Miami Dolphins cornerback Will Allen is reportedly being investigated for pulling a gun on a man to whom he owed money for gambling debts.Allen has not been arrested or charged with any crime. A Miami Herald report says that Davie Police have confirmed that Allen answered their questions Friday evening about "a dispute," but the Herald gives few details about the nature of the dispute.
The Sun-Sentinel reports, however, that WPLG-Channel 10 is reporting that the dispute was over gambling debts that Allen owed to another man. The WPLG web site has nothing about Allen.
From the NFL's perspective, it's the gambling aspect of this story that is the biggest concern. The NFL tells players not to even associate with gamblers, let alone get into a position where the gambler is demanding money from the player and the player is pulling a gun on the gambler. If that's what happened here, Allen could be in trouble with the league office.
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. note to Mr. Allen pay your debt. Don't be a BARKLEY!
Posted at 6:35PM on May 17th 2008 by SPIKEHAMMER
2. Hmmm: Does this mean he's now headed to the Cowboys too,or does he have to do something more felonious?
Posted at 7:07PM on May 17th 2008 by Mr.G
3. Innocent until proven guilty. If Will Allen did deal with gamblers then he is in a heap of trouble.
Posted at 11:15PM on May 17th 2008 by George B Vieto
4. Give him a cell next to Vicks and all his Gangsta friends and forget about him!
Posted at 7:15AM on May 18th 2008 by RICHARDCANNIFF
5. oh my goodness. don't these PEOPLE EVER pay a debt without causing a commotion? then they play the race card when their credit rating is crap. they are in tra-booo lol
Posted at 8:04AM on May 18th 2008 by ajm33771
6. Doesn't make sense to me, why on Earth would a black man have a gun?
Posted at 8:20AM on May 18th 2008 by Ed
7. Note to gamblers:
The only end game strategy: The game is over when you don't have any money left.
Posted at 8:52AM on May 18th 2008 by bozieb45
8. He was framed. It's Bush's fault anyway
Posted at 9:21AM on May 18th 2008 by Bill Ott
9. Hummmm. Another thug on a pro team. go figure!
Posted at 11:46AM on May 18th 2008 by xsfforce
10. IT WAS MY AUNTIES GUN
Posted at 12:33PM on May 18th 2008 by BOBO
11. Self righteous baseball banned one of the purest players of all time for the same thing. Don't give me that crap that Rose was more of an integral part of the game because he was coaching. When a player tied to gambling gets in trouble financially with the game he's involved with he would have an above normal potential to compromise (shave points) his playing skills and his integrity to get out of the trap he's set for himself. Regardless the tremendous salaries these guys make their greed & simple minded nature propels them into being easy targets for even easier bucks. Look at Charles Barkley, he admitted since he was TWENTY FIVE that he had a gambling problem. That would put him in the hay day of his professional career. I wonder how many points he shaved?
Posted at 12:36PM on May 18th 2008 by Bobby
12. I BET ALL THE PRISON SPORTS LEAGUES WITH ALL THESE CRIMINALS ON THEM MUST BE DOING PRETTY GOOD NOW!!! I AM WONDERING IF ALL OF THE PRISON'S ARE GOING TO DOING DRAFT PICKS SOON? SEEMS THAT THERE ARE MORE PRO PLAYERS IN JAIL THEN ON THE STREETS. YOU CAN TAKE THEM OUT OF THE HOOD BUT YOU CAN NOT TAKE THE HOOD OUT OF THEM.
Posted at 12:54PM on May 18th 2008 by BOBO
13. Did he? Is he a black, then sure its a safe case. FU*K U Mr.G.
Posted at 1:12PM on May 18th 2008 by jeffy
14. Why are so many people carrying guns? And, why do they believe using a gun on someone is the only way to settle a dispute? If this guy actually pulled a gun on someone, I hope he's prosecuted and spends time in jail.
Posted at 1:46PM on May 18th 2008 by Victoria C
15. Well FU*K U 2 Jeffy - Did he what? What about is he black? What the hell r u talking about dipshet?
Posted at 3:52PM on May 18th 2008 by Mr.G
16. SEE WHY THE ROMANS KEPT THEM IN CAGES WHEN NOT ON DISPLAY!
Posted at 4:06PM on May 18th 2008 by DO YOU FEEL STUPID YET?
17. Typical!!
Posted at 11:42PM on May 18th 2008 by Steven Ungles
18. What are these players thinking of? What do we have to do to keep these players out of trouble? If Will is guilty, Bill needs to make a statement. I am a true Dolphin fan and I hate to read about players who cant stay focused. The Dolphins can not have these distractions in 2008.
Posted at 7:47AM on May 19th 2008 by Michael