Football shouldn’t be the concern right now with him. It seems getting his head right and taking accountability should be. 

3 hours ago, TexasFanatic said:

If he didn’t trash the horns out the door I would have been in the “he needs help and I pray for him phase” but…. Karma 

I hope he gets help but IDGAF about what happens to him 

Sad. Isn’t this when folks need support the most? His exit was a sign of his spiraling. We need more empathy in this country not celebrations of a troubled kid falling. 

 

2 hours ago, Ace Recruiter said:

Sad. Hope this is rock bottom and he can get back on track.

If u look at the mugshot he’s grinning like it’s not a big deal. He will be back in the slammer not long after he gets out 

18 minutes ago, Thanos72 said:

Sad. Isn’t this when folks need support the most? His exit was a sign of his spiraling. We need more empathy in this country not celebrations of a troubled kid falling. 

 

Yeah bc coddling the guy and telling him it’s never his fault is the way to go

1 hour ago, jkates said:

The NFL isn't in the picture anymore for this kid. He needs to get right and live a respectable life. 

It’s 100% still in the picture. Look at all of the people they still allow in from college or who do even worst things that should be in prison for years and they’re just collecting $100m paydays. 

1 hour ago, jkates said:

The NFL isn't in the picture anymore for this kid. He needs to get right and live a respectable life. 

Go look up some sooners in the nfl...

21 minutes ago, Chop said:

It’s 100% still in the picture. Look at all of the people they still allow in from college or who do even worst things that should be in prison for years and they’re just collecting $100m paydays. 

Another college opportunity isn’t even in the picture at this point. 

55 minutes ago, Brho said:

Another college opportunity isn’t even in the picture at this point. 

Agiye Hall was on probation for like a year and just transferred to Sacramento State with Brennan Marion. Netflix had a whole series on kids getting a new start towards redemption.

5 hours ago, TexasFanatic said:

If he didn’t trash the horns out the door I would have been in the “he needs help and I pray for him phase” but…. Karma 

I hope he gets help but IDGAF about what happens to him 

"Hope he gets help... but IDGAF about what happens to him......." WOW.... if there was ever a " can't have it both ways" situation, this is it. So the "theft" is for $100-$750... have you seen his Instagram? Definitely not struggling.. so there's more to it than what you read. Anyhow.... let's hope he gets his life together and just leave it at that. This is the type of stuff that happens when you're young, and it's typical of people, especially in today's climate, to only care about the people they care about. Sad for Johntay... but even worse for us older adults acting worse than children. 

1 hour ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

Yeah bc coddling the guy and telling him it’s never his fault is the way to go

No one is saying to coddle him. There's always the "I'm a man, I don't feel things like a girl" tough guy assumption. Kid needs a strong mentor who will be honest with him and be harsh when needed. If he doesn't want to listen that's on him to not want to get his career and life on track. Whether if it's mental health issues or maturity issues that needs to be taken care of early in his life. 

2 hours ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

Yeah bc coddling the guy and telling him it’s never his fault is the way to go

Holding someone accountable for their actions has nothing to do with empathy, compassion, or hoping they turn things around. He needs to be held to account. Crapping on him because he hurt your football feelings says way more about you than him. He’s a kid and hopefully rehabilitatable.  

1 hour ago, HookedOnTF said:

Go look up some sooners in the nfl...

I was thinking Clemson ...

3 hours ago, Texas fan in Georgia said:

Yeah bc coddling the guy and telling him it’s never his fault is the way to go

Giving a guy support does not mean absolving him of his actions.

Hate to see this play out for him this way right now. Hopefully he can find his way and reset himself. 

2 hours ago, HookedOnTF said:

Go look up some sooners in the nfl...

I don't think he has NFL physical talent, and he's sure as hell not maximizing what he does have. 

3 hours ago, Chop said:

It’s 100% still in the picture. Look at all of the people they still allow in from college or who do even worst things that should be in prison for years and they’re just collecting $100m paydays. 

Those guys have NFL talent and produce. Johntay has marginal talent and no production. 

1 hour ago, ArizonaLonghorn said:

I was thinking Clemson ...

Tbh NFL probably doesn’t care as long as it’s not sports betting

10 minutes ago, akrupa23 said:

Tbh NFL probably doesn’t care as long as it’s not sports betting

When I wrote "Clemson" I was thinking of Deshaun Watson with his $230 million fully guaranteed contract ...

I read a report that he stole car keys from a drive thru employee. There could be more to this ,but imagine how childish you would have to be to steal car keys from a fast food worker. Maybe they know each other but either way it’s a very foolish thing to do. 

Hope he gets it together.

3 hours ago, 817 Boxing B said:

"Hope he gets help... but IDGAF about what happens to him......." WOW.... if there was ever a " can't have it both ways" situation, this is it. So the "theft" is for $100-$750... have you seen his Instagram? Definitely not struggling.. so there's more to it than what you read. Anyhow.... let's hope he gets his life together and just leave it at that. This is the type of stuff that happens when you're young, and it's typical of people, especially in today's climate, to only care about the people they care about. Sad for Johntay... but even worse for us older adults acting worse than children. 

If you have read the stories today he was at a Smokeshop at 7 this morning. His Credit Card was declined and he stole the employees keys. Then evidently resisted when caught. Maybe he has blown all that $ on his habit! Also Chip Brown reported he was snooping around players lockers at Washington trying to steal. Heard same thing happened at Texas and he was called out. Again  he needs help, but facts matter sometimes while you can have compassion. Definitely more to it than what you read as well. To each his own on their compassion or not!

30 minutes ago, TTown said:

If you have read the stories today he was at a Smokeshop at 7 this morning. His Credit Card was declined and he stole the employees keys. Then evidently resisted when caught. Maybe he has blown all that $ on his habit! Also Chip Brown reported he was snooping around players lockers at Washington trying to steal. Heard same thing happened at Texas and he was called out. Again  he needs help, but facts matter sometimes while you can have compassion. Definitely more to it than what you read as well. To each his own on their compassion or not!

Dude used his hands for everything besides catching balls.

9 hours ago, Jordan91 said:

Him doing that was a sign of what was coming. Having another team reject him was probably what sent him spiraling quicker. It’s about him as a person. People around him need to care about him. Who is he if he isn’t a football player? He is no longer wanted by football. Somebody needs to help him realize his life matters. Football should have nothing to do with it. 

Agreed. Sports is the toy department of life.  His life is more important than being a football player.   I don’t know Jontay Cook, so I can’t say what’s really in his mind. But I think too many football players think that football is all that defines them.  I hope he figures out that is not true because it could be that football is now behind him. 

Maybe the Mean Machine will have a good NIL package for him!  Extra commissary and phone minutes per month is enticing 

 

It would be great if Sark could speak with him & get him back on track . A 5 star with all that talent. He needs to find a school where he can start . He’s not thinking straight now . He definitely needs some guidance.