49er and exCowboy Antonio Bryant suspended for 4 games

JP · 12-23-2006, 02:09 PM

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Bryant suspended for violating substance abuse policy
By Len Pasquarellli
ESPN.com
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The already long odds of the San Francisco 49er making the playoffs became significantly longer Friday when the NFL suspended wide receiver Antonio Bryant four games for a violation of the league's substance abuse policy.

Bryant was arrested Nov. 20, hours after the 49ers upset the Seattle Seahawks in a home game. The incident occurred on Highway 101 near San Mateo, Calif., when Bryant was stopped by local police for allegedly driving "in excess of 100 mph" in his orange Lamborghini, according to an official report.

The report noted that Bryant was "uncooperative and combative," and he subsequently was jailed for several hours. Bryant refused to take a field sobriety test, according to Capt. Kevin Raffaelli of the San Mateo Police Department. Officers were forced to use leather restraints to get Bryant into the police cruiser.

He entered the league with the Dallas Cowboys in 2002 and, in 2004, had an infamous flare-up in camp, in which he tossed his practice shirt at coach Bill Parcells.

This guy has been a class act since he entered the NFL, hence his movement from team to team in relatively short spans of time at each locale.

Thoughts?

StylesÃ‚â„¢ · 12-23-2006, 02:14 PM

Amazing, wonder if the kid will ever get his ducks in a row and be able to stay a full year in the league? This hurts the 49ers chance of the last wild card, but they still have a pretty good chance among the 6-8 teams...

Confirm Pentecost · 12-23-2006, 02:17 PM

And I've heard plenty of fans, be it Skins fans and even Cowboys fans say we'd regret getting rid of this bush leaguer.

Here's the thing, in the 2004 game against Pittsburgh Bryant refused to come out of the game in the second half and Dallas had to waste a timeout to get him out of the game. That was the final straw and he was traded the next day (Dallas was leading by 10 points in the 4th quarter and had a final drive to win the game, so they could've used that timeout).

Roy Williams and Dan Campbell, both respected lockerroom guys called him a team cancer and Campbell said that "no matter how many times you throw his way, he's always complaining about not getting enough looks." But the real killer was Darren Woodson, whom I've never heard say a bad word about a teammate or a player to the point where it got annoying. Even he referred to Bryant as a prima donna and was glad they got rid of him.

If that doesn't say it all, then there's the Browns who had no interest in re-signing him despite putting up good numbers in 2005.

Awesome talent, but he has little refined skills and a 10 cent brain.