New York Giants Player David Diehl,The Super Bowl Champion ARRAIGNMENT
Giants offensive lineman David Diehl, was arraigned for drunk driving on Tuesday, two counts of driving while impaired.
The police got a call that he was hitting several parked cars with his BMW at 35 Ave. in Queens. The cops say he was over the legal limit for alcohol and the good news for Diehl and anybody else on 35th Ave. in Queens was that luckly he hit cars and not people.
Diehl said “”I apologize to my family, my fans, my teammates, the New York Giants, and the NFL. I made a poor decision that I sincerely regret, and, as always, take full responsibility for my actions.”
Drunk driving is a stupid, selfish, completely avoidable crime, and criticizing and punishing high-profile people who commit it is a worthy endeavor.And assuming he did what he is accused of doing, he is not and should not be immune from punishment or criticism. I’m sure he’d agree. He’s a stand-up guy. Even good guys make bad mistakes sometimes, and this appears to be a case of a really bad decision by an otherwise solid citizen.We do not know if the NFL will suspend him for this, but it’s within the league’s right and power to do so, and until he’s had his day in court Giants fans will have to wonder whether the team will have to play without him for a game or two this year.
A guy over the legal limit for alcohol behind the wheel of a car, in fact, is as dangerous as a football player like Plaxico Burress going into a crowded club and having a couple of drinks with a loaded unlicensed handgun in his pants.
