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Poor Dexter Manley. He’s been reinstated by the National Football League. But he remains disappointed that the Washington Redskins waived him.
Dexter is disappointed. He wanted to play for the Skins again — his team of nine years and three Super Bowl appearances.
Instead, he will play for the Phoenix Cardinals, who picked Manley up after he was passed over by Washington, the New England Patriots and the Cleveland Browns.
The three teams that waived Manley are apparently the only parties to this mess that have any sense at all.
NFL Commissioner Paul Taglikbue has apparently taken leave of his senses, reinstating Manley after serving one year of a lifetime banishment from professional football for three times failing random drug tests.
Dexter is understandably happy at the prospect of being allowed to play professional football again. Given his great skills at the game, the commissioner’s largesse was, for Dexter, a second chance at life.
Unfortunately, Dexter has already had three chances, and he’s blown every one.
When he was banned for life last year, Manley became the fourth player subjected to football’s most stringent penalty. The ban followed his third positive drug test.
Why does Manley deserve yet anothei chance? He knew the rules when he became t player and when he failed the tests. He chose tc break the rules, and he should face the consequences of his action.
The commissioner’s reversal of the lifetime ban after only one year marks the shortest perioc a player has been suspended after failing three drug tests. Two of the other three, Charles White and Tony Collins, made successful comebacks.
Dexter Manley is happy about his reinstate ment.
I’m not.
It seems to me that, once again, our society it sending a mixed message to our young people. Or the one hand, we tell them that drugs are bad
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