Will TMZ recant their story of an arrest?

Will TMZ recant their story of an arrest?

They have updated their earlier report with the information about the medical situation with the following ...

UPDATE 9:59 AM PT -- The Saints just addressed Graham's arrest ... saying the tight end experienced a "medical episode" Friday night, which resulted in him becoming disoriented.
After he was taken into custody, the team says Graham was sent to a nearby hospital to get checked out.
The Saints added Graham likely suffered a seizure ... and spent the night in the medical facility to receive further testing. He is now back with the team.

So, yes, it does appear that they "recanted" their original story.

Will TMZ recant their story of an arrest?

I mean, he was arrested. This is more of an example of why being arrested should not be held against someone if charges are dropped. Cops can’t tell a seizure from drug use.

Well my earlier post about taking a TE in the first was in reply to this statement from bako in regards to Graham being detained:

“ The TE is very susceptible to taking brutal hits in the middle of the field while fully extended or lunging to the ground after a catch and defenseless. They are a helmet pinyata, a face teatherball, out there to get knocked around, and its totally unpredictable which small rare number can avoid injury and still perform well, and often they are not 1st round picks.”

Again there is no evidence that Graham’s recent issue was injury related and there is no evidence TEs suffer more head trauma than other positions. Hence the link to a reason not to take them in the first because of injury does not exist.

Then the narrative was turned to say it’s not good to take them in the first because of success rate. Well there are plenty of Marcus Davenports and Sam Darnolds and Andrus Peats that don’t pan out as firsts as well from every position. I’m not convinced it’s a a valid point either. I’d certainly spend a first on a guy I thought was going to become a Kelce, Kittle, or Gronk. But that’s just me and I don’t run an NFL team.

Yeah I guess I oversimplified my position at first. I have long viewed TE as unpredictable for many reasons relating to injury, hesitation caused by injury or near misses, and unpredictability of initial performance. The problem with spending a 1st on a player you think will be the next Kelce, Kittle, or Gronk is that none of them were 1st round picks. The years they were drafted, 1st round picks were Eifert, Howard, and Gresham. Trying to predict someone that is unpredictable when you can predict something else much more predictable for a similar prize is dumb. Its like trying to become a weatherman who specializes in Earthquakes or trying to guess peoples blood type at the fair instead of their weight. Yes, there are busts at every position, but at most positions your chances of success greatly diminish with each round, you might get a 50% hit rate in the 1st round and a 15% in the 4th round. In the end at most positions, half or more of the big stars are first round picks, and half or less are picked later. With TE we actually seem to see a very similar chance of finding a star from the 1st round to the 5th round and most of the big stars are mid round picks, so to me its crazy to spend your 1st round pick there. Even if TE if your last missing piece, you are better off trading back and taking 2 tight ends later because the odds are better.