This Guy is complete dirt. He should be removed from the league IMO.
Source reportedly says NFL could intervene
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ESPN.com news services
An NFL spokeswoman said the league is "aware" of Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski's incident at a San Francisco nightclub early Monday morning but "will have no further comment at this time," according to the San Francisco Chronicle.
Janikowski denies allegations
Sebastian Janikowski has denied taking the drug GHB on the night of the incident, the San Jose Mercury News reported on Thursday. Janikowski's roommate, Jay Hoffman, told police a woman probably slipped the drug GHB into Janikowski's drink; other witnesses said Janikowski had taken the drug earlier in the night, according to the Mercury News.
"I didn't take any GHB," Janikowski told the Mercury News. "I don't know what you're talking about."
Janikowski spoke in the parking lot after practice on Wednesday. Earlier in the day, he avoided the locker room during the hour the media were allowed inside, according to the Mercury News. An equipment manager retrieved Janikowski's helmet and cleats, and Janikowski took a back way to the practice field, where he was booming kickoffs to the end zone.
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Janikowski was treated for a minor head injury he sustained during an incident early Monday morning at a San Francisco nightclub. While Janikowski has not been arrested or charged, there still is the possibility that he could be in the NFL's three-stage substance-abuse program.
According to the Chronicle, Stage 1 involves players testing positive for controlled substances for the first time, either through a league-administered random test or one given by a law enforcement agency. But players also may enter Stage 1 if their off-field behavior becomes suspect.
According to Section D (1) (b) of the NFL's drug policy, the criteria includes "Behavior, including but not limited to a substance abuse-related arrest, which, in the judgment of the Medical Director, exhibits physical, behavioral or psychological signs or symptoms of substance abuse."
One NFL source told the Chronicle it's likely the league will intervene as a result of Janikowski's most recent brush with the law.
Police spokesman Dewayne Tully said Janikowski was taken to a hospital by paramedics after patrons at the Sno-Drift Bar called 911 and flagged down police in the street following the kicker's collapse early Monday morning.
In a police report, the responding officers wrote that they "found Janikowski incoherent and wildly flailing around on the floor. As a result of the uncontrolled flailing, Janikowski hit his head on the floor and caused a cut over his right eye."
Paul Healy, the kicker's agent, said Janikowski needed five stitches for a head wound.
"He had been drinking, but the report says he wasn't drunk," San Francisco police Lt. John Feeney told The San Jose Mercury News. Janikowski was not arrested.
A high-ranking Raiders official noted to ESPN.com that the incident was "just a case of Sebastian being Sebastian." Raiders spokesman Mike Taylor told The Associated Press on Tuesday the team had "no official comment on the situation."
Two teammates noted that Janikowski, who had several scrapes with the law during his career at Florida State, was at the team's complex for meetings on Monday morning. Janikowski also took part in the Raiders' usual Monday light workout.
Janikowski, 23, allegedly fell to the floor at a dance club while celebrating the Raiders' win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday afternoon. After that, however, details are sketchy.
The Polish-born Janikowski, 23, was Oakland's first-round choice in the 2000 draft.
He was acquitted last year of charges that he attempted to bribe a police officer while in college and of allegedly possessing the designer drug Gamma Hydroxbutyrate (GHB), commonly known as the "date rape drug."
Janikowski's contract includes a clause that will force him to pay back about $25,000 for every game he misses due to suspension. The clause was added because of his run-ins with the law.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen and ESPN.com senior NFL writer Len Pasquarelli contributed to this report. Information from The Associated Press was also used in this report. |
