Agent: All charges dropped against Lucky Whitehead

Getty Images

The Cowboys finally held someone (hard gulp) accountable. Even if there was no reason to.

Agent Dave Rich tells PFT that all charges have been dropped against former Cowboys receiver Lucky Whitehead, and that the warrant has been rescinded.

It’s still not clear how it all happened. Possibly, someone in Whitehead’s home county in Virginia decided to give the authorities Whitehead’s name when arrested for shoplifting. PFT has attempted to obtain more information regarding whether a mug shot or other identifying factors were obtained, but the call has not been returned by the powers-that-be in Prince William County.

However the situation happened, Whitehead has suffered the consequences. “They cost this guy his job,” Rich told PFT.

The good news is that the truth is coming out while Whitehead remains eligible to be claimed on waivers. Now that he has been cleared, maybe someone will.

77 responses to “Agent: All charges dropped against Lucky Whitehead

  1. In case you haven’t noticed, ALL NFL players get off now, thanks to an innovative process known as a payoff.

  2. Possibly, someone in Whitehead’s home county in Virginia decided to give the authorities Whitehead’s name when arrested for shoplifting.
    _________________________________

    because the name Lucky Whitehead sounds believable?

  3. The Cowboys finally hold someone accountable and it turns out the guy is innocent. But, Jones has defended guys like Hardy, Dez and Zeke. LOL!!!

  4. Terrible couple weeks for this guy. His first name is doing nothing to help him out.

  5. truninerfan49 says:
    Jul 25, 2017 12:01 PM
    The Cowboys finally hold someone accountable and it turns out the guy is innocent. But, Jones has defended guys like Hardy, Dez and Zeke. LOL!!!

    _______________________________________

    Why would he not defend Dez and Zeke. What have they done that was indefensible?

  6. “In case you haven’t noticed, ALL NFL players get off now, thanks to an innovative process known as a payoff.”

    Aaron Hernandez, Justin Blackmon, Ray Rice, Michael Vick, to list a few. Their “payoff” checks must have bounced?

  7. The Clown Prince owner of the biggest soap opera franchise in all of professional sports strikes again. This team can’t spell Super Bowl, let alone get to one. It will be a ton of fun watching this team fall apart at the seams this season.

  8. Could it be more predictable? Jones and his entire organization are a joke. I mean this is the front office equivalent of the butt fumble. 31 owners are laughing.

  9. philgrek says:
    Jul 25, 2017 12:08 PM
    truninerfan49 says:
    Jul 25, 2017 12:01 PM
    The Cowboys finally hold someone accountable and it turns out the guy is innocent. But, Jones has defended guys like Hardy, Dez and Zeke. LOL!!!

    _______________________________________

    Why would he not defend Dez and Zeke. What have they done that was indefensible?

    ————–

    Well we all got to see a video of Elliott pulling off a woman’s top….. And there are the outstanding claims of assault against him

  10. Everybody chiming in criticizing Dallas for releasing an innocent man are the same ones who’d stubbornly believe there was a payoff if Dallas hung on to him before finding out he was innocent. Let’s not forget Dallas is keeping Zeke after no charges were filed and they’re still dogged for that.

  11. If he’s good enough, he’ll have no problem getting a shot with another team. Maybe the Cowboys will re-sign him now that the truth has come out.

    According to TMZ Sports, the reason Whitehead was named as the shoplifter was that the guy who did it and was arrested had no I.D. on him but told police he was Lucky Whitehead. He was an impostor, and Whitehead was telling the truth that it wasn’t him who did the shoplifting.
    Reports are that the impostor even had Whitehead’s birth date and social security number. The police ran a search on Whitehead through the DMV and reportedly the guy even looked like Whitehead’s DMV photo.
    So, it’s too bad that that guy hung Whitehead out to dry, for whatever the reason.
    I have to wonder if Whitehead knows the guy. If so, he better learn to choose his friends better.

    One thing is the truth, though. If you’re a good player in the NFL you can have numerous arrests for various charges and still keep your job in the NFL (see Letroy Guion of the Packers, for instance) but if you’re an undrafted kid who’s trying to make a roster and you get arrested, you’re history.

  12. By the way, let’s not forget that this kid had a critical fumble against Minnesota last year, and then he missed team meetings the following week and was deactivated and left in Dallas for the next game because of that. He fumbled 3 times in limited carries last season, and lost two of them.
    So, the kid was probably on the bubble anyway. But it’s a shame that some punk cost him his job by pretending to be him.

  13. Jerrah’s investigation skills are a bit backwards. He clears and backs the players with real multiple off field issues (leaders?), And does away with the innocent ones. Then Jerrah throw the Ginger out there as a mouthpiece to spit out the company line only to look as stupid as his owner.
    HOW ‘BOUT THEM COWBOYS!!!. UGH!!!

  14. Maybe they released him because he is innocent. Can’t have a non-criminal on the cowboys roster.

  15. truninerfan49 says:
    Jul 25, 2017 12:01 PM
    The Cowboys finally hold someone accountable and it turns out the guy is innocent. But, Jones has defended guys like Hardy, Dez and Zeke. LOL!!!

    ***************************************************
    Hardy wasnt even a Cowboy when he got in trouble, they just gave him a second chance. Correct me if I am wrong, but Zeke was never charged with any crime. Wait….I am wrong he was caught speeding.

    And FYI, if you dont know the different between a free agent kick returner who was average at best and top 5 draft pick who led the league in rushing and a top 15 WR……I dont trust anything you have to say on this topic. You cut below average players who are a distraction.

  16. America’s team don’t put up with alleged misdemeanor shoplifting, it’s the big GDA or nothing. (Guns, Drugs, Abuse)

  17. Funny when you call out the trolls they simply thumbs down your comment and move on as if the thumbs down is sticking it to you in a more devastating fashion than an actual response explaining why they’re right would. I’ve thought it may be that they don’t have the time to type a response but after reading other Cowboys stories and seeing they found more than enough time to post dumb things on those well I realized it’s simply that they don’t know enough about what they’re saying to give an intelligent response

  18. Lucky has to worry about finding a job, AND that there’s a guy out there willing to steal $200 worth of stuff that has his name, DOB, and Social Security Number memorized.

    Better get life lock…

  19. truninerfan49 says:
    Jul 25, 2017 12:01 PM
    The Cowboys finally hold someone accountable and it turns out the guy is innocent. But, Jones has defended guys like Hardy, Dez and Zeke. LOL!!!
    _____________________________________

    Neither Dez nor Zeke have ever been arrested or charged with anything. IDIOT!

  20. officialgame says:
    Jul 25, 2017 12:28 PM
    Dallas sent a strong message, if you suck you get cut.
    ___________________________________

    As every team SHOULD. If yours doesn’t they’re probably losers!

  21. nhpats says:
    Well we all got to see a video of Elliott pulling off a woman’s top….. And there are the outstanding claims of assault against him

    nhpats you ever been to a strip club or stared at an attractive woman or perhaps had a 1 night stand with a girl you never called? If you answer yes to any of these basically by your own logic you have no respect for women either and therefore are scum. And about your “outstanding assault” claim has been done with for a year now. I know you’re bitter about Brady’s suspension still but Zeke was essentially found innocent. Brady was found…..well still cheating. Get over it

  22. dcnupe3 says:

    ***Grabs popcorn and waits for all the comments from everyone who rushed to judgement***
    ====================================

    The same people who bashed Jerry for not cutting him are now bashing Jerry for….. cutting him. The same people bashing Whitehead yesterday are the same people….. showing sympathy.

    Got to love the internet.

  23. Maybe the Cowboys were doing him a favor by cutting him early so he has a chance to catch on with another team since he was really facing an uphill battle with making the team again this year.

  24. Jurrah always stands by good upstanding citizens like Hardy and Zeke. This Lucky fellow must have done something bad besides his play on the field.

  25. Wait a second, he’s been cleared of all charges? Well, no wonder they cut him as that disqualifies him as a “real leader” anyway!

  26. My issue at this point is with Jason Garrett. I lost a ton of respect for that guy yesterday. Yesterday he says “We felt like that was good for us going forward and good for him. A wake-up call to handle to situation the right way”….handle what? Whitehead didnt know what was going on, he had never been arrested. You yank the guy off the field and cut him. You didnt give him or his agent an hour to figure out what was going on.

    Then there is this statement from Garrett: “We’ve had some different incidents with Lucky, and he just hasn’t responded the right way.” OK…..so why was he even on your roster to start camp? If he was such a problem…why keep him, he was undrafted….youre not out anything?

    Im a huge Cowboys fan, but Garrett looks like a major idiot here. In an effort to make everyone think that he is a tough no-nonsense coach….he cut Whitehead for something he didnt do and it backfired.

    Was Whitehead going to make the team….doubt it…they drafted Switzer to replace him anyway. But dont ruin a guy by saying he doesnt respond the right way and cut him for not telling about an arrest that never happened.

  27. “Neither Dez nor Zeke have ever been arrested or charged with anything. IDIOT!”

    Neither was Big Ben… but that didn’t stop him from getting suspended.

  28. That is certainly awkward how it went down. But he was a bubble player anyhow and its probably a good thing for the Cowboys to send a message to the team that they should Stop assuming this cant happen. If anything I think they got better use out of him this way than they would have bringing him into camp.

  29. Smells like a BS story to me…. Its keeping Zeke out of the news…

  30. cboys4life2014 says:
    Jul 25, 2017 1:07 PM
    nhpats says:
    Well we all got to see a video of Elliott pulling off a woman’s top….. And there are the outstanding claims of assault against him

    nhpats you ever been to a strip club or stared at an attractive woman or perhaps had a 1 night stand with a girl you never called? If you answer yes to any of these basically by your own logic you have no respect for women either and therefore are scum. And about your “outstanding assault” claim has been done with for a year now. I know you’re bitter about Brady’s suspension still but Zeke was essentially found innocent. Brady was found…..well still cheating. Get over it

    —————-
    How can you call Brady guilty with no evidence while in the same breath say that means Zeke is innocent? I actually do think Zeke is innocent but if you are going to judge him by the same standards you are giving Brady then he doesnt play this year. Really one or the other dude.

  31. I love the cowboys but whoever the guy was on here who called Zeke the ewok that was just classic man lol

  32. They would have checked finger prints if this was A REAL ARREST, which it wasn’t… I smell Jerruh Jones…

  33. Whoever was responsible for the id on the original suspect needs to get suspended or something. The incompetence here is absolutely ridiculous. Lmao. Love my Cowboys but good Lord this is bad

  34. Dude was probably gonna get cut anyway… He was vying for that 5th WR spot that is STs anyway…

    His name was in the news too many times in the past couple months and was just a distraction…

    But but zeke this and dez that….
    Well… when you ball out, you can get away with just about anything.
    When you’re a 4th string scrub… you need to keep your nose as clean as possible.

    Someone will give him a shot as their punt returner since his name has been cleared. I don’t really feel bad for him.

  35. …good ol’ virginny…..
    now I know why i never cross the 14th Street Bridge

  36. weeteblog says:
    Jul 25, 2017 1:35 PM

    Then there is this statement from Garrett: “We’ve had some different incidents with Lucky, and he just hasn’t responded the right way.”

    But dont ruin a guy by saying he doesnt respond the right way and cut him for not telling about an arrest that never happened.

    —————–

    I get it about the arrest that never happened, but last year he fumbled in a game, responded to being in the doghouse by missing a meeting, then responded to being in trouble for that by missing a game. I agree with your point that he shouldn’t have even been slated to come into camp after that, a lot of NFL coaches would have thrown him off the team on the spot when that happened (Belichick would have done it over the missed meeting, the missed game would not have had a chance to happen). But still it does give validity to Garret’s comments about how he responds.

  37. Whitehead was going to lose his job, but the fact that he lost it without competing for it is bad. This proves that the media and everyone rushes to judgment. All the trolls on this board was saying, “Oh, another Cowboy “. The media rushed that story out there and didn’t even check the facts, that’s when the Cowboys got hold of the story. Irresponsible by the media and people jumping to conclusions. So, people should shut their trap when it comes to Zeke, go check the facts first. Those that won’t like this comment are the same morons and hypocrites.

  38. Lucky will be when Belichick picks him up, Brady turns him into a stud receiver and he gets a Super Bowl ring. The story just hasn’t played out in full, yet. Wait for it….

  39. bigmikeskinsfan says:
    Jul 25, 2017 12:00 PM
    Possibly, someone in Whitehead’s home county in Virginia decided to give the authorities Whitehead’s name when arrested for shoplifting.
    _________________________________
    because the name Lucky Whitehead sounds believable?
    ________________________
    I once received a phone call from a panicked car salesman who indicated that a woman calling herself “Geneva Summit” gave him our phone number before going for an UNSUPERVISED test drive (and never returning).
    If I hadn’t felt so sorry for him, I would have had to laugh

  40. “They cost this guy his job,” Rich told PFT.
    __________________

    His lack of skill cost him his job.

  41. thejesusofcool says:
    Jul 25, 2017 2:46 PM

    All charges dropped? I take it Jerrah’s check was cashed. Dats da way u do bizness in Big D.

    No. You should probably read the article before commenting. At least, if you care about being right or at least not looking stupid.

  42. PiedPiper says:
    cboys4life2014 says:
    Jul 25, 2017 1:07 PM
    nhpats says:
    Well we all got to see a video of Elliott pulling off a woman’s top….. And there are the outstanding claims of assault against him

    nhpats you ever been to a strip club or stared at an attractive woman or perhaps had a 1 night stand with a girl you never called? If you answer yes to any of these basically by your own logic you have no respect for women either and therefore are scum. And about your “outstanding assault” claim has been done with for a year now. I know you’re bitter about Brady’s suspension still but Zeke was essentially found innocent. Brady was found…..well still cheating. Get over it

    —————-
    How can you call Brady guilty with no evidence while in the same breath say that means Zeke is innocent? I actually do think Zeke is innocent but if you are going to judge him by the same standards you are giving Brady then he doesnt play this year. Really one or the other dude.
    ______________
    You could say the same to Patriot and other fans wanting Zeke punished. No proof Brady did anything wrong so of course he’s innocent. No proof Zeke did anything wrong but because Brady was suspended or just because most fans hate Dallas he’s guilty? See the double standard here?

Leave a Reply

You must be logged in to leave a comment. Not a member? Register now!

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.