Braylon Edwards Charged With Assault

by John B on Oct 27, 2009 8:54 AM EDT

Braylon Edwards has been charged with misdemeanor assault due to an altercation with a friend of LeBron James that led to his ouster in Cleveland.

It carries a maximum sentence of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. An arraignment was scheduled for Nov. 17 in Cleveland Municipal Court.

Patrick D'Angelo, an attorney for Edwards, said his client will plead not guilty.

The Jets said in a statement that the team was aware of the allegations prior to the trade and will let the legal process to run its course. An NFL spokesman told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that the league will review the matter.

The Jets did indeed know of this possibility before the trade. The potential for this was part of the reason Edwards came so cheaply. Keep an eye on this because the league may sit Braylon if this doesn't turn out well.

Are you concerned the Jets will lose Edwards for any period of time?

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They’ll stall this till after the season, then he’ll plea bargain out. I don’t know if he’s been suspended by the NFL before, but at worst it’ll be one game. No Drugs, No Weapons, so its not that bad.

by Mark D on Oct 27, 2009 11:36 AM EDT reply actions

This was bound to happen

It may take a while for him to get punished, but Jets players are being picked off like flies.

by Bro Namath on Oct 27, 2009 12:48 PM EDT reply actions

it all depends on what he did exactly

Assault is very vague: for example, I can throw a cup of water in someone’s face and they can claim assault.

Its battery if I caually throw a punch.

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There are times in my life wheere I have self-doubt, but when this happens, I simply ask myself: What would Don Draper do? So I bone a random whore.

by Patssuck456 on Oct 27, 2009 9:59 PM EDT reply actions

*actually

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There are times in my life wheere I have self-doubt, but when this happens, I simply ask myself: What would Don Draper do? So I bone a random whore.

by Patssuck456 on Oct 27, 2009 9:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Edwards is accused of punching promoter Edward Givens, a friend of NBA star LeBron James, following an argument Oct. 5 on the sidewalk outside View Ultralounge & Nightclub on Prospect Avenue. James called Edwards’ actions “childish” and presumed the NFL player was jealous of him and his friends. – Tim Graham

Long story short, don’t mess with LeBron or his entourage.

"Did you feel you did well against Lindland?" "
Hell no.. I wanted to break the law"
---Rampage

by TearsofaClown on Oct 27, 2009 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions

good point

ITS TIME FOR A GREEN OUT!

by greenNwhite4life on Oct 28, 2009 6:33 PM EDT up reply actions

so yeah its battery

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Porter: To crush your enemies, to have them driven before you, and to hear the lamentations of the women."

by Patssuck456 on Oct 28, 2009 10:35 AM EDT reply actions

Jets' Braylon Edwards not getting suspension for assault charge

New York Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards 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.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/rumors/post/Jets-Braylon-Edwards-not-getting-suspension-for?urn=nfl,198700

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by dvdvil on Oct 28, 2009 10:58 AM EDT reply actions