Tennessee Titans QB Vince Young has publicly apologized to his team, his fans and his family after receiving a misdemeanor assault citation at a Dallas strip club. Surveillance video shows Young scuffling with another member, who happened to be Creiton Kinchen, who is the manager of the strip club. It is believed that an upside down Texas Longhorns sign he taunted him with started the altercation. Young said there was more to the altercation than that, and he stated that no punches were thrown. According to the video, it didn't appear as if punches were thrown.
While this is not a good thing for Young, this is just a simple mistake and the media should not add anything to it. Young said that he hoped NFL commissioner Roger Goodell does not punish him for the incident. Goodell shouldn't even speak with Young about it. It's an issue that has already been taken care of by Dallas police, with Young's full cooperation. These kinds of things happen all the time, and no other league makes a big deal out of it.
I would be extremely shocked if Goodell decides to suspend Young for the incident. Young has never been involved in any other incident which involved police. Young has had emotional issues as he adapted to being the starting quarterback in the NFL. This is Young's first involvement, far less serious than rape and sexual assault allegations Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger got. Goodell did not talk with Roethlisberger after the Las Vegas hotel employee filed a civil suit charging him of rape. So there would be no reason for Goodell to talk to Young.
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