Columnist Ron Cook says the Jeff Reed incident is an embarrassment to the Steelers. What do you think?

 As the widow of a drunken-driving victim (driver got drunk on the South Side of Pittsburgh), I am tired of hearing about Jeff Reed.  My daughter, who is now fatherless, had the misfortune of serving the drunk Jeff at a family restaurant in Latrobe.  Not only does he act up at bars, but also subjects the behaving public to his actions.  He needs to be forced to get help before he hurts more than a towel dispenser. 

Is McFadden's being fined for over-serving?

Jeff Reed IS an embarrassment.

Look, he's a fairly consistent kicker but he's a freak and a liability to a team that does a fairly good job only hiring and retaining smart, thoughtful, and disciplined players. I know there are exceptions, and in this day and age it's tough to find a team that doesn't have someone on it that isn't a liability but Jeff Reed is a hot mess and they need to get rid of him. 

Ask any lady between the age of 21 and 35 who frequents dance clubs around the city to tell you the kind of disgusting stuff that he does or tries to do. I have a number of friends that have told me very nasty stories. 

I won't pass along any stories that I didn't witness firsthand but the man appears to be a sexual deviant. He has serious issues and they are becoming more and more public, he's fighting cops, paper-towel dispensers, and there are serious rumors about him and a coaches wife that again, since I don't have first-hand knowledge of I won't write the things I've heard. I will say that everything I've heard involves either violence or sexual deviancy. 

What one does in their own home is their business and I'm no prude but he's a public figure and HE is making his deviance very public. 

 Let's see......

You have two athletes who have been out to drink, one urinating in public and one getting out of the vehicle to "help" his friend.  And the police escalated the situation.

Don't know where you guys have been in the last few months; but, police have a tough enough job providing public safety without putting themselves at risk by letting another person who has been drinking escalate an already dangerous situation. 

But, we all know that professional athletes (especially football players) have been known for their tendency to obey laws and the directions that police officers give them (anybody remember Ray Lewis, Plaxico Burris, Mercury Morris).  In reality, we know that these transient celebrities place more value on themselves than they do society or the rule of law.

And, of course, far be it that a celbrity might actually be carrying a weapon that could put themselves, others and the police in danger.  Jeff Reed did not on this occasion; but, the police did not know this.  This could possibly be the reason that Reed was asked to stay in the vehicle rather than interjecting himself in a situation that was really none of his business.

Jeff should own up to his mistake and learn from it. 

 I agree he should own up and probably shut up as this is wrong on so many levels. The Rooneys don't like alot of spotlight on matters such as these and he is saying way too much. He was wrong to even challenge the police by trying to be a ninja. Please shut up and sit down somewhere, study the films and be a better man and player.

 How was Jeff Reed going to "help" his friend urinate?  Was he going to hold something or shake something for his "friend"?

 On the positive, at least he was responding to a teammate in need.  Otherwise it's all negative.  I'll never understand how these high-profile guys don't realize the thin social tightrope they walk in this city.  Yes, they have the right to live how they choose, but how many regular employers would put up with public arrests by their employees.  Nowadays, not too many.  My father would tell us to "wise up..or straighten out and fly right."  I guess the football players of today need something more stern.

Apparently Reed is a mean drunk and the judge should sentence him to rehab.

SteelerNation:

As for damaging the Pittsburgh Steeler's reputation... Puhleeeze... Even if the charges are truthful it hardly rises to that level. I'd say that the owner supporting the fraud that now sits in DC and has surrounded himself with known... Admitted communists... Get this straight Ron... A-D-M-T-T-E-D communists but hey they don't call them Czars for nothing... Never mind one of the Czars John Holdren in his own writing calls for the  poisoning of the US Water Supply in order to sterilize the population and for forced abortions.

Never mind that another Cass Sunstein just wrote that involuntary "Organ Harvesting" ie... Stealing the organs from people without consent of the person or their family is doable!!!

Never mind the Trillions stolen from us and given to Obama's friends at Goldman Sachs... Dan Rooney's friends, as well, I surmise.

Dan gets his token ambassadorship and off he goes and the people of Ireland suddenly find things they defeated in voting time and again passed...

But Jeff reed... The "idiot" as Ron calls him is damaging the rep?

Never mind the extortionist Jesse Jackson being invited to stand in prominence by the head coach... I wonder if he was there the day Russ Grimm was offered the job but not really?

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 Are you seriously believing what you wrote?  Organ harvesting, admitted commies, poisoned water supplies, government conspiracies.   Oh, my, that is amazing.  What's this got to do with Steeler football?  You may be confusing this with a FoxNews forum...

 A few people I know, who are trustworthy nice normal people, have had interactions with Jeff Reed and they both said that he was arrogant, immature, and a complete jerk.

I don't think this was cooincidental.

 Reports say police were ticked because hot light at Krispy Kreme had just gone out.  Other reports say police had Steelers minus 14 and were ticked at margin of victory.

Seriously, Reed needs to get a grip.  His behavior is an embarassment to the organization, not to mention a concern for him individually and his probable drinking problem.  Hope he straightens out. 

 I have seen Mr. Reed out in the city a few times and to be honest, more than once he was making a spectacle of himself.  He should know better than that.  He is a bit full of himself and for me it’s growing old.  It may be time to move on.

 The only thing Reed may be guilty of is stupidity by getting out of the SUV.  Rule #1 of partying...don't go around cops when you're loaded.  Let Spaeth take his lumps and move on.  As far as Reed "taking a fighter's stance," who knows?  We'll have to see as this unfolds.  It may be true, it may not be true; Cops are human and they can lie just like any person, but with them, even if you're right, youi're wrong.  In Reed's case, It's unfortunately understandable, however, that because of the Sheetz incident...people are believing where there's smoke, there's fire.  Maybe the Steelers front office knows something we don't about Reed, and that's why they didn't sign him. 

 It's remarkable how many of these posts somehow try to blame the police. Here's the facts. Reed is well known throughout the "nightlife" community as being a hard partier. It is also not the first time he has shown poor judgement while out drinking in a very public place. Only a couple of years ago, there were several pictures of a drunken Reed dropping his pants and exposing his crotch in a crowded nightclub. This made the news but quickly disappeared. Then the Sheetz incident and now this. As several other people have posted, it is common knowledge that Reed likes the nightlife. That's fine. He is an adult. But he had better start acting like one. I for one will be very surprised if he is back next year. The Rooney's are well aware of his reputation. He is at the end of a contract paying him well over a million dollars a year. He certainly will not be expecting less money next year. Any player that is not smart enough to stay away from a crowded nightclub only 100 yards away from the stadium after a game is a liability. (This includes Spaeth) It would not have been that hard for a drunken fan who lost money on a game or a fan of the Browns to walk up to these guys and start a confrontation or assault them. This is the last place they should have been. There are plenty of bars. Find one that isn't right beside the stadium after the game. This sort of decision making should make people question Reed right off the bat.

As the story has developed, a number of disturbing scenes have been played out.

Jeff Reed's agent, Mr. Henderson, has claimed that Reed did nothing wrong, but was set upon by overzealous police officers. You have to consider that firstly, Mr. Henderson may be guilty of playing the role of enabler of Reed's obvious drinking problem. Secondly is the fact that he is accusing the Pittsburgh Police of malfeasance. A pretty serious charge, particularly coming from a Steeler.

Mike Tomlin, on the other hand, gave Reed a wink and a nod while he has benched other players for similar lapses in judgement. This may or may not undermine Tomlin's position of authority with the team.

 I have heard alot of opinions in regards to this incident. Bottom line is this, Jeff Reed and Matt Spaeth were drinking in public. They are representing the Steelers whether they are on the field or not. I do not recall hearing about Joe Noname getting cited.

This is Reeds second time in the limelight, but for the wrong reasons. For a guy who started off the season missing FG's and up for contract renewel, he is not starting off very well.

I think it is time for him to think before he acts. Maybe drink at home, somewhere out of the public eye. 

How about going home and playing Wii or XBox after a game.