A.J. Green in Limbo

[T-TownVol]

Sold his bowl game jersey from last year for just under $1,000. He has paid the money back, which by the way should not factor into the punishment, and has cooperated fully. UGA officials think that the ruling will come tomorrow and the one game, that he has already sat out, will be it.

 

[orangepeopleeater]

apparently sold a Jersey, not on ebay and for under $1g. I know, it sounds confusing

Does it matter if he sold it on ebay, i mean he admitted he sold it didn't he? Even if it was under $1g isn't it still a violation anyway?

 

[VolsNSkinsFan]

well this got more interesting

schadjoe AJ Green must sit out 4 games per NCAA

schadjoe Green allegedly sold his jersey to an agent

 

[VolDad]

ATHENS – University of Georgia wide receiver A. J. Green must miss four games before being eligible to play again, the NCAA ruled late this afternoon.

Green was found to have violated the NCAA agent benefits rules by selling his Independence Bowl game jersey to an individual who meets the NCAA definition of an agent.

Green has repaid the $1,000 he received for the jersey to charity.

Georgia plans to appeal the decision to the NCAA Division I Committee on Student-Athlete Reinstatement in hopes of having Green’s suspension reduced.

He sat out last week’s season opener against Louisiana-Lafayette and also must sit out the next three games if the NCAA ruling stands.

As is procedural in matters such as this, the school declares the player ineligible and the NCAA determines how long he must sit out and the conditions of his return.

NCAA rules A.J. Green must sit out four games | UGA sports blog

 

[milohimself]

Gonna hurt UGA the next two weeks.

 

[govols182]

They were going to need him this week especially.

 

[BigPapaVol]

Gonna hurt UGA the next two weeks.

three weeks. He'll matter in all of them.

 

[Incinigator]

This incident serves as a needed wake up call to a lot of us sick people out here.

College fantasy football is ridiculous and should be eliminated from society.

Man !

 

[GAVol]

I had a slight bit of sympathy for him . . . before I found out the guy that he sold the jersey to was an agent. Not a real smart thing to do. It's the NCAA equivalent of money laundering except the means he used to launder the money was illegal also. :wacko:

 

[seanofthedead86]

Here's a link to an article that explains why he got the punishment he got: Why A.J. Green Got a Four Game Suspension - Team Speed Kills

 

[VolDad]

I heard 1 person describe it as he received $1,000 from an Agent. Who cares if he is justifying it by saying that he gave the Agent a jersey, shoe, autograph, or whatever in exchange? An Agent gave him $1,000.

It sounds worse when you think of it that way.

 

[droski]

I had a slight bit of sympathy for him . . . before I found out the guy that he sold the jersey to was an agent. Not a real smart thing to do. It's the NCAA equivalent of money laundering except the means he used to launder the money was illegal also. :wacko:

exactly. you have a lot of people defending him saying that georgia sells his jersey. i very much doubt a non agent would pay him $1k for that jersey. it's pretty stupid of him to take that money or at least pretty stupid to not hide it properly.

 

[NYYVol]

exactly. you have a lot of people defending him saying that georgia sells his jersey. i very much doubt a non agent would pay him $1k for that jersey. it's pretty stupid of him to take that money or at least pretty stupid to not hide it properly.

He sold it for cheap. Independence Bowl jerseys could go for at least $2,000.
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