Three or four hours ago, we became aware of a story that had ex-Browns player Dyshod Carter arrested for cocaine trafficking out in Arizona.
I sort of shrugged my shoulders and went back to what I was doing, figuring that no one really cares about the allegedly illegal exploits of a marginal ex-Browns player who never made a serious mark in this town.
Well, it turns out WKYC-3 cares so much that they'll tailor a special headline.
Frankly, it seems like more of an Action 19 Tabloid Headline Action News story to me. Wait for them to tease the "shocking story of an ex-Browns player's arrest" at the top of the news and then deflate you with a semi-anonymous name around 11:25 PM.
Hopefully, I've saved some of you wasted minutes of suspense. No charge.
All of which shows that my news sense is even worse than expected. If the local TV folks care, I guess we should care. So there you go, a blog entry on Dyshod Carter getting busted.
I have to watch any tendency to be snarky on this, as Carter apparently had an AK-47 assault rifle in his car. Yikes. I hope it's all a big misunderstanding, but it's hard to misinterpret an AK-47.
In not-quite-related player news, the Packers have dumped Koren Robinson. No, I don't see him wearing brown and orange anytime soon, but we do need a fourth receiver, so the topic may come up.
Here's the press release from the Land o' Cheeseheads:
May 9, 2008
## FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ##
PACKERS RELEASE WR KOREN ROBINSON
The Green Bay Packers have released wide receiver Koren Robinson. The transaction was announced Friday by Ted Thompson, Executive Vice President, General Manager and Director of Football Operations.
Robinson, a 6-foot-2, 205-pound player, originally joined the Packers as a free agent on Sept. 12, 2006. He appeared in four games for Green Bay in 2006 and made seven catches for 89 yards.
This past season, Robinson played in nine games for the Packers and had 21 catches for 241 yards and one touchdown. He finished second on the team with 25 kickoff returns for 596 yards.