Sean Progar Celebrated The MAC Championship By Driving Drunk

by Matt Sussman on Dec 20, 2011 2:54 PM CST in MAC Football

He was instrumental to NIU's run to the MAC West division. With 0.5 sacks and four QB hurries in the MAC Championship Game, he also made an impact on their first conference title in 28 years. But less than two days after beating OHIO 23-20 in Ford Field, Sean Progar was pulled over for driving erratically and under the influence of booze-related products.

According to the Huskiewire report, Progar was charged with "driving under the influence, having an expired license and improper lane use." I'm going to be shocked if the team lets him lace up for the GoDaddy.com Bowl on January 7 against Arkansas State. If Jamaal Bass got three games for clarinetist assault, Progar should certainly miss this bowl game and do everything possible to get back in the good graces of Dave Doeren for his senior season in 2012.

The report also says he was driving at three in the morning down the 800 block of North Annie Glidden Road in DeKalb. I plugged that address into Google Maps to see if I could spot anything of note:

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Well, that particular Jimmy John's is open until 3 a.m. on Saturdays, so until proven otherwise I'm going with that as our theory for why he was driving down that road. (It probably is something completely different, but who among us hasn't craved a sandwich at three in the morning?)

Of course, sandwiches have never been stood up as a viable defense to a DUI in court. If the charges stick and he does play in NIU's bowl game, I'll be a little disappointed in everyone involved.

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Greek Row

That’s right next to Greek row, a bar that probably closed at 2am (Starbusters), and Burritoville.

I doubt he was visiting Jimmy John’s even if it was for a late night snack. That’s what’s kept Burritoville in business for ever.

Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid.

- John Wayne

by Tackle Box on Dec 20, 2011 3:43 PM CST via Android app reply actions

Unrelated: I want to move to a town called Burritoville

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by Matt Sussman on Dec 20, 2011 4:46 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs

The "Jimmy Johns Defense" wont stand

Not with their “freaky fast delivery service”.

Just stupid really. Incredibly stupid for anyone to be driving drunk

by Brown and Gold on Dec 20, 2011 4:42 PM CST reply actions

Doeren suspends Progar and wideout

Doeren yesterday announced the suspensions of Progar and backup wideout Anthony Johnson for the GoDaddy bowl. In a separate incident, Johnson, 20, was arrested and released the morning of Dec. 4 for consumption of alcohol by a minor.

Good call by the coach.

by marksstc on Dec 22, 2011 8:49 AM CST reply actions