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Bears' Melton arrested after bar altercation(Another millionaire NFL player busted for thuggery)
The Chicago Tribune ^ | 12/22/2013 | Rich Campbell

Posted on 12/22/2013 1:55:10 PM PST by VideoPaul

Chicago Bears defensive tackle Henry Melton was charged with misdemeanor assault and public intoxication after he was arrested early Sunday morning at a sports bar in Grapevine, Texas.

Eberling said the police report indicates that Melton punched the restaurant manager in the face and bit him on the arm. Four restaurant staff security people were needed to restrain Melton on the ground until police arrived,

(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: chicago; chicagobears; crime; duhbears; football; grapevine; henrymelton; illinois; nfl; texas; thugs
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1 posted on 12/22/2013 1:55:10 PM PST by VideoPaul
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To: VideoPaul

Bear bites can get infected.


2 posted on 12/22/2013 1:56:53 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: tet68

My sister got bitten by a bear once, in the shower.


3 posted on 12/22/2013 1:58:29 PM PST by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: VideoPaul
bit him on the arm

That is why they wear faceguards in football.

4 posted on 12/22/2013 2:05:54 PM PST by razorback-bert (I'm in shape. Round is a shape isn't it?)
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To: VideoPaul
Melton, 27, suffered a season-ending left knee injury in Week 3. He played this season on a one-year contract under the franchise tag. The Bears must decide this offseason whether to re-sign him.

I was wondering why he was in DFW before a big game in Chicago.

5 posted on 12/22/2013 2:06:56 PM PST by texas booster (Join FreeRepublic's Folding@Home team (Team # 36120) Cure Alzheimer's!)
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To: VideoPaul

Seriously, is it THAT unreasonable to ask millionaires with college degrees to keep their noses clean? Lay off the booze and behave yourself. Save the thuggery for after you’ve “retired”. Be a good neighbor. Walk AWAY from altercations. Ignore insults. “Living well is the best revenge”.

Some day the NFL and its several owners will start to look at more than athletic ability—they’ll put some thought into what kind of a PERSON they are hiring. There will be morality clauses in their contracts that require good behavior on and off the field.

But is sure isn’t gonna be today.


6 posted on 12/22/2013 2:18:43 PM PST by VideoPaul
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I know the guy is injured, but what the Hell is he doing in Grapevine, TX when the rest of the team is in Philly for one of the biggest games of the year?


7 posted on 12/22/2013 2:19:49 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: VideoPaul

That’s why I much prefer following soccer instead of football, there are a couple of head cases in soccer, to be sure, but nothing like this.


8 posted on 12/22/2013 2:21:16 PM PST by dfwgator
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To: VideoPaul; a fool in paradise

Thuggery is better than buggery, I think.


9 posted on 12/22/2013 2:22:40 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
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To: tet68

A little side note a bear is also the name for a big hairy gay man.


10 posted on 12/22/2013 2:31:22 PM PST by LukeL (Barack Obama: Jimmy Carter 2 Electric Boogaloo)
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To: VideoPaul

Melton.

What an amazing name.


11 posted on 12/22/2013 2:31:56 PM PST by chris37 (Heartless.)
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To: VideoPaul

Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions...both are Thug Teams. As the city goes, so goes the football team.


12 posted on 12/22/2013 2:33:47 PM PST by Din Maker
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To: tet68

This was done in the tradition of Dick Butkus.

When his nephew(?) played for Illinois, they briefly called the team, “The Bitin’ Illini”.


13 posted on 12/22/2013 2:47:41 PM PST by The Antiyuppie ("When small men cast long shadows, then it is very late in the day.")
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To: VideoPaul

At least he didn’t quote the Bible, he’d been booted by the NFL by now if he had.


14 posted on 12/22/2013 2:49:46 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: VideoPaul

college degrees they didn’t have to crack a book to receive of course


15 posted on 12/22/2013 2:50:30 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: VideoPaul

Early Sunday morning? He has a game tonight. Why wasn’t he in bed instead of out biting a restaurant manager?


16 posted on 12/22/2013 2:59:17 PM PST by Pinkbell
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To: tet68

LOL!


17 posted on 12/22/2013 2:59:27 PM PST by Pinkbell
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To: tet68

Mind you, moose shower bites can be nasti.


18 posted on 12/22/2013 3:10:32 PM PST by Scoutmaster (I'd rather be at Philmont)
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“Early Sunday morning? He has a game tonight. Why wasn’t he in bed instead of out biting a restaurant manager?”

He has been on injured reserve nearly all season.


19 posted on 12/22/2013 3:40:05 PM PST by longhorn too
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To: GeronL

Why SURELY you don’t suggest that college athletes are held to a different academic standard, or are given grades they didn’t earn do you? I mean, that would be a crushing indictment of college athletics programs!


20 posted on 12/22/2013 4:53:25 PM PST by VideoPaul
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