ET -- Off Topic, but it's got to be seen here...

[jshawaii22]

https://www.tmz.com/2020/05/06/earl-thomas-wife-arrested-gun-baltimore-ravens-star-cheating-allegations/

All i can say is... Keep it zipped Earl, keep it zipped. Women, sex and guns are a bad mix.

[NorthHawk]

I’m glad she didn’t pull the trigger to scare him since she didn’t know there
was a bullet in the chamber.

[obiken]

Wow, she's purty, why would he cheat on her?

[RiverDog]

Wow, she's purty, why would he cheat on her?

Same reason why a person that doesn't need money steals: Because they think they won't get caught.

If the story is true as written and the gun, indeed, was Earl's, he was a GD idiot to have kept it loaded and with a chambered round. I don't know what the Texas gun laws are, but he could be in violation of them. If it's not illegal, it's certainly irresponsible. If the story is true, the league needs to look into this as a violation of the personal conduct policy. I'm pretty sure there's a dumbchit clause in it.

[c_hawkbob]

From reading the story I'd say the reason was revenge sex for his wife nagging him about his drinking. He's in a fight about his drinking, calls up his bro and they go hook up with a couple ... pros or groupies or whatever. If she was able to track him down with snapchat he wasn't trying to hide anything. Lost a lot of respect for Earl.

[RiverDog]

Before we all get too far ahead of the story (and I do mean 'we'), I think it prudent to post Earl's side of the story:

Thomas took to Instagram shortly before TMZ first reported the story to explain his side of the story:

"So my agent just hit me and said that I'm going to be on TMZ tomorrow from an altercation that happened with me and Nina," Thomas said in the video. "Just wanted to get ahead of it. It's really not anybody's businesses. It pisses me off that it got out, but it's the world we live in today. But, instead of talking about us, just keep us in y'all prayers. Stuff like this happens bro. We try to live the best lives we possibly can. Sometimes it don't go as planned. Just pray for us as we go through this stuff. We've been talking. I've been seeing my kids. So just keep us in your prayers."

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/rave ... t-by-wife/

Sorry, Earl, but we ARE going to talk about it as you and Nina are extremely lucky and others need to benefit from the mistakes the two of you made. The mistake your wife made was in handling a gun she obviously was unfamiliar with, was unaware it was loaded, and pointed it at another human being that she did not intend to kill. You never, ever, point a firearm, loaded or unloaded, at anything, let alone another human, unless you are fully prepared to kill them.

Earl's mistake was in his irresponsible gun ownership. You never, ever, leave an unattended firearm loaded, let alone a round chambered in it. Always store the ammunition in a location separate from the gun.

Those lessons are as relevant today as they were 50 years ago when my father taught me about firearms and was part of my indoctrination.

[c_hawkbob]

That's not really a side of the story, that's more of a "mind ya business". And it was included in the original article as well I believe.

[RiverDog]

That's not really a side of the story, that's more of a "mind ya business". And it was included in the original article as well I believe.

I agree that is was more of a "mind ya business" than an explanation. I was using the description in the article that it was Earl's side of the story.

Earl's comments were not part of the original article.

Edit: Earl's comments were at the very end of the article. My bad.

[jshawaii22]

In Hawaii, (I have no idea about Texas) if you keep a gun in a house with children... #1: guns must be kept locked in a approved gun locker, #2, you can't keep them loaded, #3: they must be registered and #4: you must of completed a basic gun handling class. Failure at any level is a crime in itself.

As for ET bitching that 'not being public' -- yeah, right. He's not the first to put himself in this position and won't be the last. I wonder if the NFL will investigate it as a act of domestic violence anyway.

The story would only continue if the wife gets charged, but I doubt it as no shots were fired and no one was injured by either the gun or knife.
Lucky for him (and, of course, his wife) it happened during this pandemic, as police / courts are reluctant to charge anyone right now for anything.

[Aseahawkfan]

It sucks to have your business in the public eye. This was pretty nuts though. Some women you don't mess with, they will end you.

[RiverDog]

It sucks to have your business in the public eye. This was pretty nuts though. Some women you don't mess with, they will end you.

I have very little sympathy for highly paid professional athletes having their personal lives exposed to the public. Their "business" makes them millions due to their exposure to the public in the form of ticket buying fans, television viewers, sales of their jerseys, etc. It's the life they've chosen and it comes with the territory. Same goes with other celebrities, actors, musicians, politicians, etc.

[RiverDog]

I wonder if the NFL will investigate it as a act of domestic violence anyway. The story would only continue if the wife gets charged, but I doubt it as no shots were fired and no one was injured by either the gun or knife.

Lucky for him (and, of course, his wife) it happened during this pandemic, as police / courts are reluctant to charge anyone right now for anything.

You might be right, even if Earl did violate TX gun laws, it's likely just a misdemeanor and he probably won't be prosecuted given the circumstances. He's damn lucky. Plaxico Burress had the book thrown at him for violating NYC's gun laws, and he didn't hurt anyone but himself.

[c_hawkbob]

I wonder if the NFL will investigate it as a act of domestic violence anyway. The story would only continue if the wife gets charged, but I doubt it as no shots were fired and no one was injured by either the gun or knife.

Lucky for him (and, of course, his wife) it happened during this pandemic, as police / courts are reluctant to charge anyone right now for anything.

You might be right, even if Earl did violate TX gun laws, it's likely just a misdemeanor and he probably won't be prosecuted given the circumstances. He's damn lucky. Plaxico Burress had the book thrown at him for violating NYC's gun laws, and he didn't hurt anyone but himself.

Rightly so IMO. He brought a loaded gun into a public establishment and discharged it. At least Earl's gun, stowed properly or not, was in his own home.

[RiverDog]

Rightly so IMO. He (Plaxico Burress) brought a loaded gun into a public establishment and discharged it. At least Earl's gun, stowed properly or not, was in his own home.

I agree. Burress's crime of bringing the loaded gun into a public establishment was a conscious, willful act even though the discharging of the gun was accidental. Earl's mistake was due to his complacency and/or ignorance. Not excusable by any means but more understandable. The worst of the two offenders is Burress, no contest.

Nevertheless, the league should look into this incident as a potential violation of the personal conduct policy even if he doesn't get charged.

[trents]

Well, I'm glad this happened after ET left the Hawks. We don't need that.

[jshawaii22]

Interesting -- but it's only a couple of "reports" and not fact, but there are media reports out of Baltimore that indicates that they are looking into cutting ties/releasing him based on this incident, AND he's treating his new team just a bad as the last year with the Seahawks, with him not listening to coaches or other players, 'freelancing' on the field and drinking too much off-field to the point of hurting the on-filed product.

[Aseahawkfan]

I have very little sympathy for highly paid professional athletes having their personal lives exposed to the public. Their "business" makes them millions due to their exposure to the public in the form of ticket buying fans, television viewers, sales of their jerseys, etc. It's the life they've chosen and it comes with the territory. Same goes with other celebrities, actors, musicians, politicians, etc.

Still sucks to have your business in public because you want to play professional football. I guess it feeds the masses so they can judge public figures from afar and keeps the NFL gossip mills going like Mike Florio.

[RiverDog]

I have very little sympathy for highly paid professional athletes having their personal lives exposed to the public. Their "business" makes them millions due to their exposure to the public in the form of ticket buying fans, television viewers, sales of their jerseys, etc. It's the life they've chosen and it comes with the territory. Same goes with other celebrities, actors, musicians, politicians, etc.

Still sucks to have your business in public because you want to play professional football. I guess it feeds the masses so they can judge public figures from afar and keeps the NFL gossip mills going like Mike Florio.

Of course, it sucks. Parts of my job sucked, too, like having to work graveyards and weekends. Like I said, zero sympathy from me.

Rather than feeling sorry for the players or politicians themselves, there are times when I feel badly for other members of the family. I can remember how some people were calling Chelsea Clinton ugly and Al Gore's wife fat. I saw an interview with Susan Ford, Gerald Ford's daughter and how she couldn't do things normal high school kids do because she had a secret service agent assigned to her 24/7.