Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Stevens issue gaining media traction..

Thanks to Ron and Ian's and Steve Duemig's refusing to let up on the Jerramy Stevens' re-signing by the Bucs on WDAE -- despite a hectic day of breaking Lightning news -- the Tampa Bay area media is beginning to report on the emerging community outrage surrounding the decision (understand why the organization waited until late Friday evening to announce it?). Check it out:

* St. Pete Times' John Romano
* Tampa Tribune's Ira Kaufman

Also, tonight the Pewter Report broke the story that Stevens will miss the first two games of the 2008 season on suspension because of his "extreme DUI" arrest in March 2007 in Arizona. (Read their story here --better yet, treat yourself to a subscription!)

Of course, this once again raises the question of why the team feels the need to jeopardize the community for a mediocre-at-best football player with serious character flaws. Does the team really expect us to believe that they can't find another tight end to replace 18 catches between now and the third game of the 2008 season?

Puh-lease!

3 comments:

pregador27 said...

He needs to go- I have two young daughters and his presences in this area concerns me. No man with daughters should be supportive of Stevens' presence here. Nor should anyone else for that matter.

Unknown said...

you people are a bunch of frigging idiots. "he needs to go"? "his presence in the area concerns me"??? are you frigging kidding me? there was a rape ALLEGATION 8 years ago, he was never charged, and it is long since history. and you have the audacity to sit here and say you are concerned for your daughters?? like Stevens is walking the streets of Tampa looking for young women to rape? you sir are ridiculous and an idiot.

Anonymous said...

Haha,
Remember how he said he's going to change himself?
He said the same thing when he was in
with my seahawks.

I hope you guys do get rid of him.
Back in Seattle nobody missed him now.