On Tuesday, Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards was arrested and charged with DWI after his blood alcohol level of .16 which is double the limit in New York City.
In case you're wondering .16 means that Edwards was smashed. He is lucky that he didn't kill anyone, especially since his old friend from the Cleveland Browns Dante Stallworth killed a man two years ago while drunk driving.
So what kind of penalty did the Jets enforce? A slap on the wrist. Edwards will not start in Miami on Sunday, but he will play this weekend. Meaning he will miss the first play of the game, then he can go back in.
According to the New York Post, Edwards was not alone when he was arrested. With him in the car was D'Brickshaw Ferguson and Vernon Gholston. Ferguson and Gholston were not charged, but nobody knows how drunk they were -- they would have to be to get into a car with a guy who is totally wasted.
The Jets shouldn't have to wait for the NFL to come down on Edwards, they can discipline him themselves, and not starting him, but allowing him to play is not the right repercussion. The Jets should deactivate Edwards to send a message.
Then again, if you remember in Hard Knocks, is the same team that Rex Ryan berated for eating hamburgers during practice, then after his tirade told everyone to relax and get a "Goddamn snack."
In this league it is all about winning. The Jets chances of beating Miami are better if Edwards plays.
On Tuesday, Jets wide receiver Braylon Edwards was arrested and charged with DWI after his blood alcohol level of .16 which is double the limit in New York City.
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