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Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:01 am EDT

Jets' Braylon Edwards not getting suspension for assault charge

By Mark J. Miller

“BraylonNew York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards(notes) may have assaulted a friend of LeBron James outside a Cleveland nightclub, but it doesn't appear the league will give him any kind of suspension for it.

He was charged with the misdemeanor on Monday. The fact that he has no prior history is helping Edwards stay clear of any league suspension, a source told the New York Post. The Jets apparently knew about the allegations before the team traded for him with the Cleveland Browns. The Jets reportedly did a background check and talked to both law-enforcement folks and league security about Edwards before making the deal.

Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum told the paper that the "risk was manageable" when acquiring Edwards. You can imagine the "unmanageable risk" discussions in Jets boardrooms when folks like Terrell Owens(notes) and Placido Burress were on the market.

Source: New York PostNew Window

Related: Terrell Owens, Cleveland Browns, New York Jets

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  1. dagoldeneagle
    1. Posted by dagoldeneagle Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:12 am EDT

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    who's placido burress?
    i thought it's placido polanco
  2. shakeel t
    2. Posted by shakeel t Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:56 am EDT

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    give the guy a break...the 'c' is right beside the 'x'
  3. Jesse
    3. Posted by Jesse Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:06 am EDT

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    Jets Suck who cares........ Go Steelers!
  4. Charles L
    4. Posted by Charles L Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:11 am EDT

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    placido burress? maybe he's talking about placido domingo. i understand that people make typos all the time. but is it too much to expect names to be spelled correctly?
  5. JESSE G
    5. Posted by JESSE G Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:29 am EDT

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    If it was only 1 typo we could understand, but 2 in the same name is pretty bad.
  6. raj
    6. Posted by raj Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:34 am EDT

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    I think he means placebo.
  7. Phil M
    7. Posted by Phil M Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:34 am EDT

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    He SHOULD be suspended. End of story. Unless the guy he assaulted hit him first or struck a woman there is no excuse for this.
    He should be suspended for one game and then an additional game if he is convicted of any crime.
  8. Artist formerly known as Evil Empire!
    8. Posted by Artist formerly known as Evil Empire! Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:38 am EDT

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    Shakeel - ok lets say he hits x instead...who's Plaxido Burress?
    Placebo cracked me up justacustomer
  9. Guardian54
    9. Posted by Guardian54 Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:38 am EDT

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    'The fact that he has no prior history is helping Edwards stay clear of any league suspension" Oh really?? This year alone, he was busted for doing 100 mph in his Bentley and was also with Stalworth in Miami drinking the night Stalworth killed that guy! This thug obviously has a drinking problem to go along with his ego problem and 'hood-rat' mentality. Top it all off with too much money and you've got a ticking time bomb! So much for the NFL taking a hard line on players actions off the field!! Stay tuned folks, this guy's story is far from over....believe it!!
  10. Jacks
    10. Posted by Jacks Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:43 am EDT

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    Hey you know Hotdogs are a big part of dirtys personal life, he puts a couple down a night.... f@g. No offense to the fruits.
  11. sabadue23
    11. Posted by sabadue23 Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:48 am EDT

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    how original a hot dog PE nis joke, any other gems? Maybe there's a Michael Jackson joke you want to throw in there next
  12. nep617mvp
    12. Posted by nep617mvp Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:57 am EDT

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    forgive him he has the IQ of a 3rd grader.No insult intended to 3rd graders meant.
  13. Borges
    13. Posted by Borges Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:58 am EDT

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    I just wish Edwards had knocked out Lebron James.
  14. Livin' the Vegas Life
    14. Posted by Livin' the Vegas Life Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:58 am EDT

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    If this hadn't been a friend of King James, would Braylon Edwards have even been charged? Or for that matter who Braylon Edwards have even ben traded to the Jets?
  15. Borges
    15. Posted by Borges Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:01 am EDT

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    Guardian54, you bring up the fact that he was speeding, Wow big deal. He didnt, shoot himself, didnt kill anyone, didnt kill any animals. didnt do anything to warrant you calling him a ticking time bomb. And so what that he was with Stallworth the night Stallworth killed someone one. See the key word in that sentence is STALLWORTH. You should take your head out of your arse and come down from your every tower you yuppy fux before you judge anyone and label them hood rats.
  16. BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB
    16. Posted by BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:11 am EDT

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    borges you must be crazy lebron would kick his ?ss and your too leave edward alone he gone from cleveland we say good luck and bye
  17. The Profiler
    17. Posted by The Profiler Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:21 am EDT

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    Placido huh?...........I wouldn't give him more than one game misdemenor 1st offense
  18. Borges
    18. Posted by Borges Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:21 am EDT

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    BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB obviously you must be a crackhead, lebron is nothing but a cry baby and would get smacked around like a little bish that he is...
  19. wayne
    19. Posted by wayne Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:26 am EDT

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    IHey i think Mark J Miller meant to write Plexiglass Buffett
  20. mitchten
    20. Posted by mitchten Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:36 am EDT

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    man i think they should of signed placido burres whoever he is LOL
  21. K. Mayhew
    21. Posted by K. Mayhew Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:47 am EDT

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    lebron james would put braylon edwards to sleep. idc if u crying during basketball but when your 6'8 260 pounds of solid muscle you have to pack a little power behind a punch and i bet lebron has an iron jaw, look at it. AND ATLEAST lebron actually is good in his sports, oh wait debatably the best, while braylon edwards cant catch a football and his job is to do so.
  22. Hitman
    22. Posted by Hitman Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:54 am EDT

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    The "risk was manageable". Is that like being a little bit pregnant? Or almost sane? Since these thugs and miscreants have taken over the NFL I have lost all interest in what used to be a great game.
  23. snowball
    23. Posted by snowball Wed Oct 28, 2009 11:55 am EDT

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    Guardian54- You label him with a drinkin problem because his buddy killed someone ?? That's pretty messed up. I like this scenario... Here comes Edwards out of a bar......... a group of rich people that were also drinking are there too. Words get exchanged. Gardian54 steps out and says... "Hey Thug, you're nothing but a egotistical hood rat, and a drunk on top of it. Edwards punches you in the jaw. The league finds out and says..... why should we suspend him? I'd have done the same thing!!!! Then your friend, the King ( who doesn't even help you out except to make a statement regarding his own disappointment) says, oh he's just jealous. Sad to say, but a punch in the kisser is sometimes well deserved. Nothing personal G54, just makin a point.
  24. KNICKS :(
    24. Posted by KNICKS :( Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:43 pm EDT

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    I don't know why this is such a big deal. Even if he did punch "LEBRON's FRIEND", So what? There are fights all the time in the club, outside of the club. Just because its a football player and some dude that ran to his daddy Lebumb to talk for him doesn't mean I care. Maybe he deserved to get punched in the face. Some people actually deserve that sometimes to bring them off their high horse.
  25. rmcmahon120
    25. Posted by rmcmahon120 Wed Oct 28, 2009 12:47 pm EDT

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    I like how the guy he "assaulted" is referred to as a friend of LeBron James in every article about it, he cannot even get his own name mentioned

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