I've already been asked twice today if I'm hiding Ryan Leaf, so I'd like to go on record and say that no, I'm not hiding him, even though I'm still a Ryan Leaf fan and I'm still holding out hope for a comeback. Leaf is now officially a wanted man in Texas, after failing to turn himself in on drug and burglary charges.
At the time he was indicted, the district attorney said Leaf was undergoing drug rehabilitation in British Columbia. The D.A. said efforts were being made to get Leaf to return to the United States on his own, but I guess that didn't work out.
Here's a quote from the prosecutor, via the San Diego Union-Tribune:
That's my mistake. If there's anything I should have learned from being a fan of Ryan Leaf, it's that there is always -- always -- a way to make things worse.
At the time he was indicted, the district attorney said Leaf was undergoing drug rehabilitation in British Columbia. The D.A. said efforts were being made to get Leaf to return to the United States on his own, but I guess that didn't work out.
Here's a quote from the prosecutor, via the San Diego Union-Tribune:
“At one point he said he was going to turn himself in. He hasn't turned himself in yet, and if he gets picked up he's going to be arrested,” Randall County prosecutor Lacy Miller said. “If he gets picked up out of our jurisdiction, then we will extradite him or use whatever means we have to get him back. Right now he is a wanted individual.”
When the news of the initial indictment broke, I figured that was rock bottom for our fallen hero. Looks like I was wrong about that. Worse than being indicted on drug and burglary charges is fleeing from the law after being indicted on drug and burglary charges.
That's my mistake. If there's anything I should have learned from being a fan of Ryan Leaf, it's that there is always -- always -- a way to make things worse.
