Sorry for the hiatus, but it was the first week of March Madness, for which I am saving up for a future post. I just want to say a little something about the now former Steeler, Cedrick Wilson. Recently, Wilson and his girlfriend(mother of his child), Lindsey Paulat, have been speed-dialing 911 with some domestic issues. In mid-January the police were called to their home and braced themselves for a 12-hour standoff that including gunfire after Wilson had apparently in a phone conversation told Paulat to kill herself. Following the incident, Paulat ended up in a scene from Girl, Interrupted and Wilson filed some kind of paperwork that included language saying that she might kill him if she had access to a gun. So, I thought ok, this has to be over when court paperwork and insane asylums are involved. I was wrong. Last week Wilson walked into a suburban restaraunt, pushed Paulat and straight up dropped her as she turned around in what I imagine to resemble a Kimbo Slice knockout even though Wilson is only listed at 5’10″ 183lbs. Wilson was released just hours later as the Steelers needed to make a statement with this incident coming days after Pro-Bowler James Harrison was cited similarly. The following day Paulat tried to explain that she was only pushed and the the people around them must have misconstrued the situation. Doubtful, Paulat’s just trying to keep the money coming in while also trying to seem less crazy.
Legendary owner Dan Rooney has come under fire with the handling of the situation and the apparent double standard of the Wilson and Harrison cases. He fumbled a little bit with his words and seemed to try and legitimize the Harrison wife-beating. He did some PR work the next day to explain the comments, and did what any owner would do. Release the fourth string wide receiver who’s girlfriend dabbles in gunplay, and hold onto the first-time pro-bowler who has powerbombed a Browns fan after the slob ran onto the field. Good choice Mr. Rooney, and to the now unemployed Cedrick Wilson, make sure she’s not crazy enough to burn down your house.
