Quote:Back off. He's a young man with celebrity status and money, he's allowed to have fun!!

You're just some jealous old fuddy-duddy!!!


Lots of young people stay out until 5am, drive 3x the legal limit drunk, and [BAD WORD REMOVED] away millions of dollars.


Back off! You're just old!

Blackmon is facing issues (alcohol addiction/abuse) that go way beyond football. He has had a serious drinking problem in college (showing up to practice drunk, etc) that was never truly confronted mainly because he was able to still produce on the field so the powers in charge largely ignored it. Unfortunately this same approach will not work in the NFL.

 

Playing for the Jaguars honestly should be the last thing on his mind. He should be focusing on trying to get clean before anything and removing the negative influences in his life.

 

Blackmon hasn't been in FL since the accident he had a while back. Instead he has "friends" living in his place here in Jacksonville.

 

I know some people close to him and he has been back home in Oklahoma and his family is trying to get him some help and have an intervention. 

 

Honestly I would not count on Blackmon playing next season at all. 2015 would be the most realistic option. 

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