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BetUS.com, never lacking in creative methods to take your money, recently listed odds on who will be the next NFL player arrested. They had a short list of 8 players, and it looked like this:

Chris Henry, Bengals: 4/6
Pacman Jones, Cowboys: 1/1
Tank Johnson, Cowboys: 2/1
Ray Lewis, Ravens: 5/1
Steve Smith, Panthers: 5/1
Kellen Winslow, Browns: 6/1
Randy Moss, Patriots: 10/1
Ricky Williams, Dolphins: 15/1

Who do I like? Well, no one, actually. The only person on that list I see as a likely candidate to get reacquainted with the back of a police cruiser is Chris Henry, and with over 1400 players on NFL opening day rosters, betting on one guy and getting less than even money seems a little silly.

Much like Waiting for Next Year, I have no idea what Kellen Winslow's done to warrant inclusion on the list. Ray Lewis appears to be walking the straight and narrow these days, as does Randy Moss. Steve Smith keeps his assaults and batteries limited to the football field, and even Ricky Williams, I believe is high only on life these days.

So why Chris Henry and not Pacman? It's all about environment. Pacman's in Dallas, surrounded teammates who are counting on him, an owner who supports him, and a team that has a chance to accomplish something. Chris Henry's back at the scene of his crimes, playing for a team in disarray and for an owner who did everything but spit on his mother the last time they released him.

Pacman's like Dexter, and Chris Henry's like his brother Rudy. Pacman was lucky enough to be taken into a supportive environment by Harry, while his brother Rudy had no such luck, and was left to fend for himself in a moral cesspool. Dexter becomes a good guy, and Rudy ends up killing indiscriminately for sport. That's how it goes.

Others I'd have liked to see on the list include Jared Allen, Bryant McKinnie and Leonard Little. I'm sure I'm forgetting about a dozen other likely candidates, too. Most likely, though, the next to be arrested won't be anyone on this list.

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  1. Forty
    1. Posted by Forty Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:18 pm EDT

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    Ummm....good guy....Dexter is a killer too.
  2. The Wiz
    2. Posted by The Wiz Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:38 pm EDT

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    I would say Tom Brady will be the next to go down...
  3. Urinal Cake
    3. Posted by Urinal Cake Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:12 pm EDT

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    I'd put money on the Tom Brady thing if he wasn't the darling of the Pats... but it ain't gonna happen.
    Got $50 on Chris Henry!
  4. Simplee Poetik
    4. Posted by Simplee Poetik Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:43 pm EDT

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    Where is Jares Allen..Why is everyone on your list black...??
  5. Simplee Poetik
    5. Posted by Simplee Poetik Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:43 pm EDT

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    Hell..... I bet Rex Grossman on that list
  6. bendgod
    6. Posted by bendgod Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:05 pm EDT

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    I think it's again time for someone from Seattle to get into trouble. But Pacman may beat them to the punch. Would be good to see Merriman from the chargers in cuffs too. Then see how much his arms wave while attempting to do his stupid dance in handcuffs, now that would be funny. And the Bears don't have anyone on the list....hmmmm. And really, it should be Bellidick and the Patsies staff in the cuffs sense the commish let them get away with cheating with a little tap on the hands. And why waste time and blog it. Do they really deserve the attention and be glorified with their misgivens....Not.
  7. samzelver1
    7. Posted by samzelver1 Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:02 pm EDT

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    how about :
    david kircus
    antonio bryant
    that tight end/rapist who shall not be named
    is cedrick wilson still playing football?
    http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2004147460_rbstevens270.html
  8. Michael
    8. Posted by Michael Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:10 pm EDT

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    the way i see it Dallas this year will go 6 and 8 and 2 convictions
  9. Paolo F
    9. Posted by Paolo F Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:59 pm EDT

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    I will be so happy when pacman goes down I think that the league is full of it to let him back in before his trail and he should be treated no different than vick ,suspeneded indef until his court hearing and then i hope they give that scum 5 years !...prime time baby !!! prime time !!!!
  10. Zac O
    10. Posted by Zac O Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:53 pm EDT

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    apparently you were all wrong, it will be dennis northcutt
  11. texr8rh8r
    11. Posted by texr8rh8r Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:02 pm EDT

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    Awful short list, or do you have another one just for the chumps from Choakland?? As far as Dallas??? Who cares. We had them in our city for training camp for 3 years, and the only class acts of the whole bunch were Troy and Emmitt. Glad they are somewhere else.
  12. dragon43078
    12. Posted by dragon43078 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:47 pm EDT

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    No one would take that sucker bet. Henry will not last 8 games before he does something illegal, AGAIN.
  13. Michael S
    13. Posted by Michael S Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:20 pm EDT

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    It is ironic that the players listed are all BLACK.........WOW
  14. Michael S
    14. Posted by Michael S Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:20 pm EDT

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    It is ironic that the players listed are all BLACK.........WOW

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