Don’t leap to conclusions on Cardinals Christian Kirk

News came out on Monday that Arizona Cardinals rookie receiver Christian Kirk was arrested back in January

It didn’t take long for the first controversy to present itself for the Arizona Cardinals.  It was learned on Monday that receiver Christian Kirk had a run in with the law at the Phoenix Open in Scottsdale back in January.

Reports were he was arrested and charged with two misdemeanors relating to throwing rocks at vehicles near the Birds Nest at the annual event at the Tournament Players Club course.  He was arrested along with a friend.

The good news is, if there is any here, the Cardinals knew about the arrest prior to the draft.  The bad news is, the timing of the release of this news almost four months after the fact is not good.  OTA’s started on Tuesday at Cardinals headquarters in Tempe.

Is there a good time for that news to come out?  Not really but on the first day of OTA’s, it really isn’t optimal.

That said, let’s reserve judgement on this.  The police report indicates the officers smelled alcohol on Kirk’s breath and even hinted at possible cocaine use.

There has to be more to this however.  Why are we learning of this just now?  It seems apparent teams considering him were aware if the Cardinals were.

We shouldn’t allow this to consume the current Cardinals news cycle but it is something we should get more context on down the road.  If the Cardinals were comfortable drafting him, then we should trust there may not be as much to this as the initial story indicates.

If this does end up proving that Kirk was there and performed those actions, it is certainly disappointing.  You could say maybe Kirk is a changed person now, but this was only shy of four months ago.

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One thing is for sure, it does create a cloud of suspicion over him that wouldn’t have been there otherwise.  By all accounts he is a good kid.  This could be a case of a good kid making a stupid mistake.