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twitter.com/roblongshow Ravens rookie LB Sergio Kindle sustained a head injury Thursday after falling down two flights of stairs. The 22-year old was "visiting" a house in Austin, Texas. Kindle, who is in stable condition, will not report to training camp when the Ravens rookies and selected veterans convene at McDaniel College Monday. However, this new accident causes one to take a look at the bigger picture surrounding the 'backer. Before the draft, Kindle's stock fell due to a knee injury and some of his past issues. Specifically, he was involved in two incidents with a motor vehicle. He was arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI) in 2007 at the age of nineteen (two years under the legal limit for drinking). Then, he was in a one-car accident, driving into a building while texting, and subsequently leaving the scene. Therefore, the Baltimore Ravens have drafted a high-risk player who just had his first incident in his new uniform. The wording in a lot of the articles saying the linebacker was "visiting" a house is interesting--was it a party? How do you possibly fall manage to fall down to flights of stairs--wouldn't you be extra careful if you were going to sign your first contract the next week? The team may have gotten a steal at number 43--only time will tell--but for now, the franchise needs to get Kindle ingrained in the Harbaugh approach to the game of football so he leaves his past behind and this pattern does not continue.
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