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Mel
3-22-06, 9:42 AM
All I can say is Ouch

I would never give up 4 and a half years of freedom to watch a frickin game!

Steelers safety's brother gets five years for attending Super Bowl

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- The brother of Pittsburgh Steelers safety Tyrone Carter had his sentence for driving with a revoked license increased from six months to five years because he failed to report to jail on time.

Tank Carter was scheduled to report to a Broward County prison on Jan. 6, but decided against it when his brother told him the Steelers had a good chance of going to the Super Bowl. On Tuesday, Broward Circuit Judge Stanton S. Kaplan increased the sentence.

"Even knowing what I know now, I would do it again," Carter said. "It was the greatest game in my life."

Carter watched the Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks from the 50-yard line in Detroit and partied with rapper Snoop Dogg after the game.

The brothers have been close since growing up in a rough section of Pompano Beach.

"I would have done the same thing," Tyrone Carter said of his brother's decision. Winning the Super Bowl meant "we finally made it together."


http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-carter-superbowl&prov=ap&type=lgns

wildboy26
3-22-06, 9:49 AM
That totally sucks. :(

THE HACK
3-22-06, 7:26 PM
What a touching story!:D

5 yrs seems a bit excessive esp to a Canadian like myself who's seen rapist and murderers get less time.Remind me to not break the law next time I visit the U.S.!;)

Cheers

KB in Kelowna
3-23-06, 6:55 PM
The guy was supposed to report January 6, the fisrt playoff game was January 9. He reported for jail February 13, 8 days after the Super Bowl. If the Steelers had lost to Cincinnati would he have reported on the 10th?