Denver Broncos Kicker Matt Prater Charged With DUI
by Sayre Bedinger on Aug 12, 2011 2:26 PM MDT
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PrintUPDATE:The Denver Broncos on Friday released the following statement on kicker Matt Prater:
"Our organization is disappointed with the poor judgment shown by Matt Prater on Aug. 2. This matter, which was addressed with the team last week, continues to be thoroughly reviewed internally."
Denver Broncos kicker Matt Prater was charged with a DUI on August 2nd according to court records as per the Denver Post, and he has also been charged with fleeing the scene of an accident. The Broncos were obviously aware of this as they have kept Steven Hauschka on the roster, and could be posturing for Prater to miss about four games, or whatever Roger Goodell decides to do with him.
Even though Prater was given a raise of more than triple his salary from last year, he opted not to call a cab, and made a poor choice. Prater is not the only Bronco in legal trouble right now, and the team is likely monitoring this situation closely.
Prater is one of the better kickers in the NFL, but Hauschka proved at the end of last year that he can also be a solid kicker.
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son of a #$%&%^
If I had a dollar for every Super Bowl San Diego has won, I'd go window shopping at the dollar store.
by Kgrone on Aug 12, 2011 2:28 PM MDT reply actions 3 recs
Thats where Ortons bottle of Jack went...
It wasn't him Charlie, it was you. Remember that night in the Garden you came down to my dressing room and said, "Kid, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on Wilson." Ya remember that? 'This ain't your night.' My night I could of taken Wilson apart. ~ Brando aka Terry Malloy
Probably
Ran into the Prius while making his get away. No wonder Orton wanted to be traded! Never mess with another mans Jack!!
"You’re only great if you win something. I mean, Alexander wasn’t Alexander the Mediocre or Alexander the Average. He was Alexander the Great, and there’s a reason for it."-Shannon Sharpe
Wow. I think you guys need to make a "Police Blotter"
section for this team. I swear, why can’t our guys stay out of trouble?
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Denver Broncos In Trouble With The Law. It’s in the By Line.
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Broncos "Police Blotter"
is shorter and I like it better than “Denver Broncos in Trouble with the Law”
If I can't have high expectations that succeed, I''d rather have high expectations and be disappointed than have low expectations and be resigned to losing.
by OrangeandBluesBros on Aug 12, 2011 3:42 PM MDT up reply actions
I really want to push it over in the corner
under the rug.
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Damnit Matt
How hard is it to call a damn taxi man?
Do we dare keep 2 kickers on the roster?
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No dare
You have to. If Prater is suspended he doesn’t count against the roster.
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by Sayre Bedinger on Aug 12, 2011 2:37 PM MDT up reply actions
YGTBSM
With the money they’re paid they can afford a friggin cab.
"our idiot kicker who got liquored up"
Does Manning know something about kickers in general?
by CastorTroy on Aug 12, 2011 2:31 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
This was my first thought when I read the headline
Orton is a Teboner-killer.
by bostonbroncofan on Aug 12, 2011 2:36 PM MDT up reply actions
“Our idiot kicker….”
- Peyton Manning
Fantastic.
by dr.mort on Aug 12, 2011 2:31 PM MDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Didn't we just hire a babysitter for these clowns...
Honestly this is getting ridiculous.
You can be dumb... that's ok! There are many dumb people.
You can be an a$$hole... that's ok! There are many of these as well.
Unfortunately you cannot be both...
Ok... prove me wrong.
The problem was
it was Nate Jones…and surprise…he blew this assignment too. ZING
My Team Can Beat Up Your Team
by DominantDenverDefense on Aug 12, 2011 6:42 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
don't be suprised if he gets suspended
Jerry Jones is Al Davis with a smile!
CHICAGO...Where Quaterbacks' careers go to die!
Why would anyone want to live in Oakland?
How many you think?
You can be dumb... that's ok! There are many dumb people.
You can be an a$$hole... that's ok! There are many of these as well.
Unfortunately you cannot be both...
Ok... prove me wrong.
3 preseason games :o)
You can be dumb... that's ok! There are many dumb people.
You can be an a$$hole... that's ok! There are many of these as well.
Unfortunately you cannot be both...
Ok... prove me wrong.
as much as i would love to see 3 preseason games suspended.....
figure 2 to 4 games in the reg season
Jerry Jones is Al Davis with a smile!
CHICAGO...Where Quaterbacks' careers go to die!
Why would anyone want to live in Oakland?
somabic#
You can be dumb... that's ok! There are many dumb people.
You can be an a$$hole... that's ok! There are many of these as well.
Unfortunately you cannot be both...
Ok... prove me wrong.
goodell will not take this lightly......
Jerry Jones is Al Davis with a smile!
CHICAGO...Where Quaterbacks' careers go to die!
Why would anyone want to live in Oakland?
Sadly
he shouldn’t.
You can be dumb... that's ok! There are many dumb people.
You can be an a$$hole... that's ok! There are many of these as well.
Unfortunately you cannot be both...
Ok... prove me wrong.
And he should not take it lightly.
I, for one, am getting tired of this! How f****ing hard is it to call a cab?? I just cannot believe that this is happening AGAIN!! As someone mentioned above we practically hired a babysitter to keep these “professionals” out of trouble. And it STILL does not help.
The Broncos are starting to act like, dare I say it….Raiders….
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"Victory belongs to the most persevering." --Napoleon.
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That was me ;o)
And yes, but without the devils army behind us.
You can be dumb... that's ok! There are many dumb people.
You can be an a$$hole... that's ok! There are many of these as well.
Unfortunately you cannot be both...
Ok... prove me wrong.
worse
I think were tied for 2nd or 3rd? along with Cincy for arrests since 2000.
"It's all over fat man!"
-Tom Jackson
I read an article somewhere...
about that. I cannot remember at this time what we were ranked in terms of arrests since 2000. But it was not good. I am embarrassed by these players….
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I still might
But this does throw a wrench in that plan
Ok, Von Doom is a way better nickname than what I liked. So cool to be excited about a pass rush in Denver again!
I want to say how awesome a particular Rockies player is and that he will be the MVP, but the last time I mentioned it in my sig he went out with an injury, so, GO PLAYER WHO IS SO AWESOME!
Dang it Prater
I am disappointed, just after I laud you :( get a bleeping taxi, better yet don’t drink
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by the new Bradfather on Aug 12, 2011 2:39 PM MDT reply actions
One he got a DUI not a DWI which is worse
and 2ndly he is charged with fleeing the scene of the crime… this is really not good.
And now for something completely different
are you s#itting me?
You can be dumb... that's ok! There are many dumb people.
You can be an a$$hole... that's ok! There are many of these as well.
Unfortunately you cannot be both...
Ok... prove me wrong.
They're the same most places. Fleeing the scene? How does one flee the scene of a DUI? Did he run from the cops, was there an accident? Shit.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. DA
by Whidbey Bronco on Aug 12, 2011 2:48 PM MDT up reply actions
I wrote that wrong
he was charged with fleeing the scene of an accident, not crime
And now for something completely different
by AlbertaBronc on Aug 12, 2011 2:49 PM MDT up reply actions
He was charged with fleeing the scene of an accident
not scene of the crime but still just as bad
And now for something completely different
by AlbertaBronc on Aug 12, 2011 2:47 PM MDT up reply actions
Probably
hit a parked car and squealed off.
You can be dumb... that's ok! There are many dumb people.
You can be an a$$hole... that's ok! There are many of these as well.
Unfortunately you cannot be both...
Ok... prove me wrong.
should have read it closer... the fact that there was an accident with the dui... yikes.
add the ‘fleeing’
= 3-4 game suspension.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. DA
by Whidbey Bronco on Aug 12, 2011 2:50 PM MDT up reply actions
I wonder
what percentage lower that cab would have cost.
You can be dumb... that's ok! There are many dumb people.
You can be an a$$hole... that's ok! There are many of these as well.
Unfortunately you cannot be both...
Ok... prove me wrong.
In Colorado, DUI is Bigger than a DWI
DWI means that you were at least .05% BAC. DUI is least .08%. Since he left the scene of an accident, I’m sure he was automatically charged with DUI.
That being said, I will chalk it up as the guy making a mistake, not a trend here. There has never been another incident in all of his time of being a public figure.
I know plenty of good people who made the mistake of driving when they shouldn’t have, and gotten a DUI. Most of them learn from their mistake and grew from it. Let’s see if Prater learns from this. That will show what kind of person he is.
by VC Orange Crush on Aug 12, 2011 9:31 PM MDT up reply actions
If he's lucky that's it
There is a legitimate chance he’ll face jail time for this
And now for something completely different
meant this as a reply to Whidbey
And now for something completely different
by AlbertaBronc on Aug 12, 2011 2:52 PM MDT up reply actions
If its a first offense
probably no jail time I would think.
You can be dumb... that's ok! There are many dumb people.
You can be an a$$hole... that's ok! There are many of these as well.
Unfortunately you cannot be both...
Ok... prove me wrong.
No real jail time anyway
I’ve had friends stupid enough to do the same thing and the most any of them got was a week in county. Prater is just lucky no one was hurt by his stupidity. What an ***hole.
None of us go out and play for stats. You just do whatever you can to help the team out. -- Eddie Royal
by Poster_Formerly_Known_As_Royal_Fan on Aug 12, 2011 3:07 PM MDT up reply actions
I'd say it's a 50-50 chance
He was charged with the more serious of two charges you can get for driving drunk and was also charged with fleeing the scene of an accident. Won’t see any significant jail time of course but could face anywhere up to month.
And now for something completely different
by AlbertaBronc on Aug 12, 2011 3:07 PM MDT up reply actions
he'll get one day
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. DA
by Whidbey Bronco on Aug 12, 2011 3:50 PM MDT up reply actions
Wow. Like.... wow. Big time wow.
I became a fan of this team because this kind of stuff never happened. It hurts me that it is so predominant now.
-Harvey J. Neptune
Pain is temporary. Pride is forever.
Pro-Bowl Press Conference:
Interviewer: Do you want to wink to the three teams that cut you and tell them, "I told you so?"
Brandon Lloyd: "No, I want to say, ‘F— you,’ and I mean that in the most professional way."
Was he out celebrating the preseason loss or what?
-Harvey J. Neptune
Pain is temporary. Pride is forever.
Pro-Bowl Press Conference:
Interviewer: Do you want to wink to the three teams that cut you and tell them, "I told you so?"
Brandon Lloyd: "No, I want to say, ‘F— you,’ and I mean that in the most professional way."
He was charged on August 2
so that was 10 days ago
And now for something completely different
by AlbertaBronc on Aug 12, 2011 3:11 PM MDT up reply actions
I believe...
The NFL provides a limo/cab service for the players. They just choose NOT to do it. Which is ridiculous.
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Jim Rome has one too
1-800-BLAHHHH. I can’t find it on YouTube, but it’s hilarious!
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by the new Bradfather on Aug 13, 2011 8:12 AM MDT up reply actions
Bad enough to disrespect himself...at this point a DUI is also about disrespecting the team.
"Peace, a journey without distance to a place we have never left."
Ha!
You can be dumb... that's ok! There are many dumb people.
You can be an a$$hole... that's ok! There are many of these as well.
Unfortunately you cannot be both...
Ok... prove me wrong.
Can the drama please end!
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We really should of did Hard Knocks
Jersey Shore has nothing on Denver!
It wasn't him Charlie, it was you. Remember that night in the Garden you came down to my dressing room and said, "Kid, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on Wilson." Ya remember that? 'This ain't your night.' My night I could of taken Wilson apart. ~ Brando aka Terry Malloy
*done
It wasn't him Charlie, it was you. Remember that night in the Garden you came down to my dressing room and said, "Kid, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on Wilson." Ya remember that? 'This ain't your night.' My night I could of taken Wilson apart. ~ Brando aka Terry Malloy
Hey guys
I’m sorry for the stoopid question, but what’s the meaning of DUI?
I mean the real one, we don’t have it in portuguese and I don’t understand what is this acronym.
Thanks.
I bleed Orange & Blue.
Driving Under the Influence
of alcohol usually. but sometimes they use it if ur playing ur music too loud.
It wasn't him Charlie, it was you. Remember that night in the Garden you came down to my dressing room and said, "Kid, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on Wilson." Ya remember that? 'This ain't your night.' My night I could of taken Wilson apart. ~ Brando aka Terry Malloy
Thank you, Zac
And now I can understand the charge. If he is guilty, what a donkey behavior.
I bleed Orange & Blue.
by Fabio Broncos on Aug 12, 2011 4:55 PM MDT up reply actions
and drugs
"To all the critiques, thank you for the motivation… because it has been an edge for me and will continue to be an edge for me" - Timmy Tebow
by David G. Little on Aug 12, 2011 9:00 PM MDT up reply actions
Note to all Bronco Players
I am willing to be your personal chauffeur.
I will even relocate to Denver and travel with you if needed.
by trumanj on Aug 12, 2011 3:23 PM MDT reply actions 2 recs
And I will pay for your expenses
It wasn't him Charlie, it was you. Remember that night in the Garden you came down to my dressing room and said, "Kid, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on Wilson." Ya remember that? 'This ain't your night.' My night I could of taken Wilson apart. ~ Brando aka Terry Malloy
He can hang out with DJ Williams in the press box since DJ is also due for a few game suspension for DUI.
Why are so many football players both stupid and cheap? Guys… You are millionaires. Call a cab.
Kyle Orton + red zone = FG
with what they make they could afford
to ride home on an elephant with Chuck Norris
It wasn't him Charlie, it was you. Remember that night in the Garden you came down to my dressing room and said, "Kid, this ain't your night. We're going for the price on Wilson." Ya remember that? 'This ain't your night.' My night I could of taken Wilson apart. ~ Brando aka Terry Malloy
That would be awesome....
I have a new motivation to become an NFL player.
If I had a dollar for every Super Bowl San Diego has won, I'd go window shopping at the dollar store.
My motivation is
under the new CBA, if you are lucky enough to remain healthy and don’t do anything stupid off the field, you can be really rich!
Brad James
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by the new Bradfather on Aug 12, 2011 3:54 PM MDT up reply actions
I like it!
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This is pathetic.
Most, if not all NFL clubs have a policy and procedure in place for this. They have a program that allows players who have had too much to drink to call a number and be brought home COMPLETELY ANONYMOUSLY. I know the Jets have one, and if I remember correctly, I think it’s something every team HAS to offer, and they all do happily.
Matt Prater, you are no longer Money Prater to me. You’re another douche bag that thought he would be fine after drinking too much. You better thank your lucky stars no one was hurt, and you’d better serve that suspension without complaint. Moron.
27--29--11 May all your spirits rest in peace.
what if he had three beers and blew a .o81?
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. DA
by Whidbey Bronco on Aug 12, 2011 3:53 PM MDT up reply actions
or two
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. DA
by Whidbey Bronco on Aug 12, 2011 3:53 PM MDT up reply actions
or ran into .081 cars or two...
You can be dumb... that's ok! There are many dumb people.
You can be an a$$hole... that's ok! There are many of these as well.
Unfortunately you cannot be both...
Ok... prove me wrong.
Prater...
Is not a big guy, It wouldn’t take much for him to be legally drunk. At least they didn’t find him swimming in a canal!
"You’re only great if you win something. I mean, Alexander wasn’t Alexander the Mediocre or Alexander the Average. He was Alexander the Great, and there’s a reason for it."-Shannon Sharpe
yeah drinking and driving is DUMB but there are degrees of dumbness.
Most of us have driven over the limit.
I thought .1 was a better level.
The folks driving truly drunk should have the book thrown at em.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. DA
by Whidbey Bronco on Aug 12, 2011 4:04 PM MDT up reply actions
DUI
regardless is for jack asses. No excuse for being a jack ass, you either are or your not.
"To all the critiques, thank you for the motivation… because it has been an edge for me and will continue to be an edge for me" - Timmy Tebow
by David G. Little on Aug 12, 2011 9:01 PM MDT up reply actions
This is different than a stop where a guy failed to wait 5 extra minutes after leaving the bar
He had an accident, fled the scene and apparently failed the test after cops caught up with him. Even if you have the logic that people on the border line should get off, this isn’t one of those instances.
None of us go out and play for stats. You just do whatever you can to help the team out. -- Eddie Royal
by Poster_Formerly_Known_As_Royal_Fan on Aug 12, 2011 4:04 PM MDT up reply actions
you know this how?
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. DA
by Whidbey Bronco on Aug 12, 2011 4:05 PM MDT up reply actions
Because he was charged with both
I’ll fully apologize if this is a case of cops being overzealous morons like I know they can be. But it gets frustrating that players on our team are putting their future at jeopardy at all, so I’m not going to jump at the opportunity to take their side.
None of us go out and play for stats. You just do whatever you can to help the team out. -- Eddie Royal
by Poster_Formerly_Known_As_Royal_Fan on Aug 12, 2011 4:15 PM MDT up reply actions
agreed but you form the negative opinion without knowing pretty easilly
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. DA
by Whidbey Bronco on Aug 12, 2011 7:34 PM MDT up reply actions
Just disgusted by our players right now
And at this point it doesn’t take much to convince me one of them screwed up again I suppose. Just fed up, doesn’t make it right, but it’s getting really old.
None of us go out and play for stats. You just do whatever you can to help the team out. -- Eddie Royal
by Poster_Formerly_Known_As_Royal_Fan on Aug 12, 2011 7:46 PM MDT up reply actions
Fleeing scene has broad range of meaning with DUI
The Fleeing the Scene charge could be problematic if he in fact fled and was apprehended. It could also be something more simple, such as he hit a curb and drove into a nearby parking lot to check damage and was then encountered by police. The police may have given the “Fleeing” charge if he passed the field sobriety test and they suspected he was under the influence – this would allow them to book him and get a blood test. Time will tell… still dumb move…
right
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. DA
by Whidbey Bronco on Aug 12, 2011 4:05 PM MDT up reply actions
What a friggin moron.
Time to find a new kicker. You are fired.
(If I were in charge, that is what would happen)
"Bombs dropping down overhead. Underground. It's instilled to want to live." -EV
Haha!
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?
Hauschka will fill in fine while Prater sits in a corner and thinks about what he is done but where I’m from you at least give someone a chance to learn from their mistakes. Prater is a solid kicker and I don’t know if you have checked but players of his caliber aren’t exactly flying all over the waiver wire. I say give him a shot and later if he turns out to be our version of “Pacman” then send him on his way
My Team Can Beat Up Your Team
by DominantDenverDefense on Aug 12, 2011 7:04 PM MDT up reply actions 1 recs
+1
I’m very cross at Prater – I don’t expect my sports heroes to behave like saints, but neither do I wish to support a bunch of criminals. Drinking and driving is not evil, but its dumb and it shows a lack of intelligence. Most importantly it puts the lives of others at risk.
I would hope Colorado’s justice system includes provisions for showing educating those convicted of DUI offences the dangers they can cause, perhaps by showing these idiots the real human cost of driving while drunk. Here in Britain we often force the offender to go to the morgue and see for real the victims. It’s quite succesful at preventing reoffending.
I also believe though in forgiveness and people learning from their mistakes. So I want to see Prater punished both on and off the field. If he genuinely learns his lesson then I think we should support his return to the team on condition that he never does it again.
What would Blackie Lawless do?
by British Bronco on Aug 13, 2011 2:38 AM MDT up reply actions
thank God you're not in charge.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. DA
by Whidbey Bronco on Aug 12, 2011 7:35 PM MDT up reply actions
We're the Denver freakin Broncos
We don’t need no stinkin kicker.
I beg to differ
judging by last night’s performances in the red zone early on, give it to Jeremiah Johnson!
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by the new Bradfather on Aug 12, 2011 4:16 PM MDT up reply actions
We traded Orton?
None of us go out and play for stats. You just do whatever you can to help the team out. -- Eddie Royal
by Poster_Formerly_Known_As_Royal_Fan on Aug 12, 2011 4:16 PM MDT up reply actions
+1
Funny but sadly it is reality
My Team Can Beat Up Your Team
by DominantDenverDefense on Aug 12, 2011 6:56 PM MDT up reply actions
Really?
Why are we allowing guys to play who are in trouble with the law? Isn’t it a risk of them going to jail and making the team look bad?!
Common sense is not so common!!!
To paraphrase Will Rogers,
Some people learn by reading, some people learn by watching others, and some people have to learn by pissing on the electric fence themselves.
I'm the latter.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. DA
by Whidbey Bronco on Aug 12, 2011 7:36 PM MDT up reply actions
good to hear.
i’ve shorted out my share of electric fences and unfortunately i’m probably not done. thankfully, there’s enough piety around here to cover both of us in spades.
don't you think after DJ...
that they would just have a car service for the players? These guys have so much money I am sure they can get a cab or whatever. this is just stupid.
Playoffs!?!? Playoffs!?!? Don't talk about Playoffs!! Playoffs?!?!
I have an idea!
Take a cab TO the party/club/bar. That will all but guarantee you wont be driving after having a couple.
Chuck Norris once asked Tim Tebow for advice on martial arts.
by prototype on Aug 12, 2011 5:41 PM MDT via mobile reply actions
These cats have daddy issues.
Changing the subject since this is the freshest thread:
How I rank it right now: 1. Orton 2. Quinn 3. Tebow
I think we have two solid vets in Orton and Quinn. Apparently Henne stunk up the joint for Miami. If I were a team in desperate need for a QB I’d be dying for Mallett right now. But Orton can step in today and contribute, especially with his history with Marshall. I’d be comfortable with Quinn running the 1st team for the season. Tebow needs work.
by scruffy_orange_devil on Aug 12, 2011 7:41 PM MDT reply actions
No, no, no, no, no...
I would rather talk about Prater getting a DUI than anything else on this QB deal.
No offense, just sick of it all.
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162-0 until we aren't
So, he is a kicker...what did he have like a half a beer or something?
Oh, he ran from the cops? lol, dumbass!
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Why doesn't the organization offer a free shuttle van?
I’m sure fans would volunteer to drive the van.
Dang it Prater, clean up your act, don’t turn in to Todd.
by ThorpeBroncosfan on Aug 12, 2011 10:59 PM MDT reply actions
Alcohol is so F@$#ing overrated!!!
Give me a coke and I’m fine.
Proud Hoosier, Proud Bronco Fan
by OldBloodnGuts on Aug 12, 2011 11:51 PM MDT reply actions 1 recs
who is poor?
"To all the critiques, thank you for the motivation… because it has been an edge for me and will continue to be an edge for me" - Timmy Tebow
by David G. Little on Aug 13, 2011 7:08 AM MDT up reply actions
Ladies and Gentlemen...
You’re Denvernati Broncos. this is ridiculous.
Be a legend but don't overdo it.
your*
it’s kinda late.
Be a legend but don't overdo it.
by Will Schmitt on Aug 13, 2011 1:26 AM MDT up reply actions
Way to correct
your own grammar, there aren’t enough of we copy editors on SB Nation blogs. I am disappointed to say the least
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by the new Bradfather on Aug 13, 2011 8:18 AM MDT up reply actions
Things I don't get
Why does anyone, now-a-days, even contemplate driving after having even one drink? My dad will drive after having a beer with dinner and I just don’t get it. A guy I know through the gym was just pulled over after having had three beers and got away with it. Its like using your phone whilst driving, we all know its dangerous yet some idiots just do it anyway. I can’t understand why someone would even consider driving after drinking for me the risks far outweigh the gains.
One more thing I don’t get. OK so he’s an idiot kicker but he’s a professional sportsman and was in the middle of a training camp for what we’re told is the most intense and dangerous sport and he’s out drinking! It worries me about what the other atheletes on our team are doing to their bodies when they should be preparing them to play into February. Screw it, if I was GM, I wouldn’t be cutting him because he got caught DUI, I’d cut him because he was drinking.
OK rant over but as someone who used to drink but doesn’t anymore, I find these things very strange
hooker
It sounds like he was with a hooker and paniced. He was driving the hooker to the hotel it sounds like and backed into the car, drew a crowd, and tried to run away. He still took the hooker to the hotel so he wasn’t thinking rationally. Atheletes think they are bullet proof hence they are not careful unless they are mature
Hey, he's a kicker....
just trying to get it through the “uprights” one more time!
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by rubincarterrocks on Aug 13, 2011 6:35 PM MDT up reply actions
Good job Matty.
Such an idiotic move.
I’m broke as a joke and even I can muster up the cost of a cab on the weekend.
What a chump.
What's that saying?
Oh yeah, “Let he who is without sin cast the first stone”.
So who’s casting first?
Of course he did a bad thing…..just saying chill on the morality police stuff.
Sounds like he had a bit of a wild night. Read the DP article. He back into another car while at hotel. He had an “employee” from Shotgun Willie’s in his car and was looking to get a room.
Hopefully he learns a lesson and straightens it out.
by charlesnelsonreilly on Aug 13, 2011 8:00 AM MDT reply actions
He had a hooker that acts as a stripper during the day.
Yeah, about that morality stuff….
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Because i HIGHLY DOUBT
that he was giving the bouncer a ride to his hotel for a slumber party.
27--29--11 May all your spirits rest in peace.
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by Bentley.Ketchum on Aug 13, 2011 9:32 AM MDT reply actions 1 recs
Shotgun Willie's, still the place to go...
I know this story should be making me upset, but I can’t help noticing that drunk-driving aside, our kicker is a pretty awesome party. Next time he picks up a stripper, let’s hope he has the smarts to call a car service.
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by YouAreSignedIn on Aug 13, 2011 12:05 PM MDT reply actions
Or just have someone chauffer him in that ridiculous Cadillac parked out front at Willie's.
27--29--11 May all your spirits rest in peace.
Haven’t posted on here ever since the end of last season.
I do lurk in the shadows and the fact at how many people start going ape over this story is ridiculous.
Did he kill someone?
No.
Did he injure anybody?
No.
Did he make a mistake?
Yes.
Charlesnelson said it right. I doubt anyone on this forum goes by the name ‘Mother Teresa’.
You people are not saints. Get that through your head. Who are you to judge another man in his 20’s and on top of the world?
Are you guys saying that you have never done something as bad or worse?
I am sure if we took everyone’s police record on MHR it would be 20 phone books thick. Get off your high horses and stop preaching. I am quite positive some of you have driven home after having one or two beers, if you hit someone or something and you blow anything over 0.0 you will be charged with a DUI. Be thankful it wasn’t anything worse then hitting a PARKED car.
I would have hit a parked car on purpose to go to a hotel room with one of those ladies from Willie’s.
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Judging "us" a bit, no?
He knows the rules regarding the league in which he plays, including fan responses. He admitted it himself. Methinks you feel threatened somehow to post in the above manner. This isn’t about you or I drinking and driving…it is about an NFL player doing it. Its part of being a team..he let his mates down.
he did.
but really, people are saying prater should be released immediately or should’ve been cut just for drinking. t’s a pretty embarrassing evening for prater and he’ll pay for it in a variety of ways, not the least of which is having the whole sordid affair published around the world. he should get punished and he will, but we’re not talking pacman jones here.
I would not agree with releasing him or cutting him,
but I don’t agree with the excusing of the behavior that accompanied this poster’s rant. The precedents have been set……he is going to be suspended at some point.
oops. came back after seeing a diferent post.
Ignore the first sentence on the undertext. Wrong guy.
However, in rereading it, he should become aware that, although it varies from state to state, not one state gives DUI for ‘anything over 0.0’……I think the lowest I have heard of is 0.8. I notice the name. If you are truly in Bosnia, that explains that small slipup. No reason to know the specifics of our laws in that case.
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