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Jaguars 1st pick Justin Blackmon arrested Sunday for aggravated DUI

Vinny

Vinny

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Go Jags! nice pick.
Things are not starting well in the relationship between the Jacksonville Jaguars and first-round pick Justin Blackmon. The former Oklahoma State standout receiver, who the Jags traded up to select with the fifth overall pick, was arrested early Sunday morning on a charge of aggravated DUI in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

The arrest, first reported by Kelly Hines of the Tulsa World, was for a specific charge tied to a blood alcohol level of .15 or more. He was booked into jail at approximately 10:00 a.m. CT.

This is not Blackmon's first issue of this type. In October of 2010, he was arrested in Carrollton, Texas, at 3:45 a.m. on a DUI complaint while driving to a Dallas Cowboys game. According to police radar, he was driving 92 miles per hour in a 60 mph zone when the cops caught up to him. He was on his way to game without permission to leave the team per head coach Mike Gundy, who suspended him for one game.
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Ouch! Will the NFL's conduct policy count the first one against him when assessing the situation or just this one?
 
drewmar74 said:
Ouch! Will the NFL's conduct policy count the first one against him when assessing the situation or just this one?
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No, Blackmon will just get a 4 game suspension for this one. So the Texans will likely not see him when they travel to Jacksonville in Week 2.
 
Lucky said:
No, Blackmon will just get a 4 game suspension for this one. So the Texans will likely not see him when they travel to Jacksonville in Week 2.
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too bad he won't be there to see Gabbert chunk balls into the turf and sack himself.
 
C'mon, cut him some slack - he's just trying to live up to the legacy of other first round Jaguar WR's Reggie Williams and Matt Jones. And he's off to a nice start.
 
Vinny said:
He was booked into jail at approximately 10:00 a.m. CT.
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Blowing a .15 at 10 in the morning ..... priceless.

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I wonder how many times he was let go while still playing for OKST. 10 am would suggest that this isn't anywhere close to the first time it has happened.
 
In his 2010 arrest, Blackmon was arrested at 3:45 a.m. after officers used radar to determine he was driving 92 mph in a 60 mph zone along Interstate 35 in Carrollton. No BAC was reported. In Texas, I don't believe aggravated DUI is defined by a high BAC, only 3rd or more DUI. BTW, he was coming back from a Cowboys game.:wadepalm:
 
Repeat after me 100 times.........."I am a "dumbass"........"I am a dumbass"........"I am a dumbass"...........



Blackmon’s arrest could impact the guarantees in his contract

It would have been worse for receiver Justin Blackmon to be arrested for aggravated DUI before the draft. It would have been better for it to happen after he signed his rookie contract.

It would have been best, of course, for it to never happen at all.

But happen it did, and now the question becomes whether it will have an impact on Blackmon’s contract negotiations. As the fifth overall pick in the draft, Blackmon previously was in line for a fully-guaranteed four-year deal, with a value falling south of Matt Kalil at No. 4 and north of Morris Claiborne at No. 6.

In theory, the Jags could decide to stand firm on the requisite one-year tender offer for the rookie minimum of $390,000, offering nothing more until Blackmon proves himself, on and off the field. That approach, however, inevitably would prompt Blackmon to hold out for the entire season and re-enter the draft in 2013.

The problem for both sides is that there’s not much the Jaguars can do to set the stage for the recovery of money, if Blackmon has additional issues in the future. The CBA provides for a partial forfeiture of a player’s signing bonus, if he is suspended for violating the substance-abuse policy (which covers DUI convictions). But the days of recovering large chunks of money in the event of an isolated act of misbehavior are long gone.

Given that the extent to which a rookie contract is guaranteed represents the only real item for negotiation in the fully-slotted first-round deals, it could be that the Jaguars insist on language that would extinguish any remaining salary guarantees, in the event that (for example) Blackmon has any future arrests or other violations of the substance-abuse policy. Article 4, Section 9(g) of the CBA expressly permits teams and players to “negotiate the circumstances under which the guarantee of any unearned Salary . . . may be voided.”

So while the top 16 players now each receive fully-guaranteed four-year deals, Blackmon may have to agree to language that permits future guarantees to go away, which in turn would give the Jaguars flexibility if they decide to move on from Blackmon before he finishes four full NFL seasons with the team.

Still, apart from recovering money already paid or erasing the guaranteed nature of money to be paid in the future, the Jaguars have a much greater interest in nurturing Blackmon into a great player and an even better citizen, especially since they moved up in round one to get him. They need to make their next decisions regarding Blackmon with that important overriding objective in mind.
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I can't even find myself to laugh at this right now. It's pretty clear he has an issue with alcohol. Even as a Texans fan I want to see him get his life together because he seems to be a good kid making poor errors in judgement.
 
jag·uar (jgwär, jgy-är) n.

A large wide receiver who is taken in the first round and ends up coking or drinking himself into oblivion. Hesitant to stay active in the NFL, jaguars are still remarkably selected every year by Jacksonville. Their numbers remain large due to inability of Jacksonville to understand their patterned behavior.
 
This may add some info to what happen to him on the local/state level.

WHAT IS "AGGRAVATED" DUI IN OKLAHOMA?

In it’s infinite wisdom about 3 years ago, the Legislature of the State of Oklahoma created a NEW crime called "Aggravated DUI". An aggravated DUI is a DUI case where the person arrested had a chemical test result of .15% or greater on either a breath or blood test. The statutory authority for this is found in 47 O.S. §11-902(D). As such, it can ONLY be filed as a State-level charge in a District Court. It is not a municipal court charge, UNLESS the specific Municipality has added it to their ordinances. HOWEVER, most have not.

It is actually not a new crime at all, but another layer of punishment that is laid on top of that which the statute would otherwise provide. For instance, if the case in question is a misdemeanor DUI, the punishment is a minimum of 10 days and a maximum of one(1) year in the county jail, and/or a fine up to $1,000. If the charge is filed as an aggravated DUI, the potential punishment is the same, PLUS those additional punishments that this sub-section of the statute provides. Those extra punishments are:

1. A minimum stay in an alcohol in-patient treatment facility of 28 days;

2. A One (1) year aftercare probation period (or meetings) upon release from inpatient;

3. Periodic testing during this probationary period;

4. The completion of 480 hours of community service; and,

5. The installation of an ignition interlock on the person’s car for no less than 30 days. Remember: these punishments are in ADDITION to the jail and fines that the regular charge carries!

A clear and simple reading of the statute shows that these extra punishments are MANDATORY, but ONLY if the person is CONVICTED of the charge. If a person receives a deferred sentence, these additional items are NOT required, and most judges will not impose them on the person. However, some judges have mis-read this statute and think that they MUST impose these extra things on a person charged with aggravated DUI even if the agreement is for a deferred sentence.

Almost every district attorney’s office in Oklahoma is filing these charges in cases with a test of .15% or higher. In those district courts where they are being filed, the normal practice is to amend the charge BACK DOWN to a regular DUI, IF the person has had an alcohol assessment which does not reflect the NEED for the person to complete an in-patient program.

Most of the municipal police departments in Oklahoma County (Oklahoma City, Edmond, etc) will file their DUI arrests with tests of .15% and higher in that district court. However, although Oklahoma’s LARGEST district court is Oklahoma County, it has not had a single aggravated DUI filed by that DA’s Office from the passage of this law in 2001 to the present (August, 2006). It is believed that the reason for this is because a Judge in Pottowatomie County District Court ruled the statute as unconstitutional at the end of 2001 and the Oklahoma County D.A’s office does not want to engage in an appeal on that issue.
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Just a hang your hat.......keep in mind his exact BAC was not really reported...........it was reported at at least .15 because that constitutes "aggravated DUI" in Oklahoma.:


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Studies in general have helped establish certain standards to identify drinking drivers. They are:

.01 to .04% BAC
A driver is affected.
Chances of an accident increase.

04 to .07% BAC
A driver is impaired.
Chances of an accident double. At this BAC level
the driver could be arrested for DUI.

.08% BAC A driver is intoxicated.
Chances of an accident are 6 times greater.
Driver is considered under the influence of alcohol.

.15% BAC
Chances of an accident are 25 times greater than when sober.
 
CloakNNNdagger said:
Just a hang your hat.......keep in mind his exact BAC was not really reported...........it was reported at at least .15 because that constitutes "aggravated DUI" in Oklahoma.:
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According to the Stllwater PD spokesman it was a whopping .24.
The former Oklahoma State star smelled of alcohol when an officer pulled him over shortly after 3 a.m., Stillwater police spokesman Capt. Randy Dickerson said.

Blackmon agreed to take a breathalyzer test and blew a .24 - three times the legal limit of .08, Dickerson said.
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Blowing a .24 is getting up into my territory. I'd be giving him an all expenses paid stint in the jitter joint a.s.a.p. if I were the Jags.
 
I've gotta believe Jags fans are almost universally going ballistic right now.

Published shortly before this years draft:

PFW:Why Blackmon might slide

A couple of the high (low) lights:

Concerns have arisen about Blackmon in the NFL scouting community after he opted not to take the team charter home from the Fiesta Bowl. Instead, he chose to fly directly to Las Vegas and then elected not to work out at the Combine, where NFL executives thought he had not prepared well enough to perform after he turned down challenges to run.
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"I just don't see it," the GM said. "I heard everyone raving about his pro day. Am I the only one who thought it was an average workout? He ran a 4.51 and 4.52 on my watch. The workout itself, I thought, was average at best. I didn't see any twitch or explosion. He has been raised by Dez Bryant. They are both knuckleheads — I've heard the Vegas stories. There are some (red) flags there."
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This guy needs some big-time guidance and mentoring.
 
Understand I don't feel bad for this kid for one second, but its clear at this point he needs some help. He needs to be suspended for 2 games minimum, and the NFL needs to REQUIRE him to enter a rehab. Having dealt with alcoholism with myself and family it's a very serious issue. The league needs to step up, do the right thing, and save this kid from himself. Football should not be important at all. I didn't even know about the Vegas story, but he's heading in the wrong direction.

Blowing at .24 makes it even more alarming for me. I hope for his sake he gets the help he needs.
 
Sounds a bit irresponsible and not a good start.

This is not Blackmon's first issue of this type. In October of 2010, he was arrested in Carrollton, Texas, at 3:45 a.m. on a DUI complaint while driving to a Dallas Cowboys game. According to police radar, he was driving 92 miles per hour in a 60 mph zone when the cops caught up to him. He was on his way to game without permission to leave the team per head coach Mike Gundy, who suspended him for one game.
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I usually don't leave Houston until 7 a.m. for a Cowboys game, yet he was in Carrollton at 3:45 a.m. heading to the same game? Regardless of where he was heading, drinking and driving is unacceptable as well as leaving his team without his coach's permission.
 
More than pissed at this! It's a total joke, why this guy would put himself in this situation? He lied saying he learned from the 1st DUI. Now blowing .24!!! Insane to think, he was driving at that level! I can't believe his friends would allow him to drive, unless Balckmon drinks alone? Oh, the Jags are jinxed at WR and 1st round picks. I'm sure the Bengals and Cowboys are hoping we drop him. This really put a negative taste on the new Jags media drive. His contract is going to be even more structured now, for protection for the Jags origanization. He probably just lost 3-4 millon for this. I like the pick, but now this clown is embarassing the team and city of Jax. Here's to the off season. :kitten::kitten::kitten:
 
Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft pick receiver Justin Blackmon is due in court after he was arrested on an aggravated DUI charge this weekend in Oklahoma.

Payne County sheriff Sgt. Brandon Ingham says the 22-year-old former Oklahoma State star is scheduled to go before a judge Monday afternoon.
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Vinny said:
He was booked into jail at approximately 10:00 a.m. CT.
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Blackmon was arrested at 3:00AM Sunday morning, but booked into the jail at 10:00AM? Can the sheriff be that busy in Stillwater?

May not make a difference, but it might. I'm curious where the 7 hours went? When in that 7 hour time period did he "blow" the .24? Regardless, I hope he's getting the help he needs now.

Back in the day, the NFL had a contract with the Menninger Clinic when it was in Topeka. I ran across a couple of guys in for treatment there in 1995. Menninger has now relocated to Houston and recently moved into a nice new building, but that contact with the NFL has long since expired. I wonder who they use now?
 
Playoffs said:
Blackmon was arrested at 3:00AM Sunday morning, but booked into the jail at 10:00AM? Can the sheriff be that busy in Stillwater?

May not make a difference, but it might. I'm curious where the 7 hours went? When in that 7 hour time period did he "blow" the .24? Regardless, I hope he's getting the help he needs now.

Back in the day, the NFL had a contract with the Menninger Clinic when it was in Topeka. I ran across a couple of guys in for treatment there in 1995. Menninger has now relocated to Houston and recently moved into a nice new building, but that contact with the NFL has long since expired. I wonder who they use now?
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It would be pretty amazing if they knew who he was and tried to let him sober up for a few hours before blowing again, and he still got a .24.
 
mootini said:
More than pissed at this! It's a total joke, why this guy would put himself in this situation? He lied saying he learned from the 1st DUI. Now blowing .24!!! Insane to think, he was driving at that level! I can't believe his friends would allow him to drive, unless Balckmon drinks alone? Oh, the Jags are jinxed at WR and 1st round picks. I'm sure the Bengals and Cowboys are hoping we drop him. This really put a negative taste on the new Jags media drive. His contract is going to be even more structured now, for protection for the Jags origanization. He probably just lost 3-4 millon for this. I like the pick, but now this clown is embarassing the team and city of Jax. Here's to the off season. :kitten::kitten::kitten:
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This is his 2nd DUI?
 
Go to NFL.com right now and scroll down once and Justin Blackmon's mugshot is on the right and looks totally out of place with everything else. How humiliating and embarrassing is that. Totally deserves it too.
 
Texn4life said:
I can't even find myself to laugh at this right now. It's pretty clear he has an issue with alcohol. Even as a Texans fan I want to see him get his life together because he seems to be a good kid making poor errors in judgement.
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Are you serious? Errors in judgement?

C'mon mannnnn!!
 
thunderkyss said:
Are you serious? Errors in judgement?

C'mon mannnnn!!
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What would you call getting into a car and driving with a BAC of .24? Poor judgment! A lot of people would say he was being stupid or being a moron. I would say those people are right too! Either way you slice it, he's allowing alcohol to take over his life.

On the Jags boards there are people saying he was sloppy drunk in Jax bar on Friday night after they finished OTAs. Then apparently went on a drunken binge the next night that continued into Sunday morning. On top of that, he was actually supposed to be in Houston for an appearance on Saturday but told the promoter he was "sick". So it could have been in Houston that he could've gotten that DUI if he had chosen to attend the event. I would say that's a dude that has a serious problem. Whatever you want to call it..... Disease? Poor Judgement? Being a Moron? Stupid? He needs to get a hold of it quick.
 
Honestly, I'm halfway impressed he could pull himself together enough to get in a car, have keys, use them to start a vehicle, etc....halfway disgusted.

.24?

If that was me, I'd be asleep. Middle of anywhere style.
 
mootini said:
More than pissed at this! It's a total joke, why this guy would put himself in this situation? He lied saying he learned from the 1st DUI. Now blowing .24!!! Insane to think, he was driving at that level! I can't believe his friends would allow him to drive, unless Balckmon drinks alone? Oh, the Jags are jinxed at WR and 1st round picks. I'm sure the Bengals and Cowboys are hoping we drop him. This really put a negative taste on the new Jags media drive. His contract is going to be even more structured now, for protection for the Jags origanization. He probably just lost 3-4 millon for this. I like the pick, but now this clown is embarassing the team and city of Jax. Here's to the off season. :kitten::kitten::kitten:
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You might call it "tradition."

Blackmon is Jacksonville’s fourth first-round draft pick since 2000 to face problems after being selected. The team has tried for nearly a decade to find a suitable replacement for its best receiving tandem ever, Jimmy Smith and Keenan McCardell.

Former Arkansas quarterback-turned-wide receiver Matt Jones, selected in 2005, was charged with cocaine possession in July 2008 and ordered into a drug treatment program. He was suspended for three games in late 2008 for violations of the NFL’s drug policy and cut in the spring of 2009.

The team’s 2004 first-round pick, Washington wide receiver Reggie Williams, wasn’t re-signed after being charged with drug possession in Houston in 2009.

And wide receiver R. Jay Soward of Southern Cal, taken in the first round in 2000, seldom played due to drug and alcohol problems that led to numerous suspensions.
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BTW, Blackmon pleaded "NOT GUILTY" this afternoon in court.
 
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