Aug 30th 2008 12:22PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Panthers, Steelers, NFC South, NFL Police Blotter
And things were going so well for Ricardo Colclough, the former Steelers second-round pick who, after being released last season, made a brief stop in Cleveland before settling with the Panthers this spring.

Colclough recovered a fumble against his former team in the preseason finale on Thursday, but now, some 24 hours later, he’s in danger of again being unemployed. Partly because of his on-field performance — he failed to win a return job — but also because of an early morning cuffing-and-stuffing, courtesy of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Carolina Panthers cornerback Ricardo Colclough has been arrested and charged with driving while impaired.

Colclough was arrested at 2:35 a.m. Saturday, hours before the Panthers must make their final cuts. Mecklenburg County jail records showed Colclough was being held on $1,000 bond. A team spokesman admitted to knowing about the arrest, but wouldn’t comment. Something about having to fill out a pink slip and set up an exit interview. There were also unconfirmed reports that when the officer tried to administer the breathalyzer it bounced off Colclough’s face and was recovered by a Bengals player arrested earlier in the evening.

Whatever, this could be the end of the line for Colclough, who’s had a pretty disappointing NFL career. I suppose there’s always a chance he returns to Cleveland, a potential playoff team currently without a defensive backfield. He doesn’t necessarily upgrade the situation, but he is a warm body.

That’s right, the Browns have been reduced to the scarecrow defense: set people up in the secondary and hope they scare off would-be pass catchers. I don’t even think Colclough could screw that up.