Edwards' Girlfriend: 'Braylon Didn't Do Anything Wrong'
by Matt Birch on Sep 22, 2010 6:56 PM EDT
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PrintBraylon Edwards was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated last night, at 5:15 A.M.. Not too many good things happen at that hour. Most people are sleeping, or waking up for work. However, Edwards and his teammates were still out partying after attending Jerricho Cotchery's foundation event.
This is a tough time for everyone. For Edwards, and especially for his teammates, with Miami Dolphins game coming up this weekend on Sunday Night Football, as Jets look to avenge last year's sweep. So there's no time for distractions, no time for outlandish statements, right?
Wrong.
In speaking with NYDN and Manish Mehta, Braylon's girlfriend, Ashley Weatherspoon, released the following statement: [per Manish's Tweet]
Ashley Weatherspoon (Braylon's g-friend) told Daily News:"At end of day, every1 will see that Braylon didn't do anything wrong"
Riiiiighhtttt.
If having two liquor drinks (one for him, one for The Beard) in front of you while playing poker at a charity event throughout the night is wrong, then I don't want to be right. The fact is, he blew twice over the legal limit, he shouldn't have been driving. The Jets have a system for players in which they will even provide transportation for him! Yet he chose to endanger the lives of the three other passengers in his vehicle, and everyone else on the road. Just a ludicrous, ignorant statement, IMO.
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He should put a muzzle on her
Idiotic statement, especially given Braylon’s history.
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braylon seems to have poor taste in women...
because she’s definitely not the sharpest person for saying that to the daily friggen news…the situation is eff’d up enough as it is and every action the jets take that relate to it is under speculation by every sports reporter/fan out there. he doesn’t need her running her mouth off making things worse.
by Scott Bialor on Sep 22, 2010 7:19 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
EXACTLY
+100000000000000000000000000000000000
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Definitely.
She needs to watch her mouth, I think if someone had a family member who was affected negatively by a drunk driver, they’d feel a bit different then her.
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lol
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man i wish this go away
This is now another must win week because the jets can’t stay out of the news. Much as I want to beat the fish, I hope the jets don’t play him so this stupid incident can die down.
I am not a huge Braylon fan...
nor do I wan’t to make light of drinking and driving.
But this twice the legal limit crap has to be taken with a grain of salt. The laws are ridiculously intolerant with regards to drinking and driving, they have to be, because alcohol effects everyone differently, and it has to be set to the absolute minimum. But the odds are Braylon (given his size and athleticism) was perfectly fine to drive, and felt that way. Now did he make the wrong decision, of course, but to me it was a very minor mistake, and one almost every person in America that drinks, has probably made.
Braylon’s history has nothing to do with it, if he had a history of drinking and driving, than yes, but he doesn’t. Cut the girl some slack, although biased, she certainly has more insight into the incident than anyone here.
.16 is high, no matter what your tolerance is. That will impair anyone.
If it was closer to .08-.12ish, Id agree with you, and understand what you were trying to say here.
I love my drinks too, but .16, and you shouldnt be driving a car. No way.
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Matt, I'm actually not a big drinker (not since my early 20s, late 30's now)...
but it is not that high. Prior to the recent (past 20 years) crackdown on drinking and driving the legal limit was usually around .15, and as high as .20 in some states. I understand there has to be 0 tolerance, but every persons has different body chemistry, and its usually just a bad judgement call (I feel fine, I’m sure he didn’t take a breathalyzer walking out the door of the party). Again I don’t want to make this like I’m on his side or pro drinking and driving, because it should not be accepted at all, but unfortunately this is a common mistake that many if not most people make in their lives (numerous times in most cases). I just think as a pro athlete we should not hold him to any higher standards than anyone else.
Judge does raise a very valid point
I’m not pro drunk driving either, as I actually lost a friend 5 years ago to a guy who claimed he had “two or three scotches,” but alcohol does affect everyone differently. I doubt Braylon was out to drink and drive that night, and also they made it clear that the cops pulled him over for tinted windows, and not how he was driving.
The thing is though, nearly everyone who gets behind the wheel drunk feels like they are fine and the alcohol has had no effect on them, but it doesn’t mean it hasn’t. There is no way to tell whether Braylon could hold his drink, but obviously he thought so….had he not been stopped and taken in, perhaps this story has a far worse ending. Bottom line is the law is the law and it’s in place to protect people, so if it’s strict, it’s strict. I have no problems with it being strict, you shouldn’t drive after drinking, doesn’t matter if you’re 350lb’s and you don’t think the drink has effected you at all. You likely won’t know until it’s too late, the law’s in place so you don’t play that dangerous game of roulette.
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The law is the Law, yes.
but it’s a STUPID Law regarding Tinted Windows that caused this.
I bet Braylon would’ve gotten back home just fine and there would be no story. Book it.
No
what CAUSED this was a stupid man who drove drunk and happened to have tinted windows. His choice in window shade didn’t cause him to be intoxicated.
wish I had a dime for every drunk driver who “probably would get home fine.” I’ve personally extricated dozens from their vehicles. This reflects a very dangerous attitude.
No matter what excuses you make for him, he deserved to be arrested. He made a conscious decision to endanger the lives of everyone on the road that night.
Dont see the story
We know these people are always going to agree with their side and most likely their obviously wrong and end up making a stupid comment which leaves the player scratching his head e.g. Revis’ grandmother
This looks bad. And it will make the story last a day longer than it would have otherwise.
And Manish is dirty for going afterthis quote. There’s no other reason to interview her aside from go after a quote like this. Manish is getting dirtier and dirtier now at the DN.
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