Brien Taylor sentenced to prison
By ESPN.com news services
Brien Taylor was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday, was the
No. 1 overall selection in the 1991 draft and got a then-record $1.55
million signing bonus, but he never threw a pitch in the major leagues.
"This is a tragic story -- all too often our professional athletes
spiral into criminal activity after an athletic disappointment or
injury," Thomas Walker, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North
Carolina, told ESPN in a statement. "I think all of us hope that Mr.
Taylor, like many others who have gone down this road, will put their
activity behind them and move to a better place in their life." I guess it seems that many professional players think they are invincible when they start making big money.
No comments:
Post a Comment