Tough Time to be a Mangina

CLEVELAND -- Cleveland Browns nose tackle Shaun Rogers remains in jail after being arrested for trying to carry a loaded gun onto a plane. Rogers was arrested Thursday at Hopkins International Airport. A .45-caliber handgun was spotted in his luggage while he was going through a security checkpoint. Police said Friday that Rogers has not yet been charged. He was booked for carrying a concealed weapon, a third-degree felony that carries a penalty of probation to five years in prison. Rogers likely faces disciplinary action from the NFL under its personal-conduct policy for players. A three-time Pro Bowl selection, the 31-year-old Rogers has played two seasons with the Browns. Cleveland acquired him from Detroit in a 2008 trade.

First of all, lets not judge Shaun Rogers here. I can't tell you how many times I've forgotten to take my belt off when I walk through the metal detector at the airport and every time there is this HUGE over-reaction. Those airport people are ready to taser the crap out of you if you mess up so I feel Shaun Roger's pain here. I'm sure he had originally planned to check his gat and forgot to take it out of his pocket...honest mistake, right? Or maybe he was flying one of those airlines that make you pay like $200 to check a bag...screw that. I mean who is the real criminal here? Having said that I doubt the judge will show Shaun any mercy (see plaxico burress)....so how much does it suck to be a Browns fan? First the team moves to Baltimore and wins a superbowl, they counter by drafting Tim Couch, Brady Quinn, and several other failures, Crennell gets canned and they bring in a proven loser in Mangini, Braylon Edwards can't catch, kills my fantasy team, and gets moved to New York (where he catches two tds in his first game), the fans wear paper bags to games, and then this Shaun Rogers business. The Browns have become the Bengals 2.0 - upgrade in arrests....downgrade in wins. It's not all bad in Cleveland though....they always have Lebron....