# Ryan Leaf Arrested on Felony Charges **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 31, 2012, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan-leaf-arrested-on-felony-charges/617354 "2012-03-31T05:07:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TonySinclair](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/49beb7/32.png) [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan-leaf-arrested-on-felony-charges/617354/1 "2012-03-31T05:07:21Z")
“Leaf was booked on felony charges of burglary of a residence and criminal possession of dangerous drugs” [http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/nfl-quarterback-ryan-leaf-arrested-montana-16043380#.T3aPoLK2nuU](http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireStory/nfl-quarterback-ryan-leaf-arrested-montana-16043380#.T3aPoLK2nuU) This is just sad. I remember back in 1998, there was a healthy debate about whether he should be drafted ahead of Peyton Manning. Leaf ended up #2, behind Manning. In spite of crashing and burning in the NFL, he made millions by virtue of that high draft pick. He must have serious mental problems to be reduced to this. ---
**Author:** ![TheBoltEater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@TheBoltEater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheBoltEater)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan-leaf-arrested-on-felony-charges/617354/2 "2012-03-31T05:10:32Z")
We Chargers fans prefer to refer to him simply as “He Who Shall Not Be Named”. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan-leaf-arrested-on-felony-charges/617354/3 "2012-03-31T05:52:47Z")
According to Wikipedia, he was dismissed from a college coaching job in 2008 for attempting to get one of his players to get him pain pills. He was then arrested in Texas in 2009 on similar charges (burglary and controlled substance charges). He also apparently had surgery for a tumor on his brain stem last year. It really is sad to see, but the guy’s a mess. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan-leaf-arrested-on-felony-charges/617354/4 "2012-03-31T08:12:01Z")
Maybe he can start for an inmate team against the guards… ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2012, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan-leaf-arrested-on-felony-charges/617354/5 "2012-03-31T12:05:47Z")
> [@Oakminster](#): > > Maybe he can start for an inmate team against the guards… 😃 I’m guessing the money’s all gone? ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan-leaf-arrested-on-felony-charges/617354/6 "2012-04-02T18:24:08Z")
And he’s been [arrested again](http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-ryanleaf-arrest) in another burglary and being held for a probation violation from the case in Texas. Wonder if we might see some sort of diminished capacity defense, considering the brain stem issue… ---
**Author:** ![Cubsfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Cubsfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cubsfan)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan-leaf-arrested-on-felony-charges/617354/7 "2012-04-03T06:11:08Z")
Wow. Just wow. His parents must be having a hard time with this. How far to fall. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan-leaf-arrested-on-felony-charges/617354/8 "2012-04-03T17:38:58Z")
When I saw the headline for the second arrest, I thought the website had just been a little tardy posting the story of the first one. I couldn’t believe he was in trouble again already. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan-leaf-arrested-on-felony-charges/617354/9 "2012-04-03T18:20:25Z")
“WHO’S THERE?” “nobody.” “Hey, you’re Ryan Leaf!” “No, I’m not.” “Yeah, you are! Wow! Ryan Leaf, right here in my living room! Carrying off my Blu-ray player!” “Uh…oh, this thing? Oh, I was just…uh…autographing it! Yeah, your wife e-mailed me, said you were a big fan, so I hopped on over to give you an autograph.” “Wow, thanks!” “No problem. Any time. Hey, you think I could go out the front door?” “Sure.” “Great.” “…” “…” “It’s that way.” “Right. Thanks.” ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan-leaf-arrested-on-felony-charges/617354/10 "2012-04-04T01:10:06Z")
> [@Cubsfan](#): > > Wow. Just wow. His parents must be having a hard time with this. How far to fall. HIs parents? He’s 36. . ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 4, 2012, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan-leaf-arrested-on-felony-charges/617354/11 "2012-04-04T01:27:34Z")
Even 36 year olds have parents, you know. I don’t know why the fuck it matters if they’re having a had time, but still. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan-leaf-arrested-on-felony-charges/617354/12 "2012-04-05T05:53:30Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > Even 36 year olds have parents, you know. I didn’t know that. Ignorance fought. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2012, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan-leaf-arrested-on-felony-charges/617354/13 "2012-04-05T13:25:39Z")
You’d think Cecil would have done a column about it by now. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2012, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan-leaf-arrested-on-felony-charges/617354/14 "2012-04-06T13:31:19Z")
I liked the Onion’s Headline: \*\*Leaf Even Worse At Crime Than At Football \*\* ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan-leaf-arrested-on-felony-charges/617354/15 "2012-04-06T15:29:12Z")
I hope **Leaffan** is doing okay with this news! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ryan-leaf-arrested-on-felony-charges/617354/16 "2012-05-09T00:40:46Z")
[Ryan Leaf has reached a plea agreement on drug and burglary charges in Montana](http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20120508/SPORTS0101/205080392/Ex-NFL-QB-Ryan-Leaf-reaches-plea-deal-drug-burglary-charges?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CSports%7Cp).