Virginia Tech Tragedy Touches Redskin

Washington Redskins defensive back Pierson Prioleau is a graduate of Virginia Tech University. He describes Monday's event on campus as a horrifying incident. "My heart goes out to all of the victims' families and friends, and to everybody affiliated with Virginia Tech."

Prioleau played for the Hokies from 1996 to 1999.

In one small note, redskins.com described Prioleau as a safety, rather than the generic "defensive back." Before his injury, Prioleau was used as a nickel back and as a safety. Adam Archuleta supposedly lost the starting safety slot to Prioleau in the pre-season. Then, Prioleau was lost for the year in a freak accident in the first game. With Shawn Springs also out, secondary spiraled down from there.

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Arch speaks

. . . and he's saying plenty.

“I learned a lot about myself,” he said. “There are a lot of life lessons that I learned about last year and I think that I’m a better person and better as a football player because of it. My time there [Washington]was a negative, but as I look back I think it was a positive thing for me.”

“I definitely have a lot to prove to everybody, but one thing that I have always done is that I’m going to bet on me. I know that none of the outside stuff really matters. I know what I can do and I have a pretty good feeling what I’m going to accomplish.”

David Elfin at The Washington Times quotes Archuleta:

"I could air a whole bunch of different laundry. There's a lot more going on [at Redskin Park] than people understand."

We haven't heard the end of this saga.

More at the Bears web site.

Archuleta is a Bear

Archuleta is a Bear.
Archuleta isn't here.
Archuleta's a happy fella,
laughing in his Chicago beer.

Archuleta came for money,
which I think is mighty funny,
given that he couldn't cover
any better than his mother.

Take the money, or follow your heart?
Choosing is the hardest part.
Chicago was where he wanted to be,
but he picked the cash and old DC.

In Washington, his bubble burst.
Chi-town's what he wanted first.
Life turns out to be so funny.
Now, he's there with Snyder's money.

There's a moral to this little rhyme,
'though it doesn't happen every time.
The lesson learned is not so hollow.
Choose your heart, the money will follow.


See the story on Hog Heaven.

Photo: Michael Connor, washingtontimes.com