Bengals Lead NFL in Arrests

by Jason Garrison on May 10, 2010 9:00 PM EDT

The Bengals sign high risk players. That's not news to anybody. Sometimes the risk pays off, such as in the case of Cedric Benson and Tank Johnson, and sometimes the risk doesn't pay off, like in the case of Odell Thurman or A.J. Nicholson.

Joe Reedy wrote something today that shouldn't really come as a surprise to anybody. The Bengals lead all NFL teams in arrests since 2000. Reedy wrote:

According to the Union-Tribune there have been 31 arrests involving Bengals since 2000. They are not the runaway leader though. Minnesota trails by one with 30 while Denver, Jacksonville and Kansas City are tied for third with 25.

Twenty of the Bengals' arrests came between 2000 and 2005 (which was tied for first with Jacksonville) but there have been only nine arrests of Bengals players since 2007 (which is less than Jacksonville, Denver and Miami and is tied with the Steelers).

Let me make something clear, this is not me complaining. After the initial shock of the Adam Jones signing, I'm on board and excited to see what the guy can do for the Bengals secondary.

This is me taking note that high risk can be high reward. There were some people that didn't like Benson coming to the Bengals because he had a couple arrests under his belt and he was a big disappointment in Chicago. However, we all watched Benson lift up the Bengals offense, place them on his shoulders and carry them over 1,200 yards on the way to a 10-6 record. Worth it.

If the Bengals can get guys like that at a cheapish price who produce and help put the Bengals in the playoffs without screwing up the vibe in the locker room then I'm all for it. I don't think any of us really care if the Bengals roster resembles the "island of misfit toys" as long as they win and continue to stay out of jail for the most part.

Here's the complete list:

Team	Total	Since ‘05	Since ‘07
Cincinnati	31	20	9
Minnesota	30	17	7
Jacksonville	25	20	15
Denver	25	17	12
Kansas City	25	13	5
Miami	24	16	12
San Diego	22	16	7
Tennessee	22	19	6
Cleveland	20	11	8
Tampa Bay	18	12	10
Chicago	18	11	5
Indianapolis	17	12	7
New Orleans	17	10	7
Pittsburgh	16	13	9
Carolina	15	6	6
Baltimore	15	6	4
Atlanta	13	11	10
Buffalo	13	8	7
Seattle	13	10	6
Oakland	12	4	4
Green Bay	12	6	3
NY Giants	11	8	7
Washington	11	6	4
New England	11	5	4
Houston	9	6	5
Dallas	9	4	2
Arizona	9	3	2
San Francisco	8	3	2
Detroit	7	5	2
Philadelphia	7	4	2
NY Jets	7	3	2
St. Louis	6	5	4

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

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Could Minnesota's arrests have anything to do with a certain crusie boat scandal? hmmmmm

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by stonewall12345678 on May 10, 2010 9:08 PM EDT reply actions

Does this include

Chris Henry (one person) getting arrested 5 times? An arrest is an arrest but one person 5 times…….
That really racks the numbers up.
Then you have Odell Thurman getting arrested 3 times, Adam Jones 5 times (I think), Tank and Benson 2 times a piece. There you have 15 arrests by 5 guys..
The question I have is, does this include Benson, Tank, LJ, and Jones? Or are we talking about just the players who were arrested that were on the team at the time of the arrest?

by WHYUS!! on May 10, 2010 10:38 PM EDT reply actions

bad math &^%$# 17 arrests

God the Kool Aid is strong tonight…….

by WHYUS!! on May 10, 2010 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions

that may be

but blame the bengals for not dropping henry after his 2nd arrest, or his 3rd.

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by palewook on May 11, 2010 6:28 AM EDT up reply actions

WE'RE NUMBER ONE!!!!

oh.

nevemind.

Can we play football now?

by UpStateMike on May 11, 2010 6:25 AM EDT reply actions

+1

my thoughts exactly.

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by GrooveLeg on May 11, 2010 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions

Lol

Take that everyone else!

by The Dealio on May 11, 2010 7:05 PM EDT up reply actions

hate that this article stops at 2000

he should have done an all-time list since the formation of the nfl. as for 2005-2007, those are the 3 years that define the modern era of the bengals, people that know nothing about cincy know about us for those 3 years. with brown’s current signing streak of character issues in the 2010 off-season don’t expect other teams fans or the national media to spare the bengals this season. we are still going to be treated like its 2005-2007.

when you see a post that makes you want to slam your head into the keyboard, when you see their ignorance overwhelming the reality of the facts, keep your eyes on the actual arrests of the nfl.

this little chart has pulled me through some rough times as a cincy fan.

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by palewook on May 11, 2010 6:34 AM EDT reply actions

Whataya expect they wear stripes on the field

This is what it is…Yeah its a bad thing but…These aren’t choirboys we all know that. This is a violent game that breeds exactly what were discussing. The modern era is getting out of hand with violence in every aspect of life that you see. Should they clean it up. Hell ya they should.

I think these numbers are skewed to-wards the Bengs and those few seasons. Just like a previous poster documented. In the last few years since Marvin has circled the wagons and put a competitive product on the feild…. Its changed big time.

I believe Zimmer may get to much of the credit for corralling the wild ones… It starts with Lewis. One of my favorite moments in the since ML arrived. Was last season after the Rams loss in preseason. Now I’ve been a life long Rams fan. I have since living in LA in the Roman Gabriel days. But!!!! I live here now and have since the early seventies. I like em both. And I don’t have to choose… Yet.

I hated seeing that loss in preseason at home when the Bengals had it rolling. If anyone saw Marv. shellac those guys in the locker room after that game. They aired the ass chew-in on Hard Knocks …. It was classic and sincere.

That stuffs over on this team for the near future. Now… Will someone get arrested …. Probably. But not 15 in three years. Lets play ball I can’t wait. Oh and Palmer loves Matt Jones. I just read Hobson’s article..

by olbuzz on May 11, 2010 7:01 AM EDT reply actions

Here's the deal

What some here fail to realize, is that most of those arrests are from players that aren’t here anymore: Nicholson, Thurman, Henry (sadly), Brooks, Purify (will be cut), etc. Also, Pacman’s, Tank’s and Ced’s arrests count against the team that they were with when the arrest happened. The arrests from ‘07-present are predominantly DUI’s and from one-time offenders (Hall, Maualuga).

by Anthony Cosenza on May 11, 2010 12:23 PM EDT reply actions

It would be nice though

If Rey and Hall took the rookies under their wings and made sure that they knew what can happen so easily and can end a young career., depending how good the player is.

by jim0ijk on May 11, 2010 1:27 PM EDT up reply actions