Arizona Cardinals

I will admit that one of my biggest pet peeves is reporting on what took place on twitter. I try not to do that because it makes me feel like a troll. But I thought this was interesting.

I followed Arizona Cardinals LB Darnell Dockett on twitter for a little while and this man can really drive you nuts with his commentary. But to his credit, he is rarely, if ever, boring. Today he didn’t disappoint. Dockett was stopped driving his Escalade by two police officers who asked him if they could search his car. According to the tweets, when the policed requested the search, Dockett said some version of neaux, neaux, and HELL NEAUX.

I’m glad Dockett knows his rights. It’s not uncommon for black men in fancy vehicles to be pulled over. Unlike a lot of young black men, Dockett is better positioned to take a stand without fear of recourse.

Read his string of tweets below.

In honor of Player Perspective’s relaunch, I decided to do my very first give-away contest.

The prize is a $50 Exxon Mobile gift card.

To enter the contest you must answer the following question in the comments section below:

“Should more football contracts be guaranteed? Why or why not?”

Arizona Cardinals safety Kerry Rhodes will read all the answers and choose a winner. Kerry will officially announce the winner on twitter Friday, March 18, 2011.

Rules:

You must post your answer in the comments section of this post.

The answer must contain LESS THAN 150 words.

You can only post ONE comment/answer.

You must post your comment to disqus as EITHER a “guest” or login to disqus via Twitter so that we ensure we have contact info for you.

You will be contacted at the email or twitter address you use to comment.

Answers will not be accepted after Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at 11:59pm.

Good luck!

Kerry Rhodes Steams Up Your Computer Screen

Arizona Central profiled Free Safety Kerry Rhodes’ adjustment to life in Arizona. If you’ve been watching the games, you know he’s been a great addition to the team. He already has 36 tackles (32 solo) an interception, and two recoveries that ended with him in the end zone. I think he could very well have a career season.

Last year there was a bit of drama. He was in a short twitter battle with Rodney Harrison (who later denied his involvement) and was briefly benched by Jets Coach Rex Ryan presumably for not having his head in the game, and then traded after it became clear things weren’t going to get better.

Sometimes it takes a change of scenery to make things better for a player, and I hope Rhodes and the Cards can establish a rhythm and achieve better than than their current .50 record.