Adios, Ricky Manning Jr.

Dumbass · Post by **Dumbass** » Mon Apr 24, 2006 8:20 pm

Well, looks like Chicago will be taking him. I would not expect The Panthers with their history to continue their relationship after this news. Steve Smith is the only one I have heard of that got a second chance and it was a team mate assault and well...it's Steve Smith.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news;_ylt=A ... &type=lgns

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:33 am

And now for the rest of the story...

Former UCLA cornerback Ricky Manning Jr. was arrested early Sunday and charged with assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly knocking a man unconscious at a Westwood diner.

Manning, a three-year NFL veteran who Friday had signed a five-year, $21 million offer sheet with the Chicago Bears, walked in to Denny's Restaurant just after 3 a.m. with four or five friends and began to tease a man working on a laptop at a nearby table, according to Los Angeles Police Department Det. Robert Lewis.

The man asked a Denny's employee to intervene, then Manning punched the man in the face and others in the group began to kick and beat him, Lewis said. The group then fled as an employee phoned police.

Manning was pulled over several blocks away because the Range Rover he was driving fit the description of the car witnesses had given police. Manning was arrested after the victim, who had regained consciousness, identified him, Lewis said.

The detective said police are still looking for independent witnesses to confirm the victim's account. A call to Manning's agent, Jim Ivler, was not returned, but the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Manning told his agent he had no involvement in the incident.

It is the second time Manning has been arrested after a fight in Westwood. In 2002, he was arrested and charged with assault after a fight outside Madison's.

This arrest is not expected to have any impact on the offer sheet Manning signed.

The Carolina Panthers, for whom Manning helped to the Super Bowl as a rookie in 2003 when he intercepted four passes in the playoffs, have until Friday to match the offer made by the Bears.

http://www.dailynews.com/sports/ci_3743309

I hope that guy takes every last dime of Manning's signing bonus.

Mississippi Neck · Post by **Mississippi Neck** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:47 am

The victim was probably reading "the one board" which, of course, upset the surrounding patrons...

Dumbass · Post by **Dumbass** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:17 pm

Wow, I think the follow up took 3-4 hours, maybe.

It's official but it had "nothing to do with this". :wink:

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:27 pm

Dumbass wrote:Wow, I think the follow up took 3-4 hours, maybe.

It's official but it had "nothing to do with this". :wink:

The timing is ironic. Here's an even more damming account...

According to [LAPD officers], Manning was in a group that attacked a man in a Denny’s restaurant after teasing him for working on a laptop computer.

“The group began by making comments that the victim looked like a geek or a nerd,” Lewis said.

The victim asked the group to stop and then complained to a Denny’s manager before someone in the group punched him in the face. He then was punched and kicked by multiple attackers until losing consciousness, Lewis said.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/bears/cs ... ear24.html

M2 · Post by M2 » Tue Apr 25, 2006 5:28 pm

Hmmm...

Wonder what Bear fan thinks of this?

Chicago Bears Message Board

m2

jiminphilly · Post by **jiminphilly** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:05 pm

That's probably the most physical Manning has been since he man-handled Pinkston in the playoffs a few years ago as a rookie.

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:13 pm

sorry mvs, that won't fly in here..........

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:26 pm

Look hoss, being PC has got nothing to do with it.....

I argued for your right to continue to post moronic insults and racial slurs, but the majority ruled against me.......that's the way it's always been in here......

but take comfort in the fact that you can still be an idiot in the main forum......

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:57 pm

Look, I'm going to let this stand because it's apparent that you using racial slurs is VERY VERY VERY important in bolstering whatever argument/point you may be trying to make.....

the point here is that everybody that posts in this forum (except you) is willing to respect that particular boundary........it's has nothing to do with being PC and everything to do with that's the way we (the regular members of the football forum) want it....

if you don't like it and don't want to abide by that, then don't post in this forum.....it's really that simple......

UCant#2 · Post by **UCant#2** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:03 pm

mvscal wrote:Don't worry, I'll be keeping you busy.

Okay... I'm always pushing the envelope in this forum. And I'm actually a pretty big fan of yours. But your stance here... just plain stupid. "No N-bombs, you say? Fuck you... N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N, N-Bomb."

You sound like a 3 year old...

Felix · Post by **Felix** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:12 pm

UCant#2 wrote:I'm always pushing the envelope in this forum. And I'm actually a pretty big fan of yours.

ditto on both counts.....

I'm not sure why this is so important to him.......

Cicero · Post by **Cicero** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:27 pm

He's just keepin it gangsta.

BSmack · Post by **BSmack** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:33 pm

Cicero wrote:He's just keepin it gangsta.

That might have been fresh when Lenny Bruce did it. Now it's just tiresome.

trev · Post by **trev** » Wed Apr 26, 2006 12:18 am

mvscal was in an extra bad mood today.