Cam Sutton suspended 8 games

#8
#8
He’s a punk and I hope he doesn’t see the field ever again
I don't completely disagree unless he repents in a low profile, classy manner. If he seeks forgiveness we'll know by not hearing from him. As we tend to judge professional athletes for their transgressions rather harshly, it rages of hypocrisy when we rationalize and support political leaders who have committed much worse acts on multiple occasions
 
#10
#10
I don't completely disagree unless he repents in a low profile, classy manner. If he seeks forgiveness we'll know by not hearing from him. As we tend to judge professional athletes for their transgressions rather harshly, it rages of hypocrisy when we rationalize and support political leaders who have committed much worse acts on multiple occasions
Yeah, his public comments recently didn’t seem like a guy that got it
 
#16
#16
You gonna defend yet another violent athlete receiving huge checks?

He choked his baby momma and then fled for weeks. Should be in jail and outed of professional sports.
OK, Mr. Omniscient, and god of whatever universe you inhabit -THANK YOU for telling me what he did. Unlike you, I'm not omniscient. Now, as to your question, I'm not going to defend any hoodlum who attacks women, without a life-threatening, or severe physical harm. Is there anything else you want to know? I swear I know you from William Golding's famed novel about another "Lord."
 
#18
#18
OK, Mr. Omniscient, and god of whatever universe you inhabit -THANK YOU for telling me what he did. Unlike you, I'm not omniscient. Now, as to your question, I'm not going to defend any hoodlum who attacks women, without a life-threatening, or severe physical harm. Is there anything else you want to know? I swear I know you from William Golding's famed novel about another "Lord."
What are you on about? Stating facts is not being a narrator. I can't even understand the reference tbh.

I'm sorry the people you look up to turn out to be criminals.
 
#19
#19
Not privy to anything, but, this might not be over.
I assume he will also have to sort things out in civil and criminal courts. As I recall the charges started as felonies but were reduced to misdemeanors at arraignment. He will probably avoid jail time but will probably pay a substantial civil settlement. Like @BernardKingGOAT, I hope he genuinely repents and does better going forward.
 
#20
#20
I’m a Steelers fan and a Vol fan. No, based on his statements, he doesn’t get it. Since when does hitting your partner “adversity”? And then to show contrition, he evaded authorities for 11 days before turning himself in. Steelers should cut him.

My job is not to appeal to someone else," Sutton said last month when asked about his message to fans who might question his alleged actions.

"My job is to be the best version of myself and how do I give that off to the mass or how do I give that off to everyone around me? I'm in full control of that.

"So, I'm never worried about a narrative. I'm never worried about what necessarily people say, because obviously, more than likely, they don't know me more than anybody else. ... It gets back to just your foundation, your morals, who you are individually as a human being and just what you stand on. Holding my head high. Everybody goes through adversity. Everybody goes through things in their life that can change in both directions. So, it's all about how you stand on that and what you do from that."

Nothing about sorry for his actions.
 
#21
#21
Charged with battery.
People should really wait till these stories complete their journeys before chiming in. Even before that there are signs that there is more to the story than is being promulguated.

A Hillsborough judge signed the warrant on March 7 for a charge of domestic battery by strangulation, a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison. The Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office has instead decided to pursue a misdemeanor battery charge, saying that is more appropriate for the evidence available in the case, but has not provided a detailed explanation for the decision. - Tampa Bay Times

If they had evidence he strangled her there is no way in the world that 1 Pittsburg signs him as fast as they did once he was cut from Detroit (the NFL has some insane investigators) 2 no way if they had evidence he actually strangled her they drop to a misdemeanor that fast. All signs point to these charges at best being dropped or he just takes a plea deal to save himself the BS of a trial.

As a person who knows first-hand fighting an accusation of DV is a nightmare. Especially if it is false. He said she said, please lord jesus don't let her be of the melanin deficient persuasion either. I spent over 20k and 2 years fighting to defend myself from a false misdemeanor battery. Ended up just saying F it taking a plea and taking first offender and some probation. I would have had to keep paying some lawyer for appearances for probably another year and another 10k. Lets be clear there was no way around the situation in the instance I was accused I never came in physical contact with, Threatened physically or verbally this person. Before or After I had never had any non-consensual physical contact this person. The accusation was so insane that to this day I have no idea why the DA tried to purse it. It went through 6 different ADA's during the course of the 2 years. And people not familiar with criminal law don't get the judges seeing my case most of this time we never touched on the facts of the case outside of the magistrate that gave me a $50 dollar bond (10% of 500). Up until you go to trail the details and accusations don't get discussed at all period except in negotiations with the DA's office. The DA was pushing for 1 years probation and 27 weeks of anger management with the state paid for by me ($2700). Had I been convicted I would have actually most likely gotten less.... just the 1 year probation. But I would have lost my rights to carry, I was accused of... punching her in the wrist. Think that one out for a second. She'd had carpal tunnel surgery and showed them a bruise from her recently removed cast. I got a chance to sit through good number of trails for similar charges as mine during my many many visits to court and it was insane. you'd hear the charges and in 7/10 cases when the victims gave their side it ended up being nothing like what they accused them of in the first place. Butt-hurt sour grapes.

All I am saying is this. Read the accusation and tell me if this sounds like something that actually happened or some one made up for an oxygen channel mid-day movie? During the argument, Sutton picked up the woman and slammed her into a wall, then bit her on the neck, leaving a quarter-sized abrasion that bled, the affidavit states. Sutton then grabbed the woman by the face and neck and choked her, causing her to briefly lose consciousness, according to the affidavit.

Bit her on the neck? Seriously? Not saying that its not true but it seems a bit...wild and out there. Just like angry alpha males rarely aim for wrists when punching they also very very rarely bite women or anyone as an attack. Biting normally happens when someone is trying to get away in a fight they are losing. If he bit her hard enough to make her bleed it would have left tooth marks. Also the mark would have been much larger than a quarter. Unless Cam has some sort of secret tiny mouth I have not seen in his pictures. No way they drop it to a misdemeanor if they had that thus the key part of the statement people skip over. 'The Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office has instead decided to pursue a misdemeanor battery charge, saying that is more appropriate for the evidence available in the case'. there is a lot of information there staring everyone in the face but they are so focused on wanting the man to be some animal they are not looking at it. Thats my 2 cents based on the publicly available information and my own experience in the same type of system. trust me if the have any evidence they will charge you with Agg assault all day so they can get that real time on your tail. Battery alone is also a weird charge to get given the Affidavit. From that affidavit, he should have also caught an agg assault charge especially since agg assault is a much easier charge to make stick than battery.
 
#23
#23
I see folks ready to judge, but can't find the crime. So what did he do?
According to the affidavit, Sutton and a woman got into an argument at about 4:45 a.m. on March 7. The address where the incident took place is redacted from the document due to Marsy’s Law, but the sheriff’s office has previously said the incident occurred at Sutton’s home in Lutz.

Sutton and the woman, 35, have been dating for about seven years and have three children in common, according to the affidavit. The Tampa Bay Times is not naming the woman in this story because authorities say she is a domestic violence victim.

During the argument, Sutton picked up the woman and slammed her into a wall, then bit her on the neck, leaving a quarter-sized abrasion that bled, the affidavit states. Sutton then grabbed the woman by the face and neck and choked her, causing her to briefly lose consciousness, according to the affidavit.


The altercation continued into the living room of the home, where Sutton held down the woman by her hair and struck her twice with his fist, causing a knot to form on the woman’s forehead, the affidavit states.

Sutton left the home before deputies arrived, and repeated attempts to reach him by phone at the time were unsuccessful, according to previously released information.

Prosecutors on Monday closed the felony case and filed a misdemeanor battery charge against Sutton. A charging document filed in that case states that Sutton “did actually and intentionally touch or strike” or “did intentionally cause bodily harm” to the victim.

“After reviewing the evidence, it was appropriate for our office to move forward on misdemeanor domestic battery charges,” Hillsborough State Attorney’s Office spokesperson Erin Maloney said in an email to the Times on Monday.
 
#25
#25
You gonna defend yet another violent athlete receiving huge checks?

He choked his baby momma and then fled for weeks. Should be in jail and outed of professional sports.
I don’t think he was defending him, FWIW, but I’m not familiar with previous posts you’re referring to.

I have heard many “innocent until proven guilty “, “let’s get all the info”, etc but Sutton hasn’t denied it once. No “ani look forward to defending myself”, “I didn’t do this”, etc. He didn’t lawyer up, he fled like a punk. Anyone who puts hands on a woman or a child is a punk, regardless of where they play/played, regardless of what political party they are, etc. I wanted Ellis off the 08 team for what he did, I hated the Titans getting Simmons, who beat up a girl on video. I hate that the NBA/NFL slap these guys on the wrist and they get huge contracts a year later. They can do what they want with their money, but I hate it.
 
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