We can all sit here and judge him but addiction is a disease. What he does with his own life now, is in his own hands but he needs some medical assistance and also needs to take personal responsibility.

People being addicted to booze or anything is less than optimal. But it goes on every day. It is when the government steps in that things get worse. Leaf is a mess, and it’s sad. But gobbling pain killers is not a crime, it’s a vice. It may lead to actions that we, as a society won’t tolerate, but stepping in beforehand via Prohibition only brings about different problems faster and with more certainty. If Leaf simply went on buying is pills in $500 lots via the mail, we wouldn’t even be talking about him, and crimes would not have been committed, just a personal vice.

Trust me, he is not in a fun place right now. Especially being in jail. I hope they are getting him medical care because otherwise, he faces some very serious medical risks (and potential death) during detox.

I also think it’s a shame to read some of these comments. What kind of person laughs at pill addiction? If you ever had it, you wouldn’t laugh. It’s a living hell that I would wish on nobody. Not even Rush Limbaugh.

As for #1 loser, let’s just hope that this is Ryan hitting bottom. And that his friends and family will be able to provide moral support during his recovery. If he can’t stay clean after doing the imminent hard time that he faces for probation violation and multiple offenses of the last few days, Ryan must consider drastic action to save his life short of having a frontal lobotomy.

MDS, Oh boy Ryan Leaf is arrested again. And again PFT has exployted a drug addict. And of course Leaf gets the royal treatment of PFT. Its been well documented over the years that Leaf has problems with addiction. I wonder if most of the respondents of this article can with stand an investigation of this sort?
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You got us… all us other posters have been busted for felony burglary multiple times over a four-day span.

And, given drug addicts propensity for exploiting everyone they come into contact with, I’m okay with Leaf being “exployted” by having news of his illegal doings publicized. He’s done all this to himself, so killing the messenger makes no sense whatsoever.

he is on drugs and needs rehab really bad. The NFL and PLayers Association and his relatives need to step up and HELP.

I remember the great center from the Steelers.. Webster… needed help in his ‘final years of living.

How about some ‘random acts of kindness.

Hes a loser and should be thrown in jail forever

When Mike Vick was arrested, the media and the black community DEMANDED that the public not judge his guilt or innocence and that he deserves the benefit of the doubt, and he is innocent until proven guilty.

Here are 2 cases where the media does not demand the same:
- George Zimmerman
- Ryan Leaf

So blacks get the second chance and innocent until proven guilty, but the white guys are crucified and have bounties placed on their heads.
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The race card…already? Okay, I’ll play along. Let’s get this straight. Mike Vick got a second chance NOT because he is black, in face the only reason he got a second chance was because he CAN PLAY and play WELL…and the only color that mattered in the end here is the color GREEN. Vick makes a LOT of money for any team that employs his because of his talents despite his dog fighting.

And with that being said, Vick is STILL the most hated athlete in all of American sports. However, Vick is the exception. But by your logic, JaMarcus Russell would have gotten a second chance, the receiver from Chicago who was a major drug king pin would have gotten a second chance too. On the flip side, players black, white, and all colors in between get second chances with teams after being found guilty of domestic abuse, DUI, weapons charges, and assault. Even NFL head coaches get second chances after DUI’s and gun charges. As a matter of fact, Jon Gruden benefited from his second chance following his DUI while the Oakland Raiders head coach. He turned his DUI into a Super Bowl ring with his second chance team the Tampa Bay Bucs.