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Begin forwarded message: > From: Shane Ford <[email protected]> > Date: August 10, 2018 at 9:31:36 AM CDT > To: GatorNews <[email protected]> > Subject: [gatornews] [SUN]: Browns believe Callaway’s explanation of recent > marijuana citation > Reply-To: [email protected] > > Browns believe Callaway’s explanation of recent marijuana citation > By gatorsports (Gainesville Sun) - August 10, 2018348 > > Cleveland Browns wide receiver Antonio Callaway (11) runs away from New York > Giants' Orion Stewart (45) and Tae Davis (58) for a touchdown during the > second half of a preseason NFL football game Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, in East > Rutherford, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger) > By Nate Ulrich, Akron Beacon Journal (TNS) > EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Rookie wide receiver Antonio Callaway maintained his > starting status with the Browns during their preseason opener against the New > York Giants because general manager John Dorsey and coach Hue Jackson believe > his side of the story. > > “We both looked at each other and said, ‘He’s telling the truth,’ ” Dorsey > said Thursday about an hour before the team’s first exhibition game kicked > off at MetLife Stadium. > > Strongsville police officer Eric Schubert wrote in an incident report he > stopped Callaway at 2:59 a.m. Sunday near for failing to yield to oncoming > traffic. Schubert cited Callaway with possession of marijuana, after finding > a small amount under the driver’s seat, and driving with a suspended license. > > In dash cam video, Callaway said his car had just been shipped from Florida > to Ohio and he didn’t know marijuana was in it. One of the officers involved > can be heard on video saying Callaway “claimed his little brother who smokes > dope was using the car.” > > Dorsey and Jackson met with Callaway on Tuesday night and bought his version > of the events. Dorsey said specifically he believes Callaway was not smoking > marijuana. > > “Hue and myself had a long conversation with Antonio that evening and we > basically presented to him the organization’s low threshold with regards to > this type of situation,” Dorsey said. > > “We expressed extreme disappointment and dissatisfaction with the event that > occurred that Sunday. We thought it was important to have those discussions > moving forward. He was remorseful in this thing.” > > Callaway failed to inform the Browns about the incident. The team learned > about it Tuesday through the media. Dorsey said he and Jackson “hammered > home” the point that Callaway should have notified them. > > “I don’t think he grasped the full communication component of it in terms of > establishing the trust factor,” Dorsey said. “… That could be a rookie > mistake. He’s a young 21-year-old. He doesn’t know the nuances of > professional football, but he’s going to have to learn this responsibility > very quickly now in light of this situation and in light of his past.” > > Without knowledge of the incident, Dorsey traded receiver Corey Coleman, the > 15th overall draft pick in 2016, to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night for a > seventh-round selection in 2020. But Dorsey said his decision to deal Coleman > would “not necessarily” have been different had he known about Callaway’s > run-in with the law. > > Dorsey also said shipping Coleman away for basically nothing wasn’t a result > of the coaching staff saying they were fed up with him and wanted him gone. > > “No, that wasn’t the case at all,” Dorsey said. “It was a collaborative > effort of all the organization. > > “We’ve had a long enough time to evaluate his skill sets, and in combination > with the coaching staff and personnel staff, we think a fresh start would > probably be best.” > > The Browns effectively promoted Callaway to the starting lineup Sunday by > trading Coleman. Callaway had a disappointing start against the Giants > Thursday night, but finished strong. He dropped a pass and had two others > deflect off his hands, including a two-point try from Baker Mayfield. But > later Mayfield hit Callaway with a 54-yard slant and run for a touchdown. He > had three catches for 87 yards, including a diving 24-yarder that the Browns > successfully challenged after it was ruled incomplete on the field. > > Dorsey picked Callaway in the fourth round in April despite the numerous > off-field red flags in the University of Florida product’s background. > > Callaway entered the league in its substance-abuse program because he > submitted a diluted drug test sample this past winter at the NFL Scouting > Combine. He is subject to discipline under the NFL and NFL Players > Association’s substance-abuse policy. > > Players in stage one of the program who violate the policy will be subject to > a fine equaling three-seventeenths of their base salary and entrance into > stage two of the program upon notification by the medical director, per the > policy. So Callaway could be fined $84,705 of his $480,000 base salary for > 2018. > > Schubert said on video he “got real nervous” when he found a gun part and > ammunition in Callaway’s car. However, no gun was discovered in the search. > Callaway said on video he owns a gun but it’s in Florida. > > Callaway told Schubert on video he had been driving home from a teammate’s > house. > > “The explanation was a valid one, but he shouldn’t have been out at 3,” > Dorsey said. “Your mother told you nothing ever good happens after midnight.” > > Callaway is scheduled to appear in Strongsville Mayor’s Court at 8 a.m. Aug. > 23. > > Visit the Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, Ohio) at www.ohio.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent From Shane's iPhone > Go Gators! & Skål Vikes! > -- > -- > GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! > 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 > National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 > National Football Champions | > Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), > Tim Tebow (2007) > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "GatorNews" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- GATORS: ONE VOICE ON SATURDAY - NO VOICE ON SUNDAY! 1996 National Football Champions | 2006 National Basketball Champions 2006 National Football Champions | 2007 National Basketball Champions 2008 National Football Champions | Three Heisman Trophy winners: Steve Spurrier (1966), Danny Wuerffel (1996), Tim Tebow (2007) --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GatorTalk" group. 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