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Marvin Harrison
Arrest Would Pay Out
15 to 1 Odds
He
hasn't been arrested
yet, but he's
dangerously close
and that would mean
that any gambler who
had an Indianapolis
Colts NFL player to
be the next arrested
during the off
season would get
$1500 for every $100
bet.
Ironically, it was
the arrest of Colts
player Kenton Keith
that prompted
BetUS.com to offer
odds on off season
NFL arrests.
Whenever the NFL
off-season rolls
around the league
and its fans begin
to hold their
breath. The reason
for this being that
history has shown a
pattern of bad
behavior on behalf
of the league's
players. In the
past, incidents with
big name stars like
Michael Vick, Ricky
Williams, and just
about every member
of the Bengals that
have either landed
them in jail, or in
the courtroom have
made off-season
drama the rule and
not the exception.
Marvin Harrison has
been questioned
regarding a shooting
but was yet to be
arrested at press
time May 4.
Radio
station WIP, citing
unidentified
sources, reported
the alleged shooting
victim argued with
Harrison at
Playmakers bar. The
victim left and
headed to his car,
Harrison followed
and gunfire broke
out, the station
reported. A source
told WIP that
ballistic tests
showed the shots
were fired from a
custom-made Belgian
weapon, and police
determined Harrison
owns that kind of
gun. Police went to
a Philadelphia car
wash owned by
Harrison and
questioned him about
the gun, the station
said. Harrison
acknowledged owning
such a weapon, but
told officials it
never left his
suburban
Philadelphia home,
the radio station
reported.
"The NFL is part of
the fabric of the
lives of fans in
America and their
interest in their
teams and players
goes far beyond the
field," said BetUS
Sportsbook spokesman
Reed Richards. "This
is illustrated by
the number of fans
who come to us
looking for analysis
and predictive
information
regarding which star
or team will be in
hot water next."
Memorial Day will
offer ample
opportunity for
potential arrests of
NFL stars who make
their way onto Miami
Beach for Urban
Beach Weekend.
Various athletes
have been arrested
in years past for
disorderly conduct,
the most famous of
which was Washington
Wizards guard
Gilbert Arenas.
At
the time of arrest,
Arenas was quoted as
saying: "You
can't arrest me. I'm
a basketball player.
I play for the
Washington Wizards,
and I'm not going to
leave my teammate."
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Don Shapiro,
Gambling911.com
Originally published
May 4, 2008 2:10 am
EST
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