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Robby Anderson situation now has his legal matters resolved.
On Wednesday, NFL.com’s Mike Garafolo announced that Anderson pleaded no contest to reckless driving related to a January arrest Sunrise, FL, and was sentenced to six-months of ‘non-reporting” probation.
This is a big win for Anderson and the Jets.
You could make an argument that Anderson is the Jets’ best returning player.
Perhaps, Trumaine Johnson is a better player, but he hasn’t played for the Jets yet.
Look, this should not be considered a personal affront to Jamal Adams and Leonard Williams, but last season, Anderson had more of an impact then these two talented Jets defenders.
Anderson finished with 63 catches and seven touchdowns.
But you can’t just go by his numbers. This is a player, due to his world class speed, and emergence as a playmaker last year, who drew double-teams that opened opportunities for other Jets receivers.
Considering when Anderson was arrested in Sunrise, he had nine different charges levied at him, it’s got be considered a legal victory that the final sentence is just six months of ‘non-reporting” probation.
The biggest win was getting the charge of “threatening to sexually assault the officer’s wife” thrown out a few months ago.
From what I heard, Jets officials worked hard behind the scenes to get this dropped. The obviously did a great job.
Honestly, I’m no legal expert, but I always felt that this charge was blown a little out of proportion.
Look, I’m not minimizing the disgusting thing Anderson said to the cop after he was pulled over.
But Anderson is a hot-head, and he flew of the handle and said something stupid. But not for one second did I ever think he would ever follow through on the disgusting thing he said to the police officer. It was just a stupid thing a kid said in a fit of rage.
Now the Jets need to wait to see if the league suspends Anderson.
“Naturally, we hope the league will see it for what it is and not impose any suspension on him, considering the actions the court took — and the state took,” Anderson’s lawyer Ed O’Donnell said to ESPN. “He’s a good citizen and I hope it doesn’t impact in any way, shape or form on his professional career — and it shouldn’t.”
Good citizen? Look, I’m not trying to act holier than thou, but that is a little strong, considering when Anderson was arrested in January, he went 105 mph in a 45 mph zone. He also ran two red lights.
In 2017, he was arrested in Miami for resisting arrest at a music festival. The charges were eventually dropped, but I find it hard to believe he did absolutely nothing wrong here.
And according to ESPN’s Rich Cimini, Anderson has been charged with driving violations on 10 different occasions since 2014. This includes five speeding tickets.
He also, at times, wasn’t a good sport on the field, like when he threw his helmet after the Jets-Miami Game at Hard Rock Stadium last year, and lobbied for Pro Bowl votes while the Jets were losing to the Carolina Panthers.
Look, I’m not making him into an evil person, but he has some work to do to earn the description of a “good citizen.”
A league source told me that the Jets view Anderson as a player with two strikes, meaning one more indiscretion, and he’s gone.
June 22, 2018
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