Minnesota Vikings Not Most Arrested Team In NFL Since 2006

by Christopher Gates on Oct 28, 2011 11:17 AM CDT in Minnesota Vikings

A lot of people have gotten really, really excited about the whole thing about the Vikings having the most arrests in the NFL since the year 2000. Heck, we even did an article on it. However, in breaking down the arrests that the Vikings had during that time. . .quite a few of which didn't result in anything at all after the initial arrest. . .I discovered something.

Of the 36 arrests that have happened to the Minnesota Vikings since the time that the folks at SignOnSanDiego.com have been tracking that sort of thing, over half of them took place during the Mike Tice era from 2002 to 2005. From everything I can dig up, there are exactly five players on the Minnesota roster from that particular season. . .Jim Kleinsasser, Antoine Winfield, E.J. Henderson, Kevin Williams, and Chris Kluwe.

So, I guess what I'm trying to say is, "Who cares?" I mean, outside of people that still think that "Love Boat" references are somehow relevant and funny.

On the other hand, if we look at something relevant to today's Vikings' roster. . .like from the beginning of the Brad Childress era onwards. . .the numbers look a little different.

It looks bigger if you click on it.

Granted, it's still not necessarily pretty for Minnesota as far as that's concerned, but really. . .if people want to jump on the Vikings for being the "most arrested team since 2000," that's fine. But, again, since the players that accounted for the majority of those arrests have nothing to do with the team any more, it's awfully stupid and non-sensical for them to do so. Heck, if we wanted to dig far enough back into history, we could point out that two of the NFC North's four teams have had players serve a year-long suspension for violating the NFL's policies on gambling. . .and the Minnesota Vikings aren't one of them. . .but that doesn't have any relevance here, either.

In the relevant time frame, the Minnesota Vikings' legal problems aren't really any worse than a lot of teams in the NFL. They aren't any better, either, to be certain, but they aren't any worse.

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Um Yay?

So Mike Tice is a terrible coach what else is new.

by FFXVIKE on Oct 28, 2011 11:40 AM CDT reply actions

Wow....skimming that was a bad idea...

Im sitting here trying to figure out what Kluwe could of been arrested for!

2011 Vikings, keeping the liquor industry in the green ALL YEAR LONG!

by LeeleeX on Oct 28, 2011 11:59 AM CDT reply actions

Kluwe

On a semi unrelated note is there anyway to get Kluwe’s profile pic changed to or get just his face

by Lunchpail on Oct 28, 2011 3:14 PM CDT up reply actions

"It looks bigger if you click on it."

That’s what she said

White Horn Gold Pants

by DM_Purp on Oct 28, 2011 12:11 PM CDT reply actions

exactly..

Putting Ponder in isn't the question, it's the answer.

by Grime on Oct 28, 2011 12:22 PM CDT up reply actions

They'll get a lot more arrrests in LA

So, stay in Minnesota, Vikings!

by Ben T on Oct 28, 2011 12:21 PM CDT reply actions

"We're gonna party like the Minnesota Vikings!"

At first I hated that line after the Love Boat scandal. But after a while I grew to embrace it.

"God always comes first, then grades, (and lastly) football." 11-year old phenom Demias Jimerson on his reaction to being told that he cannot score more than 2 TD's per game in his Arkansas Pee-Wee football league.

by NMVike on Oct 28, 2011 12:24 PM CDT reply actions

The list also counts players that did not make the team...

I noticed that they had Rhett’s DUI listed, while he technically was a member of the team at the timeit is hard for me to count his arrest as he never played in a game this season or preseason and did not make it past the final roster cuts.

That said we do need to figure out what some of the other teams are doing to keep their players from getting arrested as it has been an issue, even if most of the players are no longer on the team it is still concerning.

by MNSportsGuy on Oct 28, 2011 2:32 PM CDT reply actions

Police Bribes...

by Lunchpail on Oct 28, 2011 3:06 PM CDT up reply actions

Ravens only 6?

Philly only 7? And Pittsburgh only 14? Those are a few that I missed the internal over/under I played before clicking on the bigger version. Although, I guess the actual sad thing is that it averages out to be close to 2 players per team per year… Really? Grow up. Although now I’m curious what it’d be like for other major sports..

by dlfedie on Oct 28, 2011 3:07 PM CDT reply actions

id argue

That the team with the most current roster with the most offenders is most relevent. Vikings and every other team can’t necessarily prevent arrests. Further, a lot of the accused had charges dropped, meaning innocence. Id prefer to see a chart on players with charges that stuck. Plus we don’t. Have a vick, lewis, etc as far as I am aware.

by redhearring on Oct 28, 2011 3:40 PM CDT via mobile reply actions

Here is a link that would help you out.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/nfl/arrests-database/

From what I can tell you cannot search by who is still on the team, but you can see which players were arrested and which team they were playing on when the arrest occurred along with the incident and the resolution. However if the charges were dropped it still counted as an arrest. Example Ronyell Whtaker in ’07 was arrested and the police later appologized as they has made a mistake. According to the database it still counts.

Current Vikings that were arrested while on the team from my count is 6, however most were multiple offenders as 5 of the 6 have been arrested twice. Of the 11 arrests on the team 5 are still pending, 2 were dropped and 4 were guilty. In terms of serverity – 4 DUI’s – 2 Public Intoxications – 4 Fighting/Battery/Domestic Abuse – 1 Gun Charge.

Many of the arrests that were made would not have been public knoweldge if not for the fact that they were athletes that were being arrested. I am sure if I were to do a silent poll of my co-workers (office has roughly the same # of employees as a football roster) I would get near the same # of arrests and roughly the same type of charges.

by MNSportsGuy on Oct 28, 2011 4:54 PM CDT up reply actions

Nothing to brag about

Having twice as many arrests as ~~Thug-Life~~ the Oakland Raiders isn’t nearly as good a track record as I thought the Vikings had. For all of Chilly’s shortcommings as a judge of talent and play caller, I thought he had at least cleaned things up better.

Disappointing. Very disappointing.

Ah, ah,
We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.
The hammer of the gods will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying: Valhalla, I am coming!
SKOL!

by DCPurple on Oct 29, 2011 6:02 PM CDT reply actions

it just shouldn't be that hard to stay out of trouble

Statiscally, crime would seem to be out of control in the NFL. These are not just guys getting stopped by the police, they are ARRESTS.
In so much trouble that you have to go to jail.
Latest (Cook) a felony
Roids? Money?
Spoiled, entitled, immature

by scottfromcmh on Oct 29, 2011 6:59 PM CDT reply actions