Name an athlete...

[RRsilver]

Tom Brady and the Manning bothers.

Oh, wait wrong thread!

 

[charliebrown]

That guy from St Joe's and the Cavs

Have you seen him lately.

 

[BigJay]

Who fucked up his or her career.

Matt Bush is one of my favorites. Why parents don't hire babysitters for their soon to be rich children baffles my mind.

A few weeks after the Padres drafted him in 2004, Bush was arrested on suspicion of felony assault, misdemeanor trespass, disorderly conduct, and underage drinking, after he allegedly fought with security trying to escort him out of a bar.

In early 2009, Bush was allegedly involved in a drunken assault at a San Diego high school, which was caught on camera. According to witnesses, a drunken Bush beat up a high school lacrosse player with a golf club while screaming, "I'm Matt fucking Bush!," which was recorded on videotape. This led the Padres to designate Bush for assignment following the team's signing of Cliff Floyd and then trade him to the Blue Jays. Only a month later, he assaulted and berated a woman at a party in Florida, and was released by the Blue Jays for violating a "zero tolerance" agreement.

On March 22, 2012, Bush was arrested and charged with two counts of DUI with property damage, one count of DUI with serious bodily injury, one count of leaving the scene of an accident with an injury, one count of driving with a suspended license, and 2 counts of leaving the scene of an accident with damage to property. In the incident, Bush hit 72-year-old motorcyclist Tony Tufano on the Tamiami Trail (U.S. Route 41) northbound in Port Charlotte, Florida, running over his head as he fled the scene in a Dodge Durango belonging to teammate Brandon Guyer. According to a witness, Tufano survived the incident because he was wearing a helmet.[37] Bush was arrested in North Port, three miles down the road from the accident. He was on the road after getting kicked out of a nearby strip club for trying to climb on the stage. When he was arrested, Bush had a blood alcohol content of .18, more than double the legal limit in Florida.

On December 18, 2015, the Texas Rangers signed Bush to a minor league contract, two months after his release from prison.[14][15] He was signed after tryouts at a Golden Corral parking lot in Jacksonville, Florida (the only place Bush could work out; due to his post-release restrictions he could only travel to and from his Golden Corral job).

Padres probably should have picked Verlander (second overall to the Tigers) instead

 

[djefferis]

Len Bias

 

[djefferis]

That guy from St Joe's and the Cavs

Have you seen him lately.

Jayson Williams ?

 

[djefferis]

Oh wait - Delonte West.

Williams certainly screwed up his career - but yea Delonte screwed up for sure. Wasn’t he the one supposedly dating Lebrons mom while on the team?

Toss in Gilbert Arenas on this list too - NBA full of guys who ruined promising careers over some dumb shit really.

 

[JDS]

Darryl Strawberry liked white powder & white women too much.

 

[Wagerallsports]

Not entirely on him - girls mom pimping her out and taking the cash didn’t help. He thought there was an agreement in place.

And he is far from the first athlete to have an underaged girlfriend - including many from right here in the USA. There are some cultural differences of course where it’s not uncommon for younger girls to marry / have relationships with older men in poorer countries - just like happened here in the good ole USA a century ago in poorer parts.

Agreed

 

[BMR Genie]

Wander Franco

The latest one.

 

[BMR Genie]

Colin Kaepernick

 

[patrickbateman]

Greg Oden

 

[patrickbateman]

Charles Shackleford

 

[djefferis]

Colin Kaepernick

Good one - completely screwed up his career for what ? Trying to make a martyr out of himself for the woke cause.

Look at all the good he accomplished as a result too. Of course he will continue to maintain he did the "right" thing - no matter how much the evidence points to the opposite.

It is entirely possible to both bring attention to a cause AND maintain a professional career. Unfortunately some people simply think they can literally do whatever they want - and the outraged public will rally behind them overthrowing those they disagree with - not just the leftist thinkers who do this either. But in his case - completely flushed away his career thinking a few supporters would carry him and put him in a stronger position - seriously misplayed that one.

 

[BMR Genie]

Good one - completely screwed up his career for what ? Trying to make a martyr out of himself for the woke cause.

Look at all the good he accomplished as a result too. Of course he will continue to maintain he did the "right" thing - no matter how much the evidence points to the opposite.

It is entirely possible to both bring attention to a cause AND maintain a professional career. Unfortunately some people simply think they can literally do whatever they want - and the outraged public will rally behind them overthrowing those they disagree with - not just the leftist thinkers who do this either. But in his case - completely flushed away his career thinking a few supporters would carry him and put him in a stronger position - seriously misplayed that one.

For real. There are a million ways where he can make a difference or voice out his belief without ruining his career, but he took the shortcut.

 

[Tanko]

Lots of good one named....
This is the only other one that came to mind.

Johnny Manziel

 

[djefferis]

Lots of good one named....
This is the only other one that came to mind.

Johnny Manziel

Hell - just name a Brown's QB from 1999 forward - they all have found a way to screw up their career - by landing in Cleveland.

 

[Tanko]

Hell - just name a Brown's QB from 1999 forward - they all have found a way to screw up their career - by landing in Cleveland.

Watson could have been on the list but you can't say his career is Fk'd up since he's signed a huge deal and is still playing.

 

[patrickbateman]

Chris Washburn. Another guy who fucked his career up due to the devil's dandruff.

 

[patrickbateman]

Colin Kaepernick

Total piece of shit who grew up in an upper middle class household. Another activist who never experienced what they are advocating for.

 

[maltedhopsfrenzy]

Colin Kaepernick

Agreed, but TBH, he was kind of already over with when he pulled the race card. Probably would’ve been a ‘journeyman’ third string backup at best…..