"Obviously [Stevens] can't say his side of the story. We don't know why because we don't know what happened in the legal system, and he is adhering to what the legal system told him he could and could not say. But there are certain people that don't want to accept that. They're making an issue out of it when his hands are tied."We understand this is now the official line of the Bucs -- that Stevens can't tell his side of the story -- but he can't and won't talk about it because that's precisely what he and his lawyers demanded as part of the settlement. There's a reason why some are calling a $300,000 payout "hush money." It was to shut everybody up.
So, to now say it's "unfair" that he can't tell his "side of the story" is disingenuous at best, openly misdirecting blame and trying to mislead the public at worst. Regardless of the rape allegation (but, read the Seattle Times story and see if you aren't deeply disturbed), the man is still unquestionably guilty of other serious crimes and exceedingly poor judgement. Taken as a whole, it clearly adds up to bad moral character.
Once you consider this man's long past in its totality, and realize he just got yet another extreme DUI as little as 15 months ago -- which led to the NFL suspension last week -- it should give anyone with an objective brain cell in their head serious pause.
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