The Chargers had every right to celebrate their back-from-the-brink blowout of the Broncos, a 32-3 win that vaulted San Diego into first place.
But one of the players on the team might have celebrated a bit too zealously.
According to TMZ.com, cornerback Antonio Cromartie (whose “CrimeTime31” handle on Twitter could be more appropriate than ever imagined) is under investigation for assault with a deadly weapon.
Apparently, a champagne-spraying incident culminated in a flying bottle of bubbly that hit someone in the head.
Per the report, at least one eyewitness fingered Cromartie as the bottle thrower. Conflicting stories, however, have emerged from other witnesses.
Agent Gary Wichard, in denying Cromartie’s involvement, initially seemed to put the blame on one or more of Cromartie’s teammates. “This is absolutely not a story,” Wichard said. “Antonio didn’t throw the bottle. There
were actually three other players involved. Antonio is at a complex
working out. Again, this is not a story.”
Later, Wichard said that Cromartie “was there with 2 other players . . . no one was involved in the fight.”
Still, if authorities can make the allegations against Cromartie stick, he could eventually be “at a complex working out.” And the complex would otherwise be known as “the yard.”
Quick, cut him so the Bengals can sign a third cornerback!
Did they really have champagne to celebrate a regular season win? No wonder this team has 0 Super Bowl wins (or appearances for that matter) while having such a TALENTED roster over the last few years.
Agent Gary Wichard, in denying Cromartie’s involvement, initially seemed to put the blame on one or more of Cromartie’s teammates. “This is absolutely not a story,” Wichard said. “Antonio didn’t throw the bottle. There were actually three other players involved. Antonio is at a complex working out. Again, this is not a story.”
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Nice – his agent throws his teammates under the bus. Enjoy your locker room, Antonio.
Then again – what do you expect from some millionaire thug who is immature enough to use CrimeTime31 as his Twitter handle?
Too bad Norv wasn’t there. You could hide a champagne bottle in his pock marks.
@shinsnake
Bengals need all the help they can get; “pretenders” can’t even beat Oakland.
I am guessing that it was Tila Tequila that was struck with the bottle, and Shawn Merriman was the one playing the role of Philip Rivers. Clearly Merriman was trying to keep her from driving drunk, so he figured that knocking her out would do the trick. But after the last incident, he thought if he threw the bottle, he couldnt get in trouble, because he didnt put his hands on her…….
Assault with a deadly weapon seems a little extreme for throwing a champagne bottle. Still, typical Chargers. Gain one ounce of momentum and success and piss it away ASAP. It’s why they never have or probably never win a Super Bowl — at least not in the next 20 years.
Hmm lets see….Big fat Jamal is a drunk driver….V-Jac is a repeat drunk driver….Shawne chokes out 5 foot tall, 90 pound girls for thier own good……..and now Cro hits people with bottles. Yet these guys can’t do no wrong. I guess that’s how it goes when your touted in the media as the westcoast version of the Pats?
Are you sure the flying champagne bottle was the deadly weapon?
Perhaps it was only the cork.
Cromartie is the sorriest cornerback who ever got accused of throwing a champagne bottle.
What happened to the good old days when a starting NFL defensive back could toss a bottle of champagne or two and have resulting injuries swept under the rug?
I give you Obama’s America, ladies and gentlemen.
wtf Cromartie? What a bum
Gotta love the agent. What law school did he flunk out of?
Agent: “This is absolutely not a story.” I like the use absolutely.
Agent: “Antonio didn’t throw the bottle.” I thought there was no story but someone threw a bottle.
Agent: “There were actually three other players involved.” Ok so there wasn’t a story but there are 3 players involved and someone threw a bottle.
Agent: “…no one was involved in the fight.” Did anyone mention a fight? Someone throws a bottle and it hits someone in the head. What fight? If a fan chucks a bottle from the stands and hits a player in the head, is there a fight? You can walk up to someone, tap them on the shoulder, and punch them in the face. If you knock them out or they don’t punch back, it isn’t a fight.
Notoroius B.U.G.
I know, because no great team has ever lost to a team that sucks like the Raiders suck. So that must mean the Bengals aren’t a great team! My God man, you’ve unraveled the mysteries of the cosmos. Quick, hide from the government, there can be only one Messiah at a time!
Seriously, it was one loss, they’re tied for second place and they have 6 games left to play. As good as they are at being “pretenders,” I wish you were half that good at pretending to know what you’re talking about. I was merely making a joke about the Bengals because our 3rd CB gave up the game tying TD yesterday a few plays after he got “lost in the lights” while trying to flag down a game winning interception.
@Patsfan1776:
Nice breakdown. This is why his agent isn’t doing criminal defense work.
“My client did not throw the champagne bottle at the fight. His teammates threw the bottle at the fight. But it wasn’t a fight, somebody just threw the bottle. Actually, there was no bottle, they were smoking weed and somebody threw a bong. I rest my face, occifer. *hiccup*”
# Bell63 says: November 23, 2009 12:58 PM
Did they really have champagne to celebrate a regular season win? No wonder this team has 0 Super Bowl wins (or appearances for that matter) while having such a TALENTED roster over the last few years.
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Sorry Bell, not to burst your bubble, but the Chargers lost to the 49ers in the Super Bowl in 94 (I think it was 94). So you are half right…..
His defense is clearly ‘bad hands’.
His lawyer should argue he dropped the bottle… then run the tape of him playing DB.
Should be about 1/2 hour of tape on Youtube alone of dropped balls.
If he had hands he’d be a wideout.
The Defense rests.
Hope it was a cheap-ass bottle. Then again, it wasn’t my scratch.
Would you like some champagneya?
The Continental