Arizona Cardinals Cut Michael Floyd After DUI Arrest

[RockaFowler]

http://deadspin.com/arizona-cardinals-cut-michael-floyd-after-dui-arrest-1790111676

The Cardinals cut wide receiver Michael Floyd following his arrest for a DUI on Monday.

Floyd was arrested around 2:46 a.m. after police say he was found asleep in his car, which was still running. It was his second DUI. Cardinals.com reporter Darren Urban indicated that the Cardinals were already frustrated with Floyd over his bad year on the field, but that the DUI arrest “spurred his release.”

Head coach Bruce Arians held his routine media availability shortly after the arrest, but would not talk about Floyd.

[JonLP24]

1. This is surprising

He is their outside receiver with John Brown injured/struggling. Floyd has dropped a lot of balls this season though, they are just a little thin at receiver.

[True Dough]

2. He only had 446 yards and 4 TDs this season

So he wasn't tearing it up on the field (not like he was off it, anyway, apparently). Also a reflection of Carson Palmer's lackluster year.

[True Dough]

3. And look who picked up Floyd

A team that puts sportsmanship first. Normally so virtuous. Shocking!


http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18287226/patriots-claim-wr-michael-floyd-release-cardinals

[hughee99]

4. Not really surprising, the Patriots always go after the bad apples, unlike most NFL teams

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/arrests/

[True Dough]

5. I forgot to add the "sarcasm" emoticon to my post! n/t

[hughee99]

6. It wasn't needed. I forgot to add it to my post as well. Nt

[JonLP24]

7. I don't think it is that bad.

He was asleep rather than driving and had the car on because it gets cold in Arizona in the winter, especially at night. But the law is the law so they cited him, at least he wasn't driving.

I think this has more to do with his poor play but JJ Nelson made huge drops without him. Floyd certainly has the talent to thrive in New England.

[hughee99]

8. I understand. Certainly any DUI is bad because

Of the potential for danger, but this incident didn't result in anyone getting hurt. The link I posted is basically an NFL police blotter, so anyone who thinks that the Patriots are anything unusual in this respect can go look up all the other teams' arrested players (some with even more disturbing charges).

I think people have a tendency to see things one way when it involves the patriots, and a different way when it involves other teams. As an example, deflated footballs went from a serious issue that threatens the "integrity of the game" and consumed dozens of DU threads 2 years ago, to not even rating a mention on the DU and being a paperwork issue for the NFL "no formal protest" just a week ago.