Chiefs' Player Jevon Belcher involved in murder-suicide, shoots self at Arrowhead

[MoreLemonPledge]

No details yet. Just came across on the news.

edit: Sources say the player is Jovan Belcher. Police have yet to confirm.

An unnamed Kansas City Chiefs player has committed suicide at the team facility and authorities are on the scene, the police confirmed to ESPN on Saturday morning.

Local reports say police are operating with the belief the player fatally shot his girlfriend at a house before driving to Arrowhead Stadium and killing himself at around 8 a.m local time. The Associated Press reported the player's age to be 25.

"We can confirm that there was an incident at Arrowhead earlier this morning," the Chiefs said in a statement. "We are cooperating with authorities in their investigation."

There were no other injuries at the team facility, police said.

The Chiefs (1-10) were preparing to host the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.

The NFL has told the Panthers to travel as planned to Kansas City on Saturday, the Charlotte Observer has reported, citing interim general manager Brandon Beane.


http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/86...-team-facility

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Shogun

Id have a beer with you Dane. But I'm not sure I wouldn't get a 3 hour long lecture for getting Miller Lite.

I like Miller Lite. I have a 30 pack currently chilling in one of my beer fridges.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by HMc

but but what about ESPN's contract?? I thought games couldn't be moved to Monday because dane says so and he knows so much about all this business stuff! we're so lucky to have such a business expert around!

Shame his memory is so shit and that he's only ever right about things after-the-fact.

Hey ****face, a game WAS moved from Sunday to Tuesday due to weather. I didn't "check the internet" and was going off of memory, but it DID happen.

That said, weather is far different than murder.

But maybe not to you. So once again, get back to ****ing yourself.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/m...stponed-122610

Vikes-Eagles postponed until Tuesday

[Shogun]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I like Miller Lite. I have a 30 pack currently chilling in one of my beer fridges.

[HMc]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Hey ****face, a game WAS moved from Sunday to Tuesday due to weather. I didn't "check the internet" and was going off of memory, but it DID happen.

That said, weather is far different than murder.

But maybe not to you.

C'mon Dane. You used the "moved to Tuesday rather than Monday" as evidence that ESPN has a contractual hold on Monday night that can't be joined by another game on another network. That's now bullshit, so you're (characteristically) shifting the goalposts.

Maybe you shouldn't trust your failing memory as the basis for such certainty.

Just as with the Minnesota game a few years back, the game was moved to Tuesday. ESPN has contractual rights.

And what about the game moved to Monday? ESPN seemed to deal with that.

[Jenson71]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Hey ****face, a game WAS moved from Sunday to Tuesday due to weather. I didn't "check the internet" and was going off of memory, but it DID happen.

That said, weather is far different than murder.

But maybe not to you. So once again, get back to ****ing yourself.

http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/m...stponed-122610

Vikes-Eagles postponed until Tuesday

From the advertisers' perspective, why does it matter if weather is different than murder? Supposing the NFL had done the Chiefs-Panthers reschedule, the advert contract would still be breached due to an unforeseeable circumstance not contemplated by the parties (the advertisers and the tv channels): the situation being the NFL postpones a game because of a murder-suicide involving one of the players in that game. As anyone who has taken a first year law course in Contracts can tell you, breaches due to material, unforeseeable circumstances are valid excuses for nonperformance.

I get that this may tend towards why there should be a game, but I don't see why the contracts compel the game.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Literature

but I don't see why the contracts compel the game.

I posted in detail as to why.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by HMc

C'mon Dane. You used the "moved to Tuesday rather than Monday" as evidence that ESPN has a contractual hold on Monday night that can't be joined by another game on another network. That's now bullshit, so you're (characteristically) shifting the goalposts.

They do own contractual rights. Also, keep in mind that the NFL signed a $1.9 billion dollar deal with ESPN in 2011 to broadcast MNF each year, so what happened earlier to that deal is somewhat irrelevant with that much money at stake.

Originally Posted by HMc

And what about the game moved to Monday? ESPN seemed to deal with that.

They did. The NFL broadcast that game on Direct TV channel 718 only.

That said, I don't see any incentive for the NFL to move the Chiefs-Carolina game to Monday or Tuesday because of the actions of a murderer.

[HMc]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

They do own contractual rights.



They did. The NFL broadcast that game on Direct TV channel 718 only.

That said, I don't see any incentive for the NFL to move the Chiefs-Carolina game to Monday or Tuesday because of the actions of a murderer.

And into the NYG and Minn markets on the usual Fox affiliates.

http://content.usatoday.com/communit...1#.ULrx6ZNevWY

For contractual reasons meant to protect ESPN's Monday Night Football, the Giants-Vikings games will only be shown in the teams' home markets.

Yet another memory fail?

Here comes another shifting of the goalposts...

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by HMc

And into the NYG and Minn markets on the usual Fox affiliates.

http://content.usatoday.com/communit...1#.ULrx6ZNevWY



Yet another memory fail?

No.

What the **** is wrong with you?

Fox will carry the postponed Vikings game, which will be played in Detroit Monday starting at 7 p.m. ET. For contractual reasons meant to protect ESPN's Monday Night Football, the Giants-Vikings games will only be shown in the teams' home markets. To replace the postponed Viking game at 1 p.m. ET today, the New York and Twin Cities will get Green Bay-Detroit on Fox.

[Jenson71]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I posted in detail as to why.

I read your posts. I'm just not convinced that the hands are tied, so to speak.

[HMc]

So was the game on DTV 718 only or was it shown in the teams' markets on Fox also?

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Literature

I read your posts. I'm just not convinced that the hands are tied, so to speak.

Well, you're wrong. It's even mentioned in the Aussie ****'s link

http://content.usatoday.com/communit...1#.ULry04awWcV

[philfree]

So I guess the question is has there aever been a game postponed for a single player?

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by HMc

So was the game on DTV 718 only or was it shown in the teams' markets on Fox also?

What's your ****ing problem?

I was referencing the national broadcast, not the local broadcast.

Furthermore, what's your point? That a game was moved?

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by philfree

So I guess the question is has there aever been a game postponed for a single player?

That's a great question.