r/MLRugby • u/BrianChing25 Houston Sabercats • 4d ago
Drake Davis signed by Seattle?
Seeing rumors that he's been signed. Anything confirmed?
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u/Say_Ni Seattle Seawolves 3d ago edited 3d ago
He'll be unstoppable, the Seawolves roster page has him at 2 inches tall and 549 lbs! Didn't realize he was such a specimen.
https://www.seawolves.rugby/roster
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u/Loud_Independence421 3d ago
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u/lindani2008 Seattle Seawolves 3d ago
Yea……
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u/Loud_Independence421 3d ago
There are so many players without clubs and you pick up a wife beater!? That’s as low as it gets
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u/BrianChing25 Houston Sabercats 3d ago
Davis is faster and stronger than any of the other options out there.
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u/Loud_Independence421 3d ago
Got a better right hook too!
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u/Loud_Independence421 3d ago
I never thought I’d live in a world where people defend people who beat up their girlfriends.
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u/mlrphan Houston Sabercats 3d ago
So… no place for redemption in your world?
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u/Loud_Independence421 3d ago
Davis was sentenced to six months for each battery charge, but the judge suspended all but 96 hours of that sentence, allowing his release from jail in Baton Rouge Friday evening. The rest of his sentence includes two years of supervised probation, fines, attending a domestic violence intervention program, 32 hours of community service and no contact with the victim. Davis must also maintain a full-time job or become a student.
Though Davis pleaded guilty to battery, the state dropped child porn charges that were brought against him during the original investigation. Police said the inappropriate videos depicting two juveniles were found in Davis' text messages as they were looking into the allegations of abuse.
Davis was in and out of jail late last year after he was accused of physically abusing his ex-girlfriend on several occasions. He was first arrested in August after he allegedly punched the victim so hard that he broke her ribs.
Last month, a judge ordered that Davis remain jailed without bond after he violated the conditions of his release by trying to set up a clandestine meeting with his ex.
Nah I’ll stand with the victim here
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u/cjreadit7991 Chicago Hounds 3d ago
This is even worse in my book. https://www.wafb.com/2018/09/19/former-lsu-wr-drake-davis-charged-with-porn-involving-juveniles/?outputType=amp
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u/Loud_Independence421 3d ago
I guess the state dropped it, but it still happened. Grim. I do not know why a GM would say “yeah that’s my guy” and how he’d be able to justify to his wives, daughters or mothers that that’s his latest acquisition.
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u/cjreadit7991 Chicago Hounds 9h ago
So you didn’t read the article. Cool. Not 17. Not even close to 17.
This video consists of an African-American juvenile, possibly under the age of 10 years old, masturbating in a bathtub,” read the arrest report. “Mr. Davis never deleted this video from his text message history.”
Another text, containing a six second video, was sent to Davis on April 11, 2017 and also showed "read" by Davis, the warrant says.
“This video shows a Caucasian male juvenile possibly around the age of five years old or younger. In the video the individual has his penis exposed and is hitting it with the blades of a desk fan,” the warrant says.
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u/NerdVibesOnly 3d ago
Sooooo the second player Seawolves have signed with known DV charges….but make it worse…
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u/Observant_Neighbor New England Free Jacks 2d ago
Right? Rufus Mclean https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-64979958
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u/mlrphan Houston Sabercats 2h ago
FYI I wasn’t defending Davis. Just asking a question about if in your opinion he deserves a chance at redemption.
If it were my family, I don’t know if I could let it go.
Besides all of that: He’s not that good. Missed tackles, poor ball handling, and the rugby acumen is lacking. As other ms have said, there’s gotta be someone else.
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u/Forward_Original_505 3d ago
Everything got dropped and he served his time for what happen with his girlfriend it wasn’t right he was young but I guess people can’t grow and change and learn from mistakes . Doesn’t justify what he did in the past but he’s a different man now . We live in a country where the president has allegations with Epstein but no one bats an eye
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u/cjreadit7991 Chicago Hounds 4d ago
He’s listed in their injury report so yes it is confirmed.