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- about 1 year ago
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Justin Blackmon DUI Arrest Video: Jags Rookie Says He's 'Not A Drinker'
Jacksonville Jaguars 1st-round pick Justin Blackmon was arrested a few weeks ago and charged with aggravated DUI in Stillwater, Okla., after allegedly blowing .24 on the breathalyzer. This led to wondering just how intoxicated the 210-pound wide receiver was that night, because blowing a .24, which is three times the legal limit, means you have quite a bit of alcohol in your system.
Well, we now get to see just how drunk and surprisingly lucid Blackmon was on that night, as First Coast News in Jacksonville, Fla. has obtained a copy of Blackmon's booking video.
As you can see, Blackmon was asked by the officer if he was drinking beer or liquor and responds with, "I'm literally not a drinker." Blackmon then admits he was drinking that night, so I guess it wasn't all that literal.
Blackmon also says, "This is the first time I've been here... in Stillwater," which is pretty absurd given he played his college football at Oklahoma State... which is in Stillwater, Okla.
It's obvious Blackmon was drunk, but the question that will come up in July when he heads to court will be just how drunk. From the video, he certainly seems pretty lucid for someone that's three times the legal limit, but then again he doesn't seem to remember being in Stillwater before.
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- about 1 year ago
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Justin Blackmon Suspension Unlikely, According To Report
Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Justin Blackmon spoke with the media on Wednesday, the first time he's talked publicly since getting hit with a DUI early on Sunday morning, and expressed regret for putting himself in a bad situation.
Though the NFL has yet to make a decision on his punishment, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports that a fine, and not a suspension, is the likely outcome.
Blackmon was arrested for DUI while at Oklahoma State so there is some history there but this is his first incident as an NFL player. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell does have some leeway on the punishment he hands out but history suggests a suspension won't be included.
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Justin Blackmon Says He's Done Drinking, Vows To 'Make This Right'
It was time for Justin Blackmon to face the music on his DUI. No, not the court system, but the Jaguars community. Blackmon spoke for the first time since he was arrested for DUI at a Wednesday press conference. He was joined by GM Gene Smith and head coach Mike Mularkey.
Everyone involved, including Blackmon, expressed regret about the situation.
Blackmon: "Words are words. My actions will have to show." #Jaguars
— Mark Long (@APMarkLong) June 6, 2012
Blackmon says he's putting more pressure on himself to "make this right" and get out of this situation. #Jaguars
— Mark Long (@APMarkLong) June 6, 2012
Blackmon said that he is "done" drinking, at least for the time being. The Jaguars said Blackmon's situation reminds them of the need for in depth research on players before drafting them. Mularkey said that 89 Jags players did well last weekend and one of them is casting a negative light on everyone.
When asked about Blackmon's contract situation, Smith acknowledged that the DUI could have an impact on negotiations. The NFL now has a rookie wage scale but the Jaguars could limit the amount of guaranteed money given the situation.
As for the chances of a suspension or other action, Smith said that it's now a league matter and they will decide what happens next.
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Jaguars Want Justin Blackmon To 'Take Ownership' Of Situation, According To Report
The Jacksonville Jaguars intend to make Justin Blackmon take full responsibility for his arrest early this past Sunday morning, according to a team official. The rookie wide receiver was charged with an aggravated DUI after blowing a .24 BAC on a police breathalyzer. The Jags, weary with constant wide receiver troubles over the years, will meet with Blackmon later this week to make sure he starts his career on solid ground.
"It's (look in the) mirror time," the official said. "He's going to have to 'fess up,' take ownership of the situation, and lay out a course for dealing with this thing head-on."
It'd be one thing if this was Blackmon's first offense. He was arrested on DUI charges in 2010 as a sophomore at Oklahoma State. Though the offense was reduced to beer possession, the Jags are still exercising as much caution as they can to protect their investment.
Blackmon is facing a potential suspension from the NFL, and may have cost himself a fair bit of money as he has yet to sign a rookie contract with the Jaguars.
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Justin Blackmon DUI Will Be Misdemeanor, DA Won't Plea Bargain
Justin Blackmon was arrested for aggravated DUI over the weekend, and it's commonly been referred to as his second DUI charge. But technically, this is Blackmon's first DUI charge, which means he won't be charged with a felony. Blackmon is facing a misdemeanor DUI charge -- to which he pled not guilty -- because his first DUI arrest in 2010 was knocked down to minor in possession of beer.
This time around, Blackmon won't be getting a plea deal with lesser charges, as Vino Stellino of the Florida Times-Union reported on Twitter:
Just talked to DA in Oklahoma. Sez Blackmon pleads guilty to DUI or they go to trial. They won't plea bargain down to reckless driving
— Vito Stellino(@vitostellino) June 4, 2012
Stellino added in a later tweet that first-time offenders, which Blackmon is under the law, usually do not get jail time. However, the judge in Blackmon's case does have the option to sentence Blackmon to jail time if he is convicted.
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Justin Blackmon's Contract Negotiations Could Be Affected By DUI
Justin Blackmon's DUI came at a bad time (as if there's ever a good time for one). He hasn't yet signed his rookie contract from the Jacksonville Jaguars and it's being reported that the Jaguars will now be taking his DUI into account when putting his contract together.
Sounds like the Jaguars can and will give first-round pick Justin Blackmon a smaller and deferred signing bonus, less guaranteed money.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) June 4, 2012
Last year's No. 5 overall pick, Patrick Peterson, signed a four-year, $18.4 million deal that reportedly included an $11.9 million signing bonus.
The new rookie wage scale leaves little room for negotiations so this will be an interesting case to see how the Jaguars handle his contract.
If the Jaguars do give him less guaranteed money, it makes sense. Blackmon's DUI has put him at a higher level of risk to be suspended by the NFL. That means the Jaguars are assuming a higher level of risk by signing him so it's only fair that Blackmon's contract reflect that. It'll be interesting to see how Blackmon's camp responds if they don't agree with that (which I'm sure they won't).
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Justin Blackmon DUI: NFL Can Discipline Jaguars Wide Receiver
Getting arrested on an aggravated DUI charge is probably only the tip of the iceberg for Justin Blackmon in the next few weeks. And with Roger Goodell still running the NFL's discipline, it's no shock that Blackmon, who has yet to sign his contract with the Jaguars, is subject to discipline from the league.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello told NFL.com on Sunday that Blackmon is eligible to be punished under the league's drug and personal conduct policies. Those policies, and Goodell's enforcement of them, has meant that a number of players have missed time on the field for off-the-field and after-hours transgressions. Blackmon being subject to these policies is likely bad news for the receiver, who blew a .24, three times the legal limit, after submitting to a Breathalyzer on Sunday morning.
Also, it was probably not a good idea for Blackmon to have done something that gets this sentence published on NFL.com:
We did some digging and were unable to find an NFL player in the past five years who approached Blackmon's .24 on a DUI arrest.
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Justin Blackmon DUI: Jaguars WR Blew A .24 BAC On Breathalyzer
Justin Blackmon had three times the legal limit of alcohol in his system when he was arrested early Sunday morning on an aggravated DUI charge. The Jaguars wide receiver agreed to take a breathalyzer test and blew a .24. The legal limit is .08.
Blackmon was reportedly pulled over for driving 60 miles per hour in a 35 mile per hour zone, and driving left of the center line.
So, what does a .24 mean? Well, it means that Blackmon was very, very drunk. Just ask Wikipedia:
BAC (% by vol.)
.0.20–0.29
Behavior
* Stupor
* Loss of understanding
* Impaired sensations
Impairment
* Severe motor impairment
* Loss of consciousness
* Memory blackout
This is, quite obviously, no condition to be anywhere near a car. In fact, .27 is considered "death possible" on the BAC card at Be Responsible About Drinking's site, brad21.org.
"He was unsteady on his feet, his speech was slurred, and his eyes were glassy and blood shot,'' Stillwater police spokesman Capt. Randy Dickerson said in a statement. "He admitted to consuming alcohol prior to driving.''
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Two weeks ago Amy K. Nelson sat down with Blackmon at the NFLPA Rookie Premiere event in Los Angeles. They spoke about what it meant to Blackmon to be drafted by Jacksonville, what he was doing to keep busy and what he anticipated in the transition from college to the pros.
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Justin Blackmon DUI: Jaguars WR Released On $1,000 Bond
Justin Blackmon posted bond and has been released from jail, according to the Payne County Sheriff's Office online records. Blackmon, the fifth pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, was arrested for aggravated DUI early Sunday morning in Stillwater, Okla.
The bond was $1,000, Payne County Sheriff Sgt. Brandon Ingham told ESPN.com. A Monday arraignment was scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET. Reached for comment, the Jaguars offered this to our Jaguars blog, Big Cat Country:
We are aware of the report and are continuing to gather information. We have no further comment at this time.
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Justin Blackmon Arrest: Can NFL, Jaguars Suspend WR For DUI?
Justin Blackmon was arrested early Sunday morning for aggravated DUI in Stillwater, Okla. The next question for football fans is whether the NFL and/or the Jaguars can or will discipline the rookie wide receiver.
For Blackmon, this is his second alcohol-related offense. He was arrested in 2010 for DUI when he was a sophomore at Oklahoma State University. Since then, Blackmon was selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. It's an interesting spot: Blackmon has participated in offseason activities with Jacksonville, but he has still not signed a contract with the Jaguars.
Alfie Crow from our Jaguars blog, Big Cat Country looked into the NFL rule book for an answer:
I wouldn't be opposed [to a suspension] since it's his second offense and he obviously didn't learn from the first one, but the problem is under the new Collective Bargaining Agreement, I'm not sure the team is allowed to. Section 6 of Article 42 states that teams are not allowed to punish players for violating the league's substance abuse program.
Get the complete explanation at Big Cat Country: Justin Blackmon DUI: New CBA Restricts Team Discipline.
We'll probably have to wait to see what the league and team will say. Blackmon is still in custody, and a police report likely won't be available until Monday, according to The Oklahoman.
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