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Anthony Spencer arrested early Sunday morning

WTHR in Indianapolis is reporting that Dallas Cowboys linebacker Anthony Spencer was arrested early Sunday morning on charges of public intoxication and disorderly conduct.

Police say Spencer, who is from Fort Wayne and currently plays defensive end for the Dallas Cowboys, tried to give the bar money to stay open later, along with his agent, Matthew Millhouse.

Police say Spencer then threw punches at bouncers, pounded on exit doors and shouted at bar staff. They say he and Millhouse also argued with police officers who told them to leave.

Obviously there will be some sort of team and/or league response over this incident. In my opinion any alcohol related problems should be met with immediate therapy and counseling, but it will interesting to see what happens. A couple of months ago Jerry Jones tried to downplay a fight between Adam Jones and his bodyguard but the league suspended him anyway. This time around there is an actual arrest involved so an actual response is warranted.

Hat tip to Philosopher for breaking the news in his fanpost.

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Since these are his first charges

and they weren’t serious charges (summary offenses) hopefully Goodell won’t suspend him.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Jan 11, 2009 7:38 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

PFA isn't an arrest

Its basically a restraining order to protect spouses or significant others from abuse allegations. Its not criminal per se and there isn’t a record against the defendant. From my experience, a lot of them are bogus.

Although I understand what you’re saying, if this happened to T.O., it would be all over ESPN. The reason being T.O. is lightning rod for any controversey, whereas Fitzy doesn’t have T.O.’s track record.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Jan 11, 2009 7:49 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Your right that if it was our star wide out it would dominate 59 of the 60 minutes of SC

"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."

by aussie_cowboy on Jan 11, 2009 9:00 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

TO doesn't do that stuff

He doesn’t slap around women or drive around drunk. He’s actually a respectable citizen outside of football.
I remember back when TO pulled out that Sharpie and signed that football, there was a cover of him on the ESPN mag with him saying that guys make headlines for dragging women down stairs and doing drugs, but he gets attention for these trivial things.

by ym on Jan 11, 2009 9:24 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

yeah...any arrest is a big deal...but this is his first time...

i don’t know if there’s much they can do. although the next incident (please god don’t have another one) should warrant some type of punishment….

unfortunately, when it comes to arrests the discretion lies entirely with the officer. and they can basically arrest you for anything. which is why it’s best to bow down, let it go and walk away……

"They need security in the world, Craig!"

by Tuna Helper on Jan 11, 2009 7:45 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Ha ha...

Ok well, that philosophy doesn’t apply when you get arrested multiple times. But for a first ime offender, a random arrest isn’t that bothersome unless it happens again.

by Brandon Worley on Jan 11, 2009 7:50 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

even if your arrested multiple times...

it’s still not a conviction……

"They need security in the world, Craig!"

by Tuna Helper on Jan 11, 2009 8:38 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

there won't be a conviction

Its like getting a traffic ticket, they are only summary offenses. He’ll just end up paying a fine.

In Romo we Trust

by Terry on Jan 11, 2009 7:51 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

exactly...

unfortunately most people are too impatient to wait for that. so allegations = convictions in all of minds…

"They need security in the world, Craig!"

by Tuna Helper on Jan 11, 2009 8:36 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Hey

I’m impatient

by Impatient on Jan 12, 2009 7:57 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I dont see the problem

he is just trying to fit in….

by mrichardson70 on Jan 11, 2009 7:48 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Well, he is an alumnus of the Purdue Boilermakers

T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003

by APerfectStar on Jan 11, 2009 7:56 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Just joking

You know the drink Boilermaker?

T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003

by APerfectStar on Jan 11, 2009 8:03 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

LOL, Tom!!! Funny and Fitting! Stupid Spencer!

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by silverblue5 on Jan 11, 2009 10:38 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

ah

i am a little slower on sunday afternoons.. good one!!

by mrichardson70 on Jan 11, 2009 8:05 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

The first thing I would do is fire the agent

Did I read that correctly? The agent was there and was part of the problem? Unbelievable

by StillHateTheGiants on Jan 11, 2009 8:15 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Accoring to the DMN

That guy was not his agent.

"So you can’t stiff arm at all? What about the throat?"- Marion "Barbarian" Barber

by DC_fan on Jan 11, 2009 9:00 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

What a dumb shizzle!

"Well, we didn't block real good but we made up for it by not tackling."

- John McKay, the first coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

by 5Blings on Jan 11, 2009 8:17 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Actually I broke it first in my fanshot

but whatever ;). I usually don’t use fanshots because they are more or less second rate fan posts.

by quincyyyyy on Jan 11, 2009 8:19 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

I don't care about the drunkenness

I worry about his production on the field. He took significant playing time from Ellis and only registered 1.5 sacks. He also looked seriously overweight this year. He needs to spend some time running and dieting rather than hanging out in bars.

by JimmyJohnson on Jan 11, 2009 8:20 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Everyone had Woodley as a third rounder

any team at the time would have taken Spencer over Woodley at the time.

by quincyyyyy on Jan 11, 2009 8:35 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

still doesnt make it right

this team need character… and spencer is a turd

by 325424 on Jan 11, 2009 8:41 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Character?

everyone wants to sign ray lewis.

you guys are killing spencer and lewis was part of a murder.

Spencer like alot of other cowboys played hurt last year.

The cowboys rushed him back to osoon like many other players.

by oneforthethumb on Jan 11, 2009 8:48 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

sigh...

lewis wasn’t part of a murder. the prosecutor wanted him to talk as a witness and he refused to so the DA charged him with murder, which is a typical tactic DAs use to get people to talk: coercion. Anyway, Lewis copped a deal, eventually talked and the information wasn’t much anyway cause they just didn’t have a case. the guys walked.

i hate posting stuff like this but this is why our system is so jacked. because when athletes get in legal trouble we have SPORTSWRITERS trying to explain legal situations and they SUCK terribly at it…..

"They need security in the world, Craig!"

by Tuna Helper on Jan 12, 2009 12:10 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Poor character would be a teammate complaining about his playing time,

oops that’s ellis, the man he is going to replace this year if dallas does not sign him again. Specncer has been what all rookies should be to this point, quiet and let the play on the field do the talking. Before this event who had much of an opinion on him? Now he is a turd, give me a break.

Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!

by cowboy78 on Jan 11, 2009 8:51 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

+1

Give him more playing time when he is healthy and we will see.

Same thing with Carpenter.
wade buries rookies.
I’m pretty sure scandrick and jenkins would have never seen the field this year if not for injuries.

by oneforthethumb on Jan 11, 2009 8:54 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

i have read

several things about spencer not showing much commitment to coming back from injuries.

so far ellis has gone a decade in the nfl without being arrested, spencer couldnt make it 2 years

by 325424 on Jan 11, 2009 9:11 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Would this be from the vererable souces at DMN? I would take it with a grain of salt

this guy is going to enter his third year and has been steadily taking away playing time from ellis, if WP did not have a problem playing rookies he would have taken over more snaps in 07. The future has yet to be determined on this guy.

Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!

by cowboy78 on Jan 11, 2009 9:14 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Oh come on

This certainly doesn’t reflect well on Spencer, but one incident doesn’t immediately turn him into Pacman.

Come and whisper in my ear, give us dirty laundry - ESPN

by Nelson... on Jan 11, 2009 9:11 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Spencer Story

Here is the Spencer story – he was NOT with his agent.

http://cowboysblog.dallasnews.com/archives/2009/01/anthony-spencer-arrested.html

Other news – the Boys may loose linebackers coach Reggie Herring. Herring interviewed for the DC position at Oklahoma State.

I’m not a huge fan of JJT but this does make you think -

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/football/cowboys/stories/011209dnspotaylorcol__.3164277.html

by tyler2 on Jan 11, 2009 8:47 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Who are these yesmen he refers to, he covers dallas he should know who they are. Oh wait

its JJT again stirring things up in the offseason because until things get decided its just hot air. JJT again standing on the soapbox of omnipotence. Did he really just say that he should have hired Sean Payton? An unproven hc prospect ahead of BP, yeah that was not as risky and if not that he should have hired sparano because 13-3 team demanded a coaching change. I wonder if JJT had an article about how JJ should have fired WP after a 13-3 season, I doubt it, but here he is saying that JJ missed out on sparano. Could it be that Sparano and BP as a team made the Dolp a better team, not just sparano by himself? This article shows there is no accountability with these guys, they are not paid to make inciteful and accurate takes, they are here to provoke and antagonize to force people to choose sides. Another tool on this DMN team I hear this past thurs on CC 1230 scott howe show was Calvin “the a-hole” Watkins. In another example of lazy analysis he says that dallas will go 6-10 next year; seroiusly. Before the coaching situation is settled, OTA’s, and Training Camp he is confident that dallas will be a sub .500 team. Will anyone remember that, other than myselft I doubt it so to answer your open question about whether JJT article makes me think, the answer is an obvious NOOOO!!!!! JJT and calvin are not the only ones but two examples of what they are, lazy, knee-jerk analysis.

Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!

by cowboy78 on Jan 11, 2009 9:11 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

I would also like to add to my earlier post

that other than being a guy that BP wanted because he was one of his guys. Did anyone think that Sparano was going to be a good HC, everyone was fawning over JG and other coordinators, I do not remember anyone saying last year that dallas missed out by not hiring TS to be the next head coach.

Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!

by cowboy78 on Jan 11, 2009 9:21 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Another point in JJT, he was floating the idea that JJ would possibly fire WP during this season

when he was on ESPN, (this was before the 2nd redskins game). The ESPN guy said that JJ never fired a head coach during the season before, and JJT said, “he also said that he was not going to trade for a WR this year, you never know”. Well the question should be, shouldn’t this little worm have an idea of what JJ would do, not just throw it out there like “well, it could happen”, any schmuck could have said that.

Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!

by cowboy78 on Jan 11, 2009 9:25 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Spencer

It is hard not to be negative about everything right now, but I worry he is more Peppi Zellner than DeMarcus Ware.

by I_miss_Switzer on Jan 11, 2009 8:59 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

WOW! A Peppi Zellner reference?

Now my weekend is complete….

"Well, we didn't block real good but we made up for it by not tackling."

- John McKay, the first coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

by 5Blings on Jan 11, 2009 10:32 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

Shante Carver is too much of a bust. Ekuban, Zellner and Kavika Pittman were just good enough to somehow keep a job.

Damn we had some dark days. Particularly on day one of the draft.

by I_miss_Switzer on Jan 11, 2009 10:42 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

LOL

Peppi Zellner

T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003

by APerfectStar on Jan 12, 2009 3:10 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

This just in....

Josh McDaniels is supposedly reached an agreement w/the broncos (its on the espn news crawl).

Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!

by cowboy78 on Jan 11, 2009 9:38 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Better hang on to Ellis a bit longer. Ellis's job security may depend on...

 Spencer’s insecurity.

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by CowboyMan on Jan 11, 2009 11:07 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

Nice

to see you don’t believe in innocent until proven guilty.

by dave33 on Jan 12, 2009 7:09 AM CST reply actions   0 recs

There are witnesses and he was arrested

Do you think its a hoax that everyone is in on but us?

"Ask Philly was it hard tryin' a stop TO, he da main reason that the fans would come fo'."

by aussie_cowboy on Jan 12, 2009 7:18 AM CST up reply actions   0 recs

That is for the courts

People are still allowed to draw their own conclusion based on the available evidence. I believe in the presumption of innocence in the judicial system, but I also believe he is guilty.

by I_miss_Switzer on Jan 12, 2009 1:35 PM CST up reply actions   0 recs

This is disappointing - does he have any history in this regard?

I think he could be a very solid player for us – similar to Ware he shows an ability to be an “allrounder” – not at the same level as Ware obviously, but he plays the run well, isn’t terrible in coverage.

I had never heard a negative thing about him – hopefully this is just a once-off?

by BoyfromOz on Jan 12, 2009 1:25 PM CST reply actions   0 recs

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