Braylon Edwards, wide receiver of the New York Jets, was recently arrested in the early morning hours of a weekday, for driving while intoxicated. Edwards is a starter and key piece to the Jets offense. The Jets not only have aspirations of winning the Super Bowl this season, but have bragged openly about how they will win the Super Bowl.
After being arrested, Edwards has more or less demonstrated what can be called a flippant attitude about the ordeal. Edwards blood alcohol was ONLY twice that of the legal limit. The stupidity goes even farther, when you realize that the owner of the Jets pays for a car service that will pick up any of his players, any where, at any time if the player calls and makes a request for a ride. Two of Edwards teammates were in the vehicle with him, which would mean they allowed him to drive while intoxicated. No, I have not read whether the teammates were intoxicated or not.
Really consider this for a moment. The STUPIDITY is completely incomprehensible. He gets drunk twice the legal limit. Doesn't ask for a ride from someone at the bar. Remember, he is a star football player. Plenty of fans would offer to help for free and the owners of the establishment could have pointed him to the right guy. He doesn't call a cab. He is only a multi-millionaire and could afford a cab easier than you or I could afford a newspaper. He doesn't call the free car service that his boss pays to provide him anytime, anywhere. STUPID!
A better word is SELFISH! Edwards wanted his fun with liquor and had no regard for others that were driving on the road, the two teammates in the vehicle with him, or the rest of his team as a whole. It is possible the NFL will suspend him for a few games. The Jets should bench him for the next game for sure to send the message to their employees that they will not tolerate such actions.
Edwards' Jets teammates should let him know how selfish he was in his decision making. He could have killed someone, himself, or his teammates that were with him. If he gets suspended, he can't help his team standing on the sidelines. He has caused a huge distraction for his teammates as they have to answer questions about the ordeal.
All in all, Braylon Edwards actions screamed loud and clear that he didn't care about the safety of innocent people on the road. He didn't care about his teammates safety in the vehicle with him. He didn't care about his safety. He didn't care about the well being of his team and helping them win. He didn't care about his employer's reputation. All he cared about was his "good time". Sad.
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