Simmons waxes poetic on 2009

At least he’s not dumb enough to pick the Colts to miss the playoffs.

12. In April 2008, Marvin Harrison was accused of shooting a man outside Playmakers, a Philly nightclub Harrison owns. The bullets were fired from a Belgian handgun registered to Harrison. Witnesses refused to come forward. The investigation stalled. The man decided to file a civil suit against Harrison. (So did another victim who was struck by a stray bullet.) In July 2009, while sitting in his car, the first accuser was shot seven times and eventually died this week, but not before telling police he believed Harrison hired the gunman. We still don’t know who was responsible for either shooting. All we know is:

A. There’s a chance the “classiest” (at least on the field) receiver of his generation leads a double life as a gun-toting nightclub owner in a rough section of Philadelphia.

B. This summer, 32 NFL teams told the agent of one of the most prolific receivers ever (and someone who wanted to keep playing), “No thanks, we’re good.”

(You have to admit … pretty weird.)

Yeah, unless you realize that the “victim” was a felon who did a stretch for murder.  Then it’s pretty obvious that the dude got what he had coming to him from someone in the hood.

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