What time is the first practice? 

6 minutes ago, greenrider55 said:

He was suspended for one game by the Riders 

Good. And thanks for setting the record straight.

Just now, Arnold_Palmer said:

Agreed. Not only was it dangerous and irresponsible but as an athlete you never know when it’s going to be your last moment on the field. Decisions like this jeopardize your career. Not 

He has worked his ass off and it had him leading the league in yards. 

Let himself down, let his team down, lets the organization and fans down.

Where his life goes from here will depend what he does next. If he has NFL plans this is a serious strike.

1 minute ago, Geebrr said:

He has worked his ass off and it had him leading the league in yards. 

Let himself down, let his team down, lets the organization and fans down.

Where his life goes from here will depend what he does next. If he has NFL plans this is a serious strike.

Agreed. Mistakes happen but when so much is on the line you can not make these kind of decisions. 

A door has closed for one person and another has opened for someone else. A mistake is not a mistake if you learn from it- then it becomes a lesson.

2 minutes ago, Tracker said:

A door has closed for one person and another has opened for someone else. A mistake is not a mistake if you learn from it- then it becomes a lesson.

That is the cruel world of pro sports.

Nothing is guaranteed. You just opened the door for someone to seize the day.

 

Aye yi yi.  That's a bad look for someone establishing himself as a top player in the game. Good on the team for not tolerating it and hopefully this can be a growth moment for Lawler.

Admitting you have a problem is the first step to getting back on track, get the help you need, and get back to playing football

Everybody makes a mistake. Lawler has let everyone down. Bad, bad judgement call on his part. Not only did he get a DUI but he violated league mandated Covid 19 protocols. He may sit out longer than a single game. We'll see. 

Disappointing.

Ugh, that's some craptacular news. He's been such a stud. I hope he gets the help he needs and can return a better person.

What an a-hole.

We’re not mad… we’re disappointed 

Now that I’ve had time to absorb the information.. let’s remember that we’re all human and we make mistakes. Demonizing someone does us no good. Let’s hope he learns his lesson and comes back a better man. He needs support and we should give it to him. Selfishly I was angry because of the effect on the team and Ofcourse his wreck less decision but staying angry does no good and he needs support. 

Lots of talk about it being a bad decision based on his career…. How about what it could have done to his life or someone else’s?  I hope he learns from this.

One mistake does not necessarily define our lives, but his football career will come and go one way or another. His life after football is far more important and I hope this will be a wakeup call for him to assess his choices and move in in strength. 

What a monster mistake. It's good to admit you have a problem but admit if before you decide to drive,no excuses to be behind the wheel while intoxicated.

Yup..I'm sure he knows he effed up and took responsibility...learn from this and sit your game and come back better.

And we don't know if he broke covid protocol..he could have had a few drinks at a restaurant and not been at a night club...and he could have been only slighty over limit too...which still isn't right but this doesn't mean he was slobbering and stumbling around...I would hope the extent of the blood level will be released and show this.

Not the first time an athlete done this..sadly won't be the last but the dude hasn't had a history of trouble so anything more than a game suspension is adequate...

Could very easily have been at a teammates house, had one or two beers and drove home. Barely over, but still over. We don't know for sure what happened. 

1 minute ago, Noeller said:

Could very easily have been at a teammates house, had one or two beers and drove home. Barely over, but still over. We don't know for sure what happened. 

Thing is we have to keep in mind I think 95 percent of us have been in a situation in which we could have technically blown over but athletes are held at a different standard for better and worse. 

Remains to be seen whether Lawler has an alcohol problem. But he definitely has a legal problem.

If convicted, he could be deemed inadmissible to Canada https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=152

7 minutes ago, Doublezero said:

Remains to be seen whether Lawler has an alcohol problem. But he definitely has a legal problem.

If convicted, he could be deemed inadmissible to Canada https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=152

Wasn't Hughes convicted? 

This is a massive disappointment and poor timing.  Had he DUI'd last week we could of at least suspended him for the season and then bring in Duke to replace him.   The guy really let his team down,  it's not hard to call a cab if you've had a drink or three. 

1 hour ago, Doublezero said:

Remains to be seen whether Lawler has an alcohol problem. But he definitely has a legal problem.

If convicted, he could be deemed inadmissible to Canada https://www.cic.gc.ca/english/helpcentre/answer.asp?qnum=152

Just need to get Brendan Taman to help out to allow Lawler to cross the border.  He was able to get Kyres Hebert into Canada.

4 hours ago, greenrider55 said:

He was suspended for one game by the Riders 

But initially the Rider organization was going to let him play in the next game. Hughes also didn't tell the Riders about his arrest right away and played against the Bombers 2 days after the incident.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/riders-hughes-not-playing-calgary-saturday-1.4870359

 

I grew up in an alcoholic family. My father was a drunk. My Mom couldn't drive. You have no idea how terrifying it was going to a wedding or a social event with my parents. Then watching my Dad drink himself into oblivion every time. Afterwards sitting in the back seat of our car with my dad piss assed drunk driving home. There I was sitting in the back seat as a kid just praying we'd get home without being killed. So many times. There was such a feeling of helplessness by me all those times as I was too young to drive. I can only imagine how helpless my Mother felt. She never got her drivers license because she was born in 1912 & raised on the farm something like 10 km from the nearest school so she only had a Grade 2 education. She could barely read or write. She didn't have the confidence to drive. 

I get what Lawler did. It was so wrong to put himself & others at risk. I hope this was just a one time thing & he learns his lesson.