Chad Rinehart Arrested For Public Intoxication
by Kevin Ewoldt on Jan 19, 2010 6:12 PM EST
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Oh Rinehart. The 24-year old Iowan was arrested for being bombed at Mojo's Pizza House on a late-night munchies run this past Sunday night. There are so many parts of this arrest that irritate me (as a fellow fan of beer).
1.) Who isn't bombed at a pizza place at 2 am? He wasn't driving...just swaying. Come on officer, really?
2.) He was arrested by a 2.5 (ie- COLLEGE CAMPUS COP, specifically an officer with University of Northern Iowa police). How do you not talk your way out of this one? We used to push our college cops in the bushes and then out-run them. I guess it's a little different when you're the most famous person in the entire state of Iowa.
3.) Where were his friends? Usually the "sorry officer, we'll take him home/call a cab now" approach never fails.
4.) What else is there to do in Iowa but drink? Stumbling around hammered is no way to treat a broken ankle. He should have gone the George Costanza route.
5.) Rhino wisely waived the breathalyser. The last thing they need to see is a .20 or higher.
I won't name names but there are multiple, current Redskins (some on IR, some off) that get BOMBED both during the regular season and off which myself or friends have seen, so Chad is not alone. Either way, Rhino is a bubble NFL player to begin with. Getting bombed while rehabbing a broken ankle couldn't possibly send a worse message to a new Redskins front office looking to fix team laziness. Offenses like this are usually a slap on the wrist, but no team likes bad attention.
Other recent NFL public intoxications:
Jeff Reed (PIT) [post-gazette]
The NFL fined Mr. Reed $10,000 for that incident.
Recently Waived Bears DT Dusty Dvoracek [cbs]
(Just 2 days ago)
Andre Rison [mysanantonio]
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declared "bubble"..
before you write Chad off…as lazy or whatever is being inferred ..
maybe we should wait first for a busier news day to decide the depth chart at OG
i definitely wasn't referring to him as being lazy
Quite the opposite since a lot of the players drink. It definitely wasn’t too smart.
"It was one of those things where everyone in the building was suddenly excited again," Cerrato said. "And all the women in the building were the most excited. They couldn't believe we were getting the guy from "Dancing With the Stars."
by Kevin Ewoldt on Jan 19, 2010 9:42 PM EST up reply actions
This is a massive joke
Really? He was back at his old stomping grounds having a good time and not drunk driving. WTF?
Not to self: there’s no fun allowed in Iowa.
I'm worried about the beer supply. After this case, and the other case, there's only one case left- Barney Gumble
by CptChaosSidekick on Jan 19, 2010 7:13 PM EST via mobile reply actions
With apologies to Dave Attell
I’ve been to Iowa. You know what’s a fun thing to do in Iowa? Pack up and get the hell outta there.
Chad
Bubble man or not: I’m Thinking not in a Shanahan offense:
6-5 310 fits the profile for a Guard in the ZONE
Agree but
With having two less draft picks coupled with a more complicated free agentcy period, we might need as many o-linemen as we can get.
Maybe shanny can work with him…& the rest.
I'm worried about the beer supply. After this case, and the other case, there's only one case left- Barney Gumble
by CptChaosSidekick on Jan 19, 2010 7:47 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I agree with
#1. It’s the offseason. It’s Iowa. This was probably front page news there. Meanwhile, if it happened in Miami, it probably wouldn’t even make the papers.
unfortunately talent and aggressiveness are needed too
"By far the worst performers on the team are in the front office." – Sally Jenkins
His mug shot seems pretty sober
"It was one of those things where everyone in the building was suddenly excited again," Cerrato said. "And all the women in the building were the most excited. They couldn't believe we were getting the guy from "Dancing With the Stars."
I think that's the stark realization
setting in that he’s just screwed the pooch on his gravy train…..
I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused....
Why does he have those
cupcake sprinkles in his hair? Did they crash a bakery prior to the pizza parlor?
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
WTF
Is the cop serious? If they start arresting everyone getting pizza while drunk at 2:00 Am the whole pizza industry would go under. After Wall Street, The Housing Bubble, and Detroit is that what America really needs?
learn to read between the lines
he or his buddies were probably getting obnoxious, otherwise the cops don’t bother you.
I heard he
tried to get into the pizza joint when it was closed. Still leaves much to wonder. I did the EXACT same thing a few years ago at the beach. I don’t recall being arrested. Again, the police probably had more pressing matters.
Now, the BIG question is, did he pull the old “Do you know who I am?” Because THAT would have been classic. I’m thinking Rhino isn’t exactly a household name. But, who knows, it is Iowa.
He's no household name
currently I live next door to Iowa, in Nebraska and I’d never heard of him until he came to the Redskins. Of course I also don’t pay much attention to college football. If you lived near these Husker fans you wouldn’t either.
"We used to push our college cops in the bushes and then out-run them."
LOL
Those cops must not have anything better to do. It reminds me of my hometown where you get pulled over for speeding and after a few minutes 3 or 4 cop cars have shown up to “The Scene”.
sounds like home to me
It reminds me of my hometown where you get pulled over for speeding and after a few minutes 3 or 4 cop cars have shown up to "The Scene".
SpottieOttieDopaliscious
so many ironies
in the reactions to this “story”. First we have a young guy doing what a lot of young guys do and it’s a big deal when the starters getting drunk during the season was shrugged off. It’s not like this was a “Love Boat” incident – the publicity will last about 2 days…tops, so who cares? So this is really going to impact his career? That’s sad.
Then there’s the idea (probably by people who’ve never spent any real time in Iowa) that there’s nothing to do in Iowa. After living in 8 states and 3 countries, I can tell you that “the things to do” don’t vary all that much from place to place, especially for die hard sports fans. If the thing you do for fun is drinking and watching sports then it’s the same everywhere, well, unless you’re in Europe where the beer is better. I’m just guessing there aren’t a lot of die hard museum freaks here (other than me) but hopefully I’m wrong. But I harrass my Iowegan friends all the time so a little more fodder is good. At least he isn’t a thug/student at a college in Florida. If this had happened in Texas they’d have given him a ride home and called it a night. I’m not dogging Texas either – I liked living there but their idea of the importance of football is pretty crazy. Fixing high school grades??? Ridiculous, it’s not like high school is difficult.
And then I have to ask, where was the other 1/2 of the 2.5 officer? Did they leave that 1/2 in the squad car or something? Was this a new version of Robocop with a new capability to split itself? That’s gotta be weird.
Funny Story.
Iowa and Manassas....
must have the same cops. nothing better to do then hang around obvious drunk spots at closing time.
Busting someone for drunk in public at 2am at a pizza place is essentially the same as busting them for being drunk in public as they step out of the bar. It’s the same thing.
Shanahan is going to send a message to someone.
Some Redskin very soon will be unceremoniously dumped to send a strong message. Get your $h!t straight, keep your nose clean, football is your life! Live it, love it, or go work at Wawa!
bingo
what better way to let everyone know that there is a new sheriff in town than by setting an example on the first guy to step out of line. hasn’t everyone who has a real job already been thru this… i.e. learning how not to be “that guy” in front of the new boss? Even taking into consideration that he was a backup OL, isn’t that even more of an example to learn to keep your drunk ass home and have the pizza delivered?
Hey i’ve lived through that young, drunk and stupid phase of my life but there aren’t many guys in the mid twenties out there making hundreds of thou a year just to be the backup. Just wish our guys would be smarter than that.
I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused....
Drunk
The article says he tried to open the door of the Pizza place, which set off the alarm. The cop came, thought he might be drunk, tried to give a breathalyzer test, Chad refused, and was arrested. Crazy. Chad didn’t do anything except say no to the test. Seems to me that no crime occurred, and the charges should be dropped. Let’s hope. The Skins should support their player against a ridiculous charge.
being drunk in public is a crime.
if a cop stops to ask you what time it is, and you have alcohol on your breath, he can arrest you.
"By far the worst performers on the team are in the front office." – Sally Jenkins
Can you say "Delivery?"
Sounds like the place was closed and they were contemplating a B&E. Just a thought.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
You can't score a fat chick and pizza with delivery though
"It was one of those things where everyone in the building was suddenly excited again," Cerrato said. "And all the women in the building were the most excited. They couldn't believe we were getting the guy from "Dancing With the Stars."
by Kevin Ewoldt on Jan 20, 2010 12:25 PM EST up reply actions
There you have it
Will HH bail me out this weekend? I’m feelin’ lonely.
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
Don't worry dude
we got your back.
Make sure to ask if they take Snyder Dollars.
SpottieOttieDopaliscious
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