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stillers4me
01-11-2013, 01:00 PM
We told you yesterday about Chris Rainey's arrest (http://deadspin.com/5974921/) for allegedly slapping his girlfriend in Gainesville, Fla., which led to Rainey getting cut by the Steelers by the afternoon. Late last night, we received an email from a woman who says she saw what went down, and that her version of events doesn't match the account police say they got from other witnesses. The woman, who identified herself as Heather M., has verified for us that she lives on the same block as Rainey. A Gainesville PD spokesperson has also confirmed that police responded to a 911 call for the incident involving Rainey on that same block.

As the email shows, Heather had initially contacted Jamison Hensley, ESPN's AFC North blogger, and that Henley recommended she send it to us. We decided it was best to go ahead and run the email in full...........

Read more @ http://deadspin.com/5975233/?utm_campaign=socialflow_deadspin_twitter&utm_source=deadspin_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow

NJarhead
01-11-2013, 01:05 PM
Doesn't really change anything.

Craic
01-11-2013, 01:10 PM
Doesn't really change anything.

Not sure I believe that. If Rainey had no intention of laying a hand on the woman, I think it changes a lot. Again, as I've said in other cases like this, I wasn't there so I don't know. But IF what this woman is saying is true, then it is not ​the same situation I thought it was by far.

zulater
01-11-2013, 01:13 PM
I said it before and I'll say it again. The Steelers should have afforded Rainey a presumption of innocence at least until he had a chance to tell his version of events.


Of course the Steelers by league rule aren't allowed to release players until after the Super Bowl. So officially Chris is still a Steeler. So maybe if facts prove him fully innocent they'll reconsider releasing him?

Or at least they should.

That's not to say I believe he'll be vindicated in the end. Because it's just too early to say. Which is why I feel the Steelers were premature in their actions.

Chidi29
01-11-2013, 01:19 PM
I said it before and I'll say it again. The Steelers should have afforded Rainey a presumption of innocence at least until he had a chance to tell his version of events.


Of course the Steelers by league rule aren't allowed to release players until after the Super Bowl. So officially Chris is still a Steeler. So maybe if facts prove him fully innocent they'll reconsider releasing him?

Or at least they should.

That's not to say I believe he'll be vindicated in the end. Because it's just too early to say. Which is why I feel the Steelers were premature in their actions.

The team could have talked to him for all we know. Asked him about what happened and maybe he admitted to slapping her. Much we don't know.

Dwinsgames
01-11-2013, 01:24 PM
I said it before and I'll say it again. The Steelers should have afforded Rainey a presumption of innocence at least until he had a chance to tell his version of events.


Of course the Steelers by league rule aren't allowed to release players until after the Super Bowl. So officially Chris is still a Steeler. So maybe if facts prove him fully innocent they'll reconsider releasing him?

Or at least they should.

That's not to say I believe he'll be vindicated in the end. Because it's just too early to say. Which is why I feel the Steelers were premature in their actions.


http://www.steelers.com/team/roster.html


his name is 100% absent /shrug

zulater
01-11-2013, 01:25 PM
The team could have talked to him for all we know. Asked him about what happened and maybe he admitted to slapping her. Much we don't know.

Possible I suppose? But I doubt it as he spent the entire day yesterday in lockup. My guess is he hasn't talked to anyone outside of his lawyer, agent and possibly the Pouncey's. Who basically have been his surrogate family for the past half dozen years or so.

Chidi29
01-11-2013, 01:27 PM
Possible I suppose? But I doubt it as he spent the entire day yesterday in lockup. My guess is he hasn't talked to anyone outside of his lawyer, agent and possibly the Pouncey's. Who basically have been his surrogate family for the past half dozen years or so.

There was a window from after his hearing to the announcement of his release (3:30). Plenty of time to call him up, or have him call you, and explain what happened.

NJarhead
01-11-2013, 01:30 PM
Not sure I believe that. If Rainey had no intention of laying a hand on the woman, I think it changes a lot. Again, as I've said in other cases like this, I wasn't there so I don't know. But IF what this woman is saying is true, then it is not ​the same situation I thought it was by far.

I'm surprised you feel that way. My feeling is, there should never, under any circumstances, be a "slapping sound" when you're arguing with your significant other. I thought maybe the story would reveal he didn't do anything and the Steelers may reconsider their move, but he was still in that situation and he still responded poorly.

Bluecoat96
01-11-2013, 01:31 PM
Not to make light of a serious situation, but this was in the comments section.


Whatever you do, Chris... don't take no shit!

-Najeh Davenport

LMAO

NJarhead
01-11-2013, 01:33 PM
Not to make light of a serious situation, but this was in the comments section.



LMAO

HA!

Dwinsgames
01-11-2013, 02:19 PM
Not to make light of a serious situation, but this was in the comments section.



LMAO

posted by King Cool no less ( or so they named themselves Donnie Iris )



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOmpOFROtoE

Craic
01-11-2013, 02:55 PM
I'm surprised you feel that way. My feeling is, there should never, under any circumstances, be a "slapping sound" when you're arguing with your significant other. I thought maybe the story would reveal he didn't do anything and the Steelers may reconsider their move, but he was still in that situation and he still responded poorly.

Yes and no. A few years back, my wife and I were arguing over something. I had a mop in my hand and went to smack the bucket of water with it. At the same time, my wife for some unknown reason, pushed the bucket away at the same time with her leg. Guess what happened.

Yep. I felt horrible. I had absolutely no intent on doing anything like that. It was a freak accident because both of us went to occupy the same space at the same time - her with her leg, me with a mop. It's those kind of things that give me pause in a situation like this one, especially if there's a witness saying he wasn't slapping her, that he was trying to snatch something as she was reaching for it, or whatever it was (I don't remember specifically now).

Hope that clarifies why I'm starting to wonder about this situation. Oh, and on another note, if I ever slap a broom or mop down, or slam down something in my hand (very seldom anyhow), I've learned from that situation to turn my back to her before I do it, so that can never happen again. I can't tell you how horrible it felt.

stillers4me
01-11-2013, 03:10 PM
Chris Rainey's attorney: Alleged victim insists no crime took place. Ex-Gator released from jail

The alleged victim in the domestic violence episode involving former University of Florida athlete Christopher Rainey says there was no crime and she wants the state of Florida to drop the charges, Rainey's attorney says.

Rainey, 24, was arrested and charged Thursday morning with simple domestic battery, a first-degree misdemeanor, in connection with the incident. He was released from jail Friday after his first appearance before a judge in connection with the case.

“The incident that occurred today is both troubling and unfortunate,” the victim wrote in an email to the judge. Rainey's attorney, Huntley Johnson, read the email to a reporter for The Sun in a telephone interview Friday.

“The incident was simply over a book bag with a cellphone in it, and possession of this bag. In no way did I feel physically threatened at any time,” the victim said in the email.............

read more @ http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130111/ARTICLES/130119924?tc=cr

..............

If this is true, then the Steelers look pretty stupid.

Chidi29
01-11-2013, 03:32 PM
Oh...geez.

Craic
01-11-2013, 03:50 PM
Anyone think that the Steelers will offer to reinstate him? And on that note, anyone think that he would actually come back?

SteelerFanInStl
01-11-2013, 04:11 PM
If this is true, then the Steelers look pretty stupid.

Call me pessimistic but this happens quite often in domestic abuse cases.

zulater
01-11-2013, 05:47 PM
Call me pessimistic but this happens quite often in domestic abuse cases.

You're right it does. But at the same token at this point I would say he's owed some presumption of innocence until the matter is resovled.

Maybe Chidi's right and Rainey confessed to some wrongdoing to someone inside the Steelers organization.

If not they've acted prematurely.

SteelerEmpire
01-11-2013, 06:09 PM
If this comes to be a big lie by his girlfriend, the media, or whatever...it's gonna make the Steelers management look "inept" for jumping the gun. I mean you do learn to check your sources, and check them again, in Management 101. Let's hope things work out well in the end for all parties involved.
Hopefully it won't end up in a big juicy law suit against the Steelers for wrongful termination... but I don't know the details of your standard NFL contract.

steelreserve
01-11-2013, 07:02 PM
Anyone think that the Steelers will offer to reinstate him? And on that note, anyone think that he would actually come back?


If this comes to be a big lie by his girlfriend, the media, or whatever...it's gonna make the Steelers management look "inept" for jumping the gun. I mean you do learn to check your sources, and check them again, in Management 101. Let's hope things work out well in the end for all parties involved.
Hopefully it won't end up in a big juicy law suit against the Steelers for wrongful termination... but I don't know the details of your standard NFL contract.


Well, as I believe someone posted in another thread, we may be in luck. Since we're out of the playoffs, our roster is locked and he can't actually be waived until after the Super Bowl per league rules. So we can't have actually made a roster move yet. Plenty of time to go whoops and take no action. And since he's also technically still under contract, I don't think he'd have any choice but to come back. Unless he holds out, which would be monumentally stupid.

From the look of this latest development, it sure seems like we got egg on our face though.

Psycho Ward 86
01-11-2013, 07:07 PM
ok rainey...how much did you pay her...

salamander
01-11-2013, 07:09 PM
If that's the case, then yes... it makes the Steelers look totally dumb.

Dwinsgames
01-11-2013, 07:11 PM
kffl lists him as being waived , steelers.com does not list him on the active roster or practice squad or injured reserve or even futures ... his name is 100% invisible ....

I have no clue what is going on

zulater
01-11-2013, 07:19 PM
ok rainey...how much did you pay her...

He wouldn't have had to pay her a thing. She doesn't want a broke ass boy friend. I don't know what happened as far as the slap is concerned. But I can sure as shit tell you what the deal with his cell phone was.

She wanted his phone to see his texts, and he didn't want her to see them because they would incriminate him with other ladies.

So in other words she doesn't neccessarily want to break it off with him, but she also wants to know if he's been fucking around on her ( most likely yes) Cause for break up? Apparently not yet. But if he can't find another job in the NFL and she's hot, most likely so.

I should have been a sociologist! :heh:

SteelerEmpire
01-11-2013, 07:23 PM
He wouldn't have had to pay her a thing. She doesn't want a broke ass boy friend. I don't know what happened as far as the slap is concerned. But I can sure as shit tell you what the deal with his cell phone was.

She wanted his phone to see his texts, and he didn't want her to see them because they would incriminate him with other ladies.

So in other words she doesn't neccessarily want to break it off with him, but she also wants to know if he's been fucking around on her ( most likely yes) Cause for break up? Apparently not yet. But if he can't find another job in the NFL and she's hot, most likely so.

I should have been a sociologist! :heh:

Each point: right on the money !

Psycho Ward 86
01-11-2013, 07:28 PM
He wouldn't have had to pay her a thing. She doesn't want a broke ass boy friend. I don't know what happened as far as the slap is concerned. But I can sure as shit tell you what the deal with his cell phone was.

She wanted his phone to see his texts, and he didn't want her to see them because they would incriminate him with other ladies.

So in other words she doesn't neccessarily want to break it off with him, but she also wants to know if he's been fucking around on her ( most likely yes) Cause for break up? Apparently not yet. But if he can't find another job in the NFL and she's hot, most likely so.

I should have been a sociologist! :heh:

sounds about right lol

Craic
01-11-2013, 09:35 PM
He wouldn't have had to pay her a thing. She doesn't want a broke ass boy friend. I don't know what happened as far as the slap is concerned. But I can sure as shit tell you what the deal with his cell phone was.

She wanted his phone to see his texts, and he didn't want her to see them because they would incriminate him with other ladies.

So in other words she doesn't neccessarily want to break it off with him, but she also wants to know if he's been fucking around on her ( most likely yes) Cause for break up? Apparently not yet. But if he can't find another job in the NFL and she's hot, most likely so.

I should have been a sociologist! :heh:

Sadly, that's probably EXACTLY what it is.

Shoes
01-11-2013, 09:45 PM
Anyone think that the Steelers will offer to reinstate him? And on that note, anyone think that he would actually come back?

If it's so, yes on both questions.

tube517
01-11-2013, 10:52 PM
He wouldn't have had to pay her a thing. She doesn't want a broke ass boy friend. I don't know what happened as far as the slap is concerned. But I can sure as shit tell you what the deal with his cell phone was.

She wanted his phone to see his texts, and he didn't want her to see them because they would incriminate him with other ladies.

So in other words she doesn't neccessarily want to break it off with him, but she also wants to know if he's been fucking around on her ( most likely yes) Cause for break up? Apparently not yet. But if he can't find another job in the NFL and she's hot, most likely so.

I should have been a sociologist! :heh:

:lol: Dr. Zu, you need your own talk show.

steel striker
01-12-2013, 08:28 AM
Yeah so much for letting the legal process play through. For steeler players it is presumed guilty. About a month ago my wife scratch her cornia while taking out her contact lens and, I took her to the ER. The check in nurse assumed I hit her in the eye and, I was like WTF. Public perception anymore sometimes irkes me to no end.

Craic
01-12-2013, 08:49 AM
Yeah so much for letting the legal process play through. For steeler players it is presumed guilty. About a month ago my wife scratch her cornia while taking out her contact lens and, I took her to the ER. The check in nurse assumed I hit her in the eye and, I was like WTF. Public perception anymore sometimes irkes me to no end.

I know it seems strange to you, but from their perspective, you have to remember how many times they see a certain injury, and how many times it has correlated to domestic abuse. Most people like that are mandated reporters and have to push for information in order to make a judgment call and get a social worker involved. If they don't and then something happens, they're legally at fault and can be sued into oblivion.

steeldawg
01-12-2013, 09:03 AM
that email sounds completely fake, lol.

SteelerFanInStl
01-12-2013, 10:00 AM
You're right it does. But at the same token at this point I would say he's owed some presumption of innocence until the matter is resovled.

Maybe Chidi's right and Rainey confessed to some wrongdoing to someone inside the Steelers organization.

If not they've acted prematurely.

You're correct. It should ALWAYS be a presumption of innocence until the facts prove otherwise.

Unfortunately when there's a pattern of previous behavior, it's easy to assume that they're guilty.

zulater
01-12-2013, 11:43 AM
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/11/chris-rainey-had-two-run-ins-with-the-law-during-his-rookie-season/

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Rainey was ticketed in September for driving on a suspended license, and in October he received a citation for “defiant trespass” at a racetrack casino.

When the Steelers announced on Thursday that they are cutting Rainey, they mentioned only his arrest on Thursday. But it may be that the Steelers decided to cut him not simply because of that incident, but because they viewed it as the last straw in a string of incidents. Rainey was already viewed as a character risk heading into the 2012 draft because of his history at Florida, where he was arrested for stalking an ex-girlfriend.

The ticket for driving on a suspended license was later dismissed for unknown reasons. The “defiant trespass” charge is a result of unusual circumstances: Rainey had signed himself up for Pennsylvania’s statewide gambling self-exclusion list, which allows individuals to have themselves banned from gambling establishments and ineligible to collect winnings. When Rainey showed up at the Meadows Racetrack & Casino outside Washington, Pennsylvania, despite being on that list, he was arrested.

The Post-Gazette reports that people usually sign themselves up for that list if they know they have a gambling problem and are worried that in a moment of weakness they’ll break down and gamble. It is unclear why Rainey chose to put himself on the list.

It is also unclear how both of these incidents were kept quiet during the season.

What is clear is that Rainey has run out of second chances. When the Steelers drafted him, they said they did so in part because of his relationship with center Maurkice Pouncey, whose family took Rainey in during high school. That relationship helped the Steelers overlook Rainey’s personal troubles. On Thursday, the Steelers essentially acknowledged that overlooking his personal troubles was a mistake.

I guess it's a history of bad judgement that did him in?

GBMelBlount
01-12-2013, 01:25 PM
The ticket for driving on a suspended license was later dismissed for unknown reasons.

The “defiant trespass” charge is a result of unusual circumstances: Rainey had signed himself up for Pennsylvania’s statewide gambling self-exclusion list, which allows individuals to have themselves banned from gambling establishments and ineligible to collect winnings.

When Rainey showed up at the Meadows Racetrack & Casino outside Washington, Pennsylvania, despite being on that list, he was arrested.



Holy shiite, this may be worse than Plaxico shooting himself.



Hypothetical Exchange

Officer: Mr. Rainey, please put your hands on the slot machine

Rainey: What did I do wrong officer?

Officer: You are banned from casinos and therefore are illegally trespassing.

Rainey: But officer, I am the one that banned myself from the casinos....so I am now unbanning myself.

Officer: (note to self: some people should be banned from reproducing)

Chidi29
01-12-2013, 03:29 PM
Asked Andrew Brandt on Twitter what steelreserve brought up and that's the correct answer. Waivers begin two days after the Super Bowl so Rainey has to still be a Steeler.

https://twitter.com/adbrandt/status/290207336423911426

NJarhead
01-14-2013, 06:10 AM
Yes and no. A few years back, my wife and I were arguing over something. I had a mop in my hand and went to smack the bucket of water with it. At the same time, my wife for some unknown reason, pushed the bucket away at the same time with her leg. Guess what happened.

Yep. I felt horrible. I had absolutely no intent on doing anything like that. It was a freak accident because both of us went to occupy the same space at the same time - her with her leg, me with a mop. It's those kind of things that give me pause in a situation like this one, especially if there's a witness saying he wasn't slapping her, that he was trying to snatch something as she was reaching for it, or whatever it was (I don't remember specifically now).

Hope that clarifies why I'm starting to wonder about this situation. Oh, and on another note, if I ever slap a broom or mop down, or slam down something in my hand (very seldom anyhow), I've learned from that situation to turn my back to her before I do it, so that can never happen again. I can't tell you how horrible it felt.

Preach, I'm sure you do feel bad, but your scenario and that of Chris Rainey don't compare. He was being rough with this woman. You went to slam something down in anger. Huge difference.

Craic
01-14-2013, 07:49 PM
Preach, I'm sure you do feel bad, but your scenario and that of Chris Rainey don't compare. He was being rough with this woman. You went to slam something down in anger. Huge difference.

If what you're saying is true, then I agree there's a big difference. However, I read it differently. They both reached for a bag and were wrestling over it. In no way as I read that, did I see him being aggressive towards her - and that right there is the hinge that swings me one way or the other. If it turns out that he was aggressive towards her in any way, then I stand corrected.

utawking2me
01-21-2013, 08:40 AM
I was astonished to see how many reporters got this story so grossly inaccurate and ran with the only witness to have "seen" things differently than the others. Freedom of the press is one of the backbones of this country, but with it comes the responsibility to report accurately! The Steelers and GPD played judge and jury in their rush to judgement, and I hope they pay for it dearly!

zulater
01-21-2013, 11:21 AM
I was astonished to see how many reporters got this story so grossly inaccurate and ran with the only witness to have "seen" things differently than the others. Freedom of the press is one of the backbones of this country, but with it comes the responsibility to report accurately! The Steelers and GPD played judge and jury in their rush to judgement, and I hope they pay for it dearly!

Really? :lol: How so? "Time to die" perhaps?



Look I've defended Rainey here. I think the Steelers could have waited until things came more into focus concerning this specific incident before deciding on any disciplinary action or lack thereof. But they didn't and I can also respect that.

The truth is this kid has a history. "Time to die" isn't exactly a love poem when texted to your estranged girlfriend. So if you come with that baggage you best not do anything in the future that can be interpreted the wrong way. He crossed that line here. Hopefully instead of adopting a victim mentality and blaming the Steelers, the police, the press, and society Chris will learn something from this and stop putting himself in such a negative light with his personal relationships. His next chance will probably be his last. If he goes into his next job blaming others for his prior personal failings his pattern of poor decisions will only continue.

Count Steeler
01-21-2013, 03:34 PM
I was astonished to see how many reporters got this story so grossly inaccurate and ran with the only witness to have "seen" things differently than the others. Freedom of the press is one of the backbones of this country, but with it comes the responsibility to report accurately! The Steelers and GPD played judge and jury in their rush to judgement, and I hope they pay for it dearly!

Hi Chris. Glad you joined our forum.

utawking2me
01-22-2013, 12:04 AM
Hi Chris. Glad you joined our forum.

Aren't you the humorous one lil man. Try reading this article-one closest to the truth so far:
http://www.thetallahasseenews.com/index.php/site/article/rainey_arrest_in_gainesville_followed_innocent_gam e_between_nfl_football_pl

Craic
01-22-2013, 12:13 AM
Aren't you the humorous one lil man. Try reading this article-one closest to the truth so far:
http://www.thetallahasseenews.com/index.php/site/article/rainey_arrest_in_gainesville_followed_innocent_gam e_between_nfl_football_pl

And you know that how?

I almost laughed when the article termed what happened a "Friendly game of keep-away." The fact that on your second post, you deem it necessary to "instruct" us as to the "truth" not to mention insulting one of our mods, says just about everything I need to know about ya.

Enjoy the forums while you last.

utawking2me
01-22-2013, 12:19 AM
He was let go because of this issue not previous issues. Previous issues, I might add, that are not exactly earth shattering, but rather the actions of what you said in your own words...a "kid". A kid who didn't have the benefit of a decent family life, yet still excelled. My big brother use to tell me he was going to kill me all the time...guess I should have called the cops.

Steelers and GPD are free to jump to judgement whenever they want, even when all the witnesses agree with the accused side of the story except one, but they should be prepared to pay for it. May he take them all to court and donate those monies to a worthy cause!!

Read the most accurate story out there:

http://www.thetallahasseenews.com/index.php/site/article/rainey_arrest_in_gainesville_followed_innocent_gam e_between_nfl_football_pl

utawking2me
01-22-2013, 12:25 AM
Oh so "mods" can insult people that post, but the reverse is not fair game? I see how you people roll, use sarcasm but can't take it, rush to judgement...good to know. My child is one of the witnesses...How do you know?

zulater
01-22-2013, 03:45 AM
He was let go because of this issue not previous issues. Previous issues, I might add, that are not exactly earth shattering, but rather the actions of what you said in your own words...a "kid". A kid who didn't have the benefit of a decent family life, yet still excelled. My big brother use to tell me he was going to kill me all the time...guess I should have called the cops.

Steelers and GPD are free to jump to judgement whenever they want, even when all the witnesses agree with the accused side of the story except one, but they should be prepared to pay for it. May he take them all to court and donate those monies to a worthy cause!!

Read the most accurate story out there:

http://www.thetallahasseenews.com/index.php/site/article/rainey_arrest_in_gainesville_followed_innocent_gam e_between_nfl_football_pl

Take them to court for what? :lol:

You're delusional. Rainey's contract wasn't guaranteed, it's within the Steelers right to waive him anytime they like. He has no basis for a law suit, period! And if he tried not only would have have his ass handed to him in court, he'd also lose any chance of getting another NFL job. Because other teams would have no interest in signing a litigious kick returner.

I pray to God you're not advising Chris in any way, because if so his NFL career is as good as done.

Count Steeler
01-22-2013, 04:51 AM
He was let go because of this issue not previous issues. Previous issues, I might add, that are not exactly earth shattering, but rather the actions of what you said in your own words...a "kid". A kid who didn't have the benefit of a decent family life, yet still excelled. My big brother use to tell me he was going to kill me all the time...guess I should have called the cops.

Steelers and GPD are free to jump to judgement whenever they want, even when all the witnesses agree with the accused side of the story except one, but they should be prepared to pay for it. May he take them all to court and donate those monies to a worthy cause!!

Read the most accurate story out there:

http://www.thetallahasseenews.com/index.php/site/article/rainey_arrest_in_gainesville_followed_innocent_gam e_between_nfl_football_pl

And you are also privy to the conversations in the Steelers FO? I highly doubt you know why the Steelers let Chris go. I would suspect the Steelers took into account his entire body of work, not just one incident.

XxKnightxX
01-22-2013, 05:33 AM
Well the "kid" should of manned the fuck up and learn to to behave like a big boy in and out of the field. The Steelers FO aren't going to hold his hand and pay him at the same time. He knew the parameters, he had his opportunity, and he fucked it up. Simple as that.

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steel striker
01-23-2013, 02:46 PM
I still think the Steelers rushed to judgement on this case and, i think Rainey should have a spot on this team. He has talent.

Shoes
01-23-2013, 07:27 PM
I still think the Steelers rushed to judgement on this case and, i think Rainey should have a spot on this team. He has talent.

That's how I feel also....let's see how they hold to the "standard" when the next star goes south.

katmandu
01-24-2013, 12:02 AM
Aren't you the humorous one lil man.You come here and start insulting people on your 2nd posting and you expect to be taken seriously ?

Too bad your Sugar-Daddy deal didn't work out for you. Maybe in your next life!

43Hitman
01-24-2013, 06:21 AM
Aren't you the humorous one lil man. Try reading this article-one closest to the truth so far:
http://www.thetallahasseenews.com/index.php/site/article/rainey_arrest_in_gainesville_followed_innocent_gam e_between_nfl_football_pl

hahaha. look at the bright side, at least now you can get a Rainey jersey really cheap.