Robservations: On Calico’s Escalade escapades

By Rob Nunley / Columnist

Oh, no. Not Calico.

That’s right, everyone’s favorite Blue Raider-turned-Titan (of course, he’s the only Blue Raider-turned-Titan we have) has had a spot of trouble with the law.

As reported in an area daily paper earlier this week, the Tennessee wideout has an upcoming court date to answer a charge of public indecency.

Calico was found earlier this month — at 2:30 in the morning, mind you — unclothed in the back of his Cadillac Escalade with an 18-year-old female, receiving a misdemeanor citation.

Now, to paraphrase the legendary Lewis Grizzard, there is a difference between “unclothed” and “nekkid.” If Calico and his “friend” had been “nekkid,” that would have meant they were “up to something.”

The third-year pro, who missed much of last season with injuries to both knees, was reported as laughing as he approached the police officer after he and his female companion covered themselves. Both Calico and his friend, naturally, denied any hanky-panky was going on.

Of course not. He is in training, after all.

I agree that in this day and age, when professional athletes spend as much time in court as on the court, there’s nothing much funny about these seemingly endless brushes with the law.

But the recent news about one of my alma mater’s most celebrated players, as well as one of the Titans’ big names and one of my fantasy football team’s stars, has elicited a number of emotions from this friendly neighborhood sports columnist, some of which appear below. Admittedly, a few of them might seem a bit funny. But this is no laughing matter, right? Yeah, right.