Jaws dropped on Tuesday when word emerged that a notoriously juiced-up jaw-breaker could become the Redskins' strength and conditioning coach.
But Jason Reid of the Washington Post reports that former NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski is not a favorite to get the job for which he'll interview.
Romanowski was a controversial figure during his 16-year NFL career. Apart from his admitted use of steroids, Romanowski once spit at an opponent -- and Romo rearranged the face of a teammate, who sued him and obtained a six-figure verdict.
In 2001, Romanowski was tried on criminal charges of illegally obtaining prescription diet pills.
After his acquittal, Romanowski said, "I am just so thankful to the jury that they found us not guilty. I take a lot of pride in being a
good person and being a role model, and a lot of that was in question
in the last two years."
For more than the past four years, the question has been resolved; Romanowski is neither a good person nor a role model and even the mere granting of an interview to this pill-popping thug is the equivalent of the Redskins shooting another middle finger to the rest of the league, and to its fans.
Report: Romanowski isn't likely to land in D.C.
Posted by Mike Florio on February 9, 2010 4:38 PM ET
Hey Florio, go back to your bus, the rest of your team does a far better job of leaving their opinions out of their articles.
Go ahead, hire him, Skins are going to suck for a loooong time. This will help.
"pill-popping thug" Wow Florio.
Bet he failed his pre-employment drug screen.
How many have you got, Florio? How many has Snyder got? Romanowski has several. The Redskins have nothing to lose. At least they're finally trying to win.
If only "good people" succeed in the NFL, Sean Payton wouldn't have just won a ring. Nor would Reggie Bush. Nor would lots of people. Stop being so jealous and shallow.
I agree. That guy is an asshole. I'm glad he never became a member of the media. I remember his coverage of the draft a few years back, it was creepy. I can't think of another word to describe it. The guy is weird.
Thank god! Romo you are a Raider, Dont ever sell out. You said yourdelf on ferrall show.
Everyone hating on Florio's nasty adjectives on Romo should leave the site and go over to ESPN and it's censor police. There's no good way to describe Romo -he is a robotic thug whose sole objective is violence, overdoing drugs, racism and other forms of deplorable behavior. He is trash through and through. Any teams that sign him should only do a one year deal, chances are he'll be dead soon. I'm sure he already pisses blood.
Remember when i said how much I love it when the Raiders make stupid decisions?
Snyder's Skins' are a very close second.
Now, if only the McGwire thing was a "false start" as well.........
Glad to see that at least someone else recognizes Romanowski for the trash that he is.
Not only did this piece of crap spit on a player but he spit on a 49er player.(JJ Stokes) The team that he gained most if not all of his 'positive' notoriety with.
This guy should have been banned from all locker rooms after he attacked a teammate and cost the other player his career. Dont forget even though the player won a six figure payout, it was under 500k and the guy is unable to ever play again in the NFL because of his injuries.
Not only should Romanowski not be allowed on or even near another team this turd should be behind bars.
but florio backed the readmission of vick to the nfl...
selective morality!
I'd like to see Florio say that to Romo's face.... He'd be the one popping pills after Romo beat the daylights out of him. Better have a prescription for Vicodin on standby big talker.
Jaw Breaking????I though it was an eye an eye socket.
Isn't he Canadian?
Hey Mike, tell us how you REALLY feel.
@Chapnasty2
I like Florio's opinions, even if I don't agree with them. If I just wanted the news I could find that anywhere else.
i hope they hire him. i'd like to see him beat CP and fat albert into shape.
Well, Mike, I sure am glad to see the long trip back from Florida didn't affect your righteous indignation and holier-than-thou attitude. Seriously, granting the guy an interview equates to giving the finger to the whole league and all its fans??? Get a grip.
Romo was the type of guy you hated to play against but if he was on your team you loved him. I don't think you should be slamming him on your little blog...he can read, you know.
He is a tuff sob. Does this this have something to do with the job?Come on Bill come back to Oakland. Knock out the bad players and kill em on sundays.
tell us how you really feel Florio...
He IS in the media, Unchained.
Florio: That's way over the top, even for you. We don't know what Williams said or did to Romo that day, but I figure he did something to deserve the busted face he got.
The guy he spit on was JJ Stokes, enough said.
The end result is, Romo was one hell of a baller, if he was on your side, all was well.
Pill popping thug? What about your boy Favre?
Well i am happy, he was a great player and all, but he is a jerk and i don't want him.
Florio, you're a hack.
Romo is a beast and would be an asset to any franchise.
The guy has SB rings. The was a great, hard working player who never took a down off.
Many players in the NFL have juiced. Romo is only guilty of being honest about it.
And yeah, he spit on a guy. So what? Alot worse has happened on a football field. Mean Joe Green, Dick Butkus, Ray Nitchke, etc... all were guilty of spitting in a guy's face.
And he punched a shyt talking player in practice. Fights happen all of the time in football practice (from HS to the pros). If you ever played the sport (or any sport) you'd know that. Unfortunately the damage from the punch made this story bigger news than it deserved to be.
Bottom line, Romo was a great player, and would probably be a great addition to a staff. Plus, he and Shanny have a good relationship from those two rings they won together in Denver.
# Chapnasty2 says: February 9, 2010 4:42 PM
Hey Florio, go back to your bus, the rest of your team does a far better job of leaving their opinions out of their articles.
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Considering it is a blog, and he is the head honcho I would say he has every right to put his opinion in the articles.
Unless you are advocating a restraint on his free speech. After reading the consistent angry drivel that you spew forth I have come to the conclusion that you, sir, have one of two issues. Either you suffer from severe lack of a positive self image and feel the need to lash out at people through the internet, or your favorite bovine stopped giving up the goods. Nothing but steers and queers in the land of the Cowboys.
As a Skins fan I'm thrilled if this guy does NOT get hired. That said gimme a freakin break...
"and even the mere granting of an interview to this pill-popping thug is the equivalent of the Redskins shooting another middle finger to the rest of the league, and to its fans."
Wah.
Ya mean like the Eagles did with the Mike Vick hiring and protecting from all things dog related? Please, if the Skins start making their decisions based on anything the fans think or God forbid the sensitivities of other teams then they deserve to put up 1 and 2 win seasons.
As much as I loathe Romanowski, the Skins damn sure better not be passing on him because of anything other than the guy being a walking scumbag and probably not a good choice for the team.
But the "fans will be mad" or "the league won't like it"...Bah eff em!
@ el colon
And I like the ability I have to tell him that his opinions are garbage. If I didn't want that I would go somewhere else.
"In 2001, Romanowski was tried on criminal charges of illegally obtaining prescription diet pills. "
That's because he is, as one of your buddies so funnily put it, a "pill enthusiast." He's also a spitting enthusiast.
wonder what florio's take is on famous peniswaver chas haley...
that, like dog-killin', probly gets a pass from old mike these days.
Snyder needs to drop some coin on Magnus ver Magnusson..
Sick ba$tards, all of you, defending Romanowski's over-the-top misuse of steroids. Dude did more than five guys combined. And did you all forget that he was dealing 'roids as well? And defending him for smashing a teammate - a TEAMMATE for God's sakes - so hard in the face that he ended the man's career?
yeah, he's a GREAT guy, a true inspiration for NFL players everywhere. He doesn't deserve an interview, let alone a job. How long before he went ape$hit on a scrub player who pissed him off in practice?
There are morons on this site who would support Hitler if he wore their team's gear.
Some of you are unsmart. Since when is Danny an idiot for "Not" doing something?
I hear the Patriots aren't going to make Pee Wee Herman their Head Coach.
Is that news? Was there chatter out there to the contrary?
Richm2256 -
Dont make things up. "He did more roids than 5 guys combined..." Nice facts. Where'd you get that piece of info from?
"Dealing roids..." Again, I must have missed that time he was convicted of dealing steroids.
He punched a teammate and did cause permanent damage. Very unfortunate, but fights do happen in locker rooms all of the time. Ask Steve Smith, Stephen Davis, Deon Sanders, Kerry Collins, Hugh Douglas, Terrell Owens, etc... Fights happen all of the time. Again, very unfortunate what happened to the guy he punched.
Again, youre making things up to try and prove your point. The facts are what they are. There are players with worse rap sheets STILL PLAYING. Leonard Little, Ray Lewis, Jamal Lewis, etc... All of these guys did things a lot worse than some steroids and a punch in the face of a teammate.
Yeh, but we don't even feel that finger given the size of the finger we've gotten from Danny Boy Snyder the past 10 years.
@ El Colon
I come to this website for the opportunity to comment on articles and debate with people such as yourself. If I wanted something different I would go someplace else.
Florio got it right this time, kids. Romo is a thug, a JAMF, an asshole, a cheater, a loser. Sure, he has SB rings, and played well during his career. BFD. As a man, he's a big fat ZERO.
Only fans of teams Romo played for can vouch for the guy, plain and simple.
All the rest hate him, oh well.
Dude destroyed TE's at the line, he mugged them, and I loved watching it.
Hello my name is Mike Florio..... can you see me all the way up her on my high horse? Man I suck.
No, jaws dropped when Glazer and PFT once again LIED about the Redskins and once busted they lie some more like the little pussies they are.
Florio and MDS and little boy Rosenthal and their Daddy Glazer have been caught but don't have the F-ing balls to admit it!
So Florio FU and your little self-appointeed moral police amatuer idiot writers.
To quote the most intelligent little Cowboys fans out there HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
So, exactly how many NFL players are actually good citizens and role models if the truth be told? He'll fit right in.
He is a tuff sob. Does this this have something to do with the job?Come on Bill come back to Oakland. Knock out the bad players and kill em on sundays.
Kirk, when did you get paroled?
@.VoxVeritas says:
February 9, 2010 5:09 PM
Isn't he Canadian?
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Are you American? No you're a stinking America-hating Texan!
Joe in Toronto.. What williams did was actually block romo in training camp and drive off the field. Now romo ofcourse didn't think it was proper for a rookie to go hard and not grant him the respect of simply letting him go unblocked. And so he pushed his helmet half way off and crushed the guys face with his other hand.
But yeah the young punk deserved it, romo was just asserting justice.
"Are you American? No you're a stinking America-hating Texan!"
I'm both. I hate the current version of America. I'll stop hating on America when America stops hating on me. It can start by not electing any more general America haters like Barack Hussein Obama. I'm still wondering how this guy got elected. Take away his teleprompter and he makes Dubya sound like a great orator.
Hate to kill the illusion, but being a good person and role model are not qualities the NFL requires of personnel. He played 16 relatively injury free years and won several rings despite marginal talent. Nobody worked harder than him and he knows how to train and be in the best shape possible. Why wouldn't they hire him to be a strength coach or even a LB coach for that matter? Ron Mexico gets an opportunity but Romo should be blackballed? Good logic.