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McKinnie enters pretrial diversion program

March 12th, 2009 – 9:43 AM by Chip Scoggins

Left tackle Bryant McKinnie was successful in his attempt to enter a pretrial diversion program to avoid trial stemming from a fight outside a Miami nightclub last February.

McKinnie, who faced four charges, including one felony, was set to go to trial on Monday, but the state and judge allowed him to enter the diversion program during a hearing on Wednesday.

The conditions of the program include: 25 hours of community service, six sessions of counseling for anger issues and obviously he must avoid being arrested. The program could take up to a year to complete, according to his lawyer, Larry Kerr.

Kerr said all four charges will be dismissed if McKinnie successfuly completes the program. McKinnie served a four-game suspension by the NFL last season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.

“Bryant is very appreciative of the support he’s received from the Vikings, his fans and his family and friends throughout this process,” Kerr said. 

38 Responses to "McKinnie enters pretrial diversion program"

Crazy_Vike says:

March 12th, 2009 at 9:53 am

God help McKinnie!

ap28ad says:

March 12th, 2009 at 9:58 am

Yes, lets hope he can stay out of trouble, or else our o-line will be in real trouble

cHEESE hEAD Hater says:

March 12th, 2009 at 10:13 am

The trouble is always going to be their with this guy, as usual in the off-season he heads back to miami and hangs out with some pretty undesirable people. We can only hope he will learn his lesson one of these times…. unfortunately with all charges beeing dropped this tells me he wont learn anything this time! Soething tells me he wont finish his career in minny….chas where are you? get up!! GO VIKES!

ap28ad says:

March 12th, 2009 at 10:24 am

When does his contract expire?

cHEESE hEAD Hater says:

March 12th, 2009 at 10:37 am

good question ap, we should probably take alook at what kind of trade value he has before were forced to give him another big contract or loose him to free agency and get nothing for him! GO VIKES!! …………chas GET UP!!

neilwpg says:

March 12th, 2009 at 10:47 am

Decent player that seems immature and can’t stay out of trouble. Vikings are paying him to be an elite player, so far they haven’t got value for their investment.

[Vikings] Vikings LT Bryant McKinnie Enters Program, Avoids Trial - GridironFans.com says:

March 12th, 2009 at 10:52 am

[…] [Vikings] Vikings LT Bryant McKinnie Enters Program, Avoids Trial Left tackle Bryant McKinnie was successful in his attempt to enter a pretrial diversion program to avoid trial stemming from a fight outside a Miami nightclub last February. McKinnie, who faced four charges, including one felony, was set to go to trial on Monday, but the state and judge allowed him to enter the diversion program during a hearing on Wednesday. The conditions of the program include: 25 hours of community service, six sessions of counseling for anger issues and obviously he must avoid being arrested. Source: Minneapolis Star-Tribune Attached Thumbnails   […]

Clairvoyant says:

March 12th, 2009 at 10:52 am

Was he missed when he was suspended last year? I don’t think so.

cHEESE hEAD Hater says:

March 12th, 2009 at 10:54 am

neil you stated it perfectly, the guy has under performed ever since hes put on the purple and gold. Add all of his off- field issues to the mix and the vikes are way over paying him!

ap28ad says:

March 12th, 2009 at 11:09 am

In the next 3 drafts we need to pick an OL in either the 1st or 2nd round. We need to replace McKinnie and Hutch isn’t getting any younger with AP in the backfield for another 6 years (give or take) we need to provide an OL that can dominate the line of scrimmage. At least if you want to have a KAO. GO Vikes…

cHEESE hEAD Hater says:

March 12th, 2009 at 11:20 am

since we are predominately a run first team, I think we will be forced to draft OL every year. I question ap’s theory that they have to come so high in the draft as we see so many lineman drafted in the late rounds that are quality players in the NFL. Look what Mckinnie has done so far… no guarantee a 1st round pick will pan out any better than a 5th round pick when it comes to OL! GO VIKES…….chas where are you? GET UP!

hand banana says:

March 12th, 2009 at 6:45 pm

he is the biggest guy on both sides of the ball and gets beat like a red headed step child almost every play

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March 12th, 2009 at 6:57 pm

[…] Minnesota left tackle Bryant McKinnie was accepted into a pretrial diversion program in Miami-Dade (Fla.) County, avoiding a trial stemming from a February 2008 brawl outside a Miami nightclub. McKinnie must serve community service, receive anger-management counseling and avoid arrest during the program. He has already served a four-game NFL suspension for the incident. […]

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