DGB dismissed from team

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Would fit in perfect with the thugs on our team! He'll have to sit out a year and then hes eligible for the draft. Or he could transfer and sit out a year then come out in 2 years. Idiot was a top 10 lock next year....


Mizzou cuts Dorial Green-Beckham


Updated: April 11, 2014, 7:54 PM ET
By Edward Aschoff | ESPN.com


Missouri has dismissed star wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham from the team, coach Gary Pinkel announced Friday.

"This decision was made with the best interests of all involved in mind," Pinkel said in a statement. "Dorial's priority going forward needs to be focusing on getting the help he needs. As we have all along, we will continue to do everything we can to assist Dorial and his family. We care deeply about Dorial and his well-being, but hopefully he can benefit from a fresh start."

Dismissing Dorial Green-Beckham from the team was not only the right decision by Gary Pinkel, it was the only one, writes Chris Low. Story


Green-Beckham was the subject of an investigation by Columbia, Mo., police this week after an 18-year-old Missouri student said the receiver forced open her apartment door at 2:30 a.m. Sunday while trying to see his girlfriend, a friend of the alleged victim.

The woman said Green-Beckham pushed her down at least four stairs.

Another roommate told police the 6-foot-6, 225-pound athlete pushed the first woman with two hands to the chest. Later that night, the two told a detective they didn't want to press charges, and police closed the case Thursday without an arrest, citing reluctant witnesses fearing retaliation.

In a statement given to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch through his father, John Beckham, before his dismissal from the team Friday, Green-Beckham accepted "responsibility for my conduct and my mistakes."

"Don't blame my girlfriend or her friends for anything," the statement said. "I am not looking for sympathy. I thank those who have given me concern. I have been young and dumb. I want to be better. During my suspension I'm entering counseling. With help, I know I can be stronger emotionally and spiritually."

Missouri had suspended Green-Beckham from the team indefinitely Monday.

Beckham coached his son at Springfield Hillcrest High and adopted Green-Beckham and his younger brother Darnell, who signed a letter of intent in February to attend Missouri.

Athletic director Mike Alden also helped rule on the decision to dismiss Green-Beckham, although he said it ultimately was Pinkel's call.

"We have a high standard of conduct for our student-athletes," Alden said in a statement. "Though we provide the resources and mentoring to all of our student-athletes, we are also responsible to the community at large and to the ideals and values of the University of Missouri. We have determined that this was a necessary step for our football team, athletic department, the university and our community."





In Need of Receiving Help

The dismissal of Dorial Green-Beckham means Missouri must now replace its three most productive receivers from last season.


Receiver

Yards

TDs


Dorial Green-Beckham 883 12
L'Damian Washington 893 10
Marcus Lucas 692 3


Green-Beckham isn't eligible for the NFL draft until after his junior season. He will have to sit out a year if he transfers.

Green-Beckham has two prior marijuana-related arrests. In January, Green-Beckham and two other men were arrested after Springfield, Mo., police found a pound of marijuana in their car. No charges were filed in that case. In October 2012, Green-Beckham, then a freshman, was charged with marijuana possession in Columbia and later pleaded guilty to second-degree trespassing after he and two teammates were reportedly smoking marijuana in a campus parking lot. Green-Beckham was suspended for one game after that arrest.

The loss of Green-Beckham, who was the No. 1-rated wide receiver in the 2012 class by ESPN's recruiting services, is major. After catching 26 passes for 402 yards and five touchdowns as a freshman, he led Missouri with 59 receptions and 12 touchdowns last season, including a school-record four receiving TDs against Kentucky. He also had 144 receiving yards and two touchdowns in the SEC championship game.

Green-Beckham was second on the team with 883 receiving yards and averaged 15 yards per catch.

With the losses of L'Damian Washington and Marcus Lucas, Green-Beckham was Missouri's only returning receiver who recorded at least 30 receptions in 2013 and had multiple touchdown catches. Players who produced 27 of the school's 31 receiving touchdowns last season are gone.

Senior Bud Sasser, who caught 26 passes for 361 yards and a touchdown in 2013, is now Missouri's leading returning wideout.

 

[motown1958]

This was crazy when I saw this yesterday. Kid is a good player but is going to throw so much away.

 

[tonyballs]

Fucking gangsta!!

 

[kmd47]

Fucking gangsta!!

Fucking right?!?! My favorite part is when he and his friends had a pound of pot in the car and he didn't even catch a case! Now that is gangsta.

 

[mhughes0021]

let a chick in college fuck up your NFL career lol.....so dumb....

 

[boogerlovejoy]

Question to ask is......with our WR depth issues.....what round pick would you gamble with to grab him in the supplemental draft?

I'd throw a 5th at him.....see if it's enough.

 

[mhughes0021]

Question to ask is......with our WR depth issues.....what round pick would you gamble with to grab him in the supplemental draft?

I'd throw a 5th at him.....see if it's enough.

hes not eligible until next year. He has 2 choices right now:

1) transfer and sit a year. Play for a crappy college for a year and be eligible in 2016 draft.

2) Don't play next year and be eligible for 2015 draft.

Its a tough call.....Janoris Jenkins went to bama state for a year and is doing fine....he probably slid a full round from where he was considered to go. I would think NFL execs would want to see you play for a year even if its at a small school and stay clean for the year showing that you tried to rehabilitate. If you don't play for a year im sure they'll nail you for that but you have a better chance of going under the radar and not getting into trouble.

If he could have kept himself out of trouble he was a top 10 lock. If he doesn't play and comes out next year I think he gets put into the normal draft. Probably wont go in round 1 but I can imagine some team will jump on him in rd 2.

 

[Mitchrapp]

hes not eligible until next year. He has 2 choices right now:

1) transfer and sit a year. Play for a crappy college for a year and be eligible in 2016 draft.

2) Don't play next year and be eligible for 2015 draft.

Its a tough call.....Janoris Jenkins went to bama state for a year and is doing fine....he probably slid a full round from where he was considered to go. I would think NFL execs would want to see you play for a year even if its at a small school and stay clean for the year showing that you tried to rehabilitate. If you don't play for a year im sure they'll nail you for that but you have a better chance of going under the radar and not getting into trouble.

If he could have kept himself out of trouble he was a top 10 lock. If he doesn't play and comes out next year I think he gets put into the normal draft. Probably wont go in round 1 but I can imagine some team will jump on him in rd 2.

Unless you're Matt Millen. Then you get drafted in the top ten..

 

[inkfreq]

Unless you're Matt Millen. Then you get drafted in the top ten..

Rude man.. it still hurts.. why you gotta twist the knife?

Besides, Millen would never draft a guy top 10 after a year of sitting out.. unless that guy ballooned to the size of a small RV.

 

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Former Missouri wide receiver Dorial Green-Beckham appears to be on the verge of transferring to FCS program Eastern Illinois.



Green-Beckham, who was dismissed from the Tigers' football team April 11, "will likely transfer" to Eastern Illinois, 247sports.com reported Tuesday.

If he does transfer to EIU, he would be eligible to play for the Panthers immediately. He also will be eligible for the 2015 NFL Draft as a third-year college player.

Green-Beckham, who was the nation's No. 1 high school recruit in the class of 2012, was dismissed by Mizzou coach Gary Pinkel a day after prosecutors decided not to charge him in a burglary investigation that followed his alleged unlawful entry into an apartment while searching for his girlfriend.

Green-Beckham (6-foot-6, 225 pounds) has had past issues, too.

He was suspended for Missouri's game vs. Vanderbilt as a freshman in 2012 after being arrested on suspicion of marijuana possession, and he was arrested on Jan. 10 in Springfield, Mo. -- where he went to high school -- on a drug charge after police discovered a pound of marijuana in a friend's vehicle during a routine traffic stop.

While off-field issues led to his dismissal from Missouri's team, Green-Beckham has been productive -- he led Mizzou with 59 receptions and had 883 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore in 2013.

Former Eastern Illinois quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is expected to be a second-round pick in this year's draft, and Green-Beckham's presence on the team would mean NFL scouts would follow the Panthers closely again in 2014.

But Green-Beckham's character issues mean there's a red flag -- and that flag is waving briskly.

Former Panthers coach Dino Babers left for Bowling Green after the 2013 season, and he was replaced by Kim Dameron, who spent last season as the defensive coordinator at Louisiana Tech

 

[mhughes0021]

wow....

Dorial Green-Beckham joins Sooners


Updated: July 3, 2014, 2:35 PM ET
By Brandon Chatmon | ESPN.com
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Receiver Dorial Green-Beckham, who was dismissed by Missouri in April after several off-the-field incidents, was added to Oklahoma's roster Thursday after a morning visit with the Sooners.




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One of college football's most explosive receivers, Green-Beckham had a breakout season for the Tigers in 2013 with 59 receptions for 883 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore. He was one of the nation's top recruits in the Class of 2012, ranking No. 3 on the ESPN150.

"We are pleased to welcome Dorial to the University of Oklahoma, where he is excited to continue his education and resume his playing career," Sooners coach Bob Stoops said in a statement. "Dorial understands the privilege and responsibilities of representing the Oklahoma football program. He is a talented young man who is eager to get to work with the rest of our team in the classroom and on the field."

Green-Beckham is exploring if there is any way he can get a waiver from the NCAA to play this season, a source told ESPN's Joe Schad.

The 6-foot-6 Green-Beckham was kicked out of Missouri's program after an initial suspension. His troubles included being investigated for allegedly pushing an 18-year-old Missouri student down at least four stairs. No charges were filed and the case was closed after the student and a roommate declined to press charges.

Green-Beckham also had two marijuana-related arrests during his time at Missouri.

"I appreciate this opportunity from Coach Stoops and the University of Oklahoma," Green-Beckham said in the statement issued by the university. "There are people here who will help me build a strong foundation. I've disappointed myself and others in the past. I know that I have a lot of work to do and I'm ready to get started."

The Sooners have been searching for impact players at the receiver position. Sterling Shepard was the lone proven receiver on the roster. OU was one of the finalists for Green-Beckham out of high school, as he made several visits to Norman, Oklahoma, before the 225-pound receiver eventually picked Missouri.

ESPN.com's Jake Trotter contributed to this report.