Details behind Kaare Vedvik's bad night emerge

Baltimore Ravens rookie kicker Karre Vedvik was welcomed to Baltimore in not the best way last week. After being found robbed and assaulted in a part of town that you wouldn't want to be in at any time of the day, many who knew the area were questioning his intentions - was he in the wrong place at the wrong time? Was he lured there or was he up to no good?

I don't know him personally, but from what I've seen in interviews and from a conversation with a mutual friend, it's hard for me to believe that he was there with bad intentions. On Tuesday the Baltimore police report shed some details on the situation. 

Per incident report involving alleged assault of Kaare Vedvik Friday night, the Ravens kicker told Ravens Director Of Security Darren Sanders that he’d been out with a few teammates in Fells Point. His Teammates went home and Vedvik stayed out longer with a few females he had met

— Jeff Zrebiec (@jeffzrebiec) September 4, 2018

Per the report, the teammates checked back in w/Vedvik around 3 am and he told them he was good. Vedvik told investigators and Ravens security officials that he has no recollection of how he later wound up on Boone St from where he was taken to shock trauma w/head/facial injuries

— Jeff Zrebiec (@jeffzrebiec) September 4, 2018

So it seems to me (and keep in mind this is purely speculative) that he met up with some ladies, hoping to have a good time and they ended up not being the type of ladies that you would actually want to hang out with. They probably found out (or he told them) that he was an NFL player and they used that to assume he had $$$$$$, hence the robbery. Sadly he probably learned the hard way to not trust a singleeeeee person. The good news is that he's mostly alright, as it seems it could have been way worse.

Expected to be traded to another team, coach John Harbaugh said on Tuesday that, "It was disappointing for him because I think it cost him a chance to kick in this league." Vedvik could have definitely become this year's Will Lutz, who also spent a summer with the Ravens before being picked up by another team for a starting job.

buzz-worthy:

• Colton Underwood is the next Bachelor (just like I told you last week). There are many reasons why I'm upset about this. Allow me to begin a list and feel free to add: 
  • A) Lisp
  • B) Virgin (still not really buying this one)
  • C) Cries a lot (I really don't wanna watch an entire season where a dude is just waterfalls after he has to break up with every single girl)
  • D) If he says he's a 'football player' one more time and acts like he's on a roster, I might jump off a bridge
  • E) Tia is gonna come back into the storyline right when he's about to profess his love to some poor girl and he's gonna have those "second thoughts" (there I wrote the entire script for you already, you're welcome)
  • F) I'm gonna watch anyway
• Atlanta Falcons WR Julio Jones is ready to play this Thursday after not taking a single snap this preseason. They just probably didn't want him to break his glass foot yet - I give it until Week Five.
• Seattle Seahawks TE (at least when he's not in Baltimore) Ed Dickson isn't happy about the team's decision to put him on the NFI list. Dickson has been dealing with injuries since OTAs and hasn't seen any preseason action. This move will keep him out for at least six weeks.
• Carolina Panthers WR Curtis Samuels had a medical procedure (no details were given) to correct an irregular heartbeat and will likely be out this Sunday. No other timeline was given but sheesh, if he only misses a week? Sounds serious, no?
• He won't play this Thursday, but Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is close to returning, according to coach Doug Pederson. Pederson reiterated that it's ultimately up to the medical team, but that Wentz has had some "great" workouts lately.
• Cleveland Browns T Joe Bitonio with the understatement of the century. “I’m ready for Week One against Pittsburgh. That’s a long ways away.We've got to win some fucking games before we talk about playoffs and things like that. I’m ready for Pittsburgh Week One, and we’ll go from there.”
• Idiot criminal of the day - The idiot (his name is Kevin Mitchell) who robbed Los Angeles Chargers S Derwin James last month was caught because he tried TO PAWN THE WATCH HE STOLE. Moron
• Continuing on with this theme, today's lie of the day - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones insisted that he has "tremendous respect" for Nike. Sure Jan
• Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck admitted that he was afraid his shoulder would never heal. Unsure if that's a good thing or not at this point. Talk to me again in a few weeks. “I was a sad, miserable human. I was not nice to myself, nor was I nice to anyone else. I was a miserable SOB to be around. I was nervous. I was scared.” Ok I take back the mean things I said.
• Green Bay Packers TE Robert Tonyan  experienced probably the MEANEST prank of all time. During cutdown days, which every player dreads, Tonyan got a text telling him to turn in his team iPad. “I went up there and they were like, ‘Congratulations.' I can't decide if this is the best or worst prank of all time.

what I'm reading today:

• Efe Obada: 'All the suffering paid off' (Carolina Panthers)
• Kevin Hart confronted Skip Bayless over his LeBron James hatred (For the Win)
• Dorothy's ruby slippers were stolen 13 years ago. Now they've been found (New York Times)
• LB Leon Jacobs set to make debut as Jaguars' only rookie defensive starter vs. Giants (Flordia Times-Union)
• Saints' Dan Arnold credits coach Dan Campbell for successful transition to tight end (NOLA.com)

last word:

if you really respect the troops you'll make a video of yourself devouring an american flag with lite mayo and dijon honey mustard @BrittMcHenry

— charles mcdonald (lakers 0-0) (@FourVerts) September 4, 2018