Bess’ Instagram account showed him lighting a cigar or marijuana joint next to a photo of late reggae star Bob Marley, a Rastafarian flag around his shoulders.
On Dec. 19, the Browns placed Bess on the reserve/non-football illness list for what were described as personal reasons. He missed the final two games of the season.

I read that as "posted a photo on his Twitter page of his small package" and had to do a doubletake

That happened, too.

http://deadspin.com/davone-bess-tweets-picture-of-himself-completely-naked-1504093817

 

[BDC99]

Happened to read this yesterday before I read about Bess, but it made me stop and think. Pot wouldn't make him act like that normally, but bath salts or PCP certainly could. And while it's a bit of a stretch, maybe Bess has an affinity for pot laced with PCP or something similar. The fact that they are from similar backgrounds made me recall what Dr. Dre said in this piece.

DR. DRE

I saw people doing drugs when I was eleven years old. Back then, the popular drug was PCP. For some reason, when people did this drug, they’d want to take their clothes off and run down the middle of the street.

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/news/dr-dre-interview-0114

 

[BDC99]

http://nfl.si.com/2014/01/16/davone-bess-marijuana-photo-cleveland-browns/

From the comments:

Rickapolis 2 days ago
The best thing about smoking pot (or so I've been told) is that unlike alcohol, and certainly unlike cocaine, is that NOBODY that is stoned wants to fight. You just say, 'Hey man, don't worry about, okay', and go about you business.

Babbaloey
@Rickapolis Incorrect. Myth.

hfuhruhurr
@Babbaloey @Rickapolis Sorry, I'm sure Rickapolis meant to say "the best thing about smoking pot not laced with PCP." Duh.

Ryan19
@Rickapolis Not necessarily true. When I'm stoned I usually get in a couple fights every time. And I beat those bags of chips senseless. They never stood a chance.

 

[Liut]

First thought was this was going to be about Harry Truman and his wife.

 

[BadgerBeer]

I understand that our first instinct with a situation like this is to crack wise, at least that is my first instinct. However, I tend to think that this is a mental health issue and I fear that we will be talking about this kid being dead if he isn't helped soon. I feel sorry for the kid and am expecting the worst.

 

[Big Circus]

Here's Bess's best day, in my opinion - the time he freaked Lardarius Webb to sleep.

 

[Iron_chet]

Happened to read this yesterday before I read about Bess, but it made me stop and think. Pot wouldn't make him act like that normally, but bath salts or PCP certainly could. And while it's a bit of a stretch, maybe Bess has an affinity for pot laced with PCP or something similar. The fact that they are from similar backgrounds made me recall what Dr. Dre said in this piece.

DR. DRE

I saw people doing drugs when I was eleven years old. Back then, the popular drug was PCP. For some reason, when people did this drug, they’d want to take their clothes off and run down the middle of the street.

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/news/dr-dre-interview-0114