Speaking of athletes who don't deserve any more bailouts ...

Former Cowboys' quarterback Quincy Carter was arrested Feb. 27 for DUI. Less than two weeks later he was signed by another floundering football team - the Abilene Ruff Riders - desperate for passing and publicity.

Sad, sad and double sad.

Even the country's best gentlemen's club faces "challenges" when it comes to hosting Cowboys

There's no breaking news alert. No arrest. Not even a police report.

But late last month at The Lodge there was ... something. And, surprise, it involved a Dallas Cowboy.

This much we know, confirmed by two independent sources:

This secondary-level Cowboy and a member of his entourage were asked to leave the club after the friend got a little, shall we say, handsy? No biggie, happens all the time. But on their way out the player and his buddy got involved in a skirmish with managers and bouncers.

That's where the story has a significant fork in the road.

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After attending the Mavs' shootaround this morning and before heading back to American Airlines Center tonight for the showdown contest victory over the Sacramento Kings, I watched and re-watched this week's interviews with two of America's biggest sporting dufuses.

Sorry, but Tony Romo and Alex Rodriguez just don't get it.

I realize A-Rod broke the rules while Romo only breaks our hearts, but still ...

They don't get that we're not flat out retarded. They don't get that we were sports fans before they arrived on the scene and we'll be sports fans after they've disappeared. And they don't get that they need to hire a common-man, common-sense publicist, someone capable of telling them what to say and how to say it.

Rangers' fans are pissed. Cowboys' fans are pissed. Even President Obama is pissed.

Jump with me for the top three mistakes by Romo and A-Roid:

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In light of this weekend's (shocking?) revelation that Alex Rodriguez tested positive for steroids during his 2003 MVP season with your Texas Rangers, I hereby invite a public stoning.

And, yes thanks, I'll be happy to chunk the first rocks:

*A-Fraud is one of the most disingenuous athletes of our generation. Off the field he purports to be a milk-n-cookies Boy Scout - "I'm not a nightclub guy ..." - when, in fact, he's a friggin' swinger.

*He's a phony who breaks baseball's code of decency by slapping the ball out of a Red Sox pitcher's glove, then lamely feigns innocence.

*And, now, between the lines, he taints every one of his record-setting performances by being a juicer.

He's a fraud. A punk. A certified cheater.

You wanna pitch a pebble?

Or do you even give a damn?

UPDATE: Do you accept his apology? 

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His health in question, Terry Glenn is out of football.

His personal life in turmoil, Terry Glenn is out of jail.

For now.

According to Irving police, Glenn, the Dallas Cowboys' leading receiver in 2005 and an integral part of their 2006 playoff team, was arrested at a hotel last week on charges of public intoxication and possession of marijuana. He also had four outstanding traffic warrants issued in Roanoke.

Irving PD spokesman David Tull says officers were summoned to the Extended Stay Deluxe Hotel near Meadow Creek Drive and Highway 114 on a suspicious person call. A source familiar with the incident says Glenn had been seen roaming the hotel's hallways naked, but Irving PD could not confirm that account.

Terrance Tyree Glenn was arrested Jan. 25 at 10:30 p.m. and posted bond Jan. 26 at 7:30 a.m.

Glenn's NFL career may not be over, but this is certainly a step in the wrong direction. Apparently if you're young and golden and marketable it's okay to get caught smoking pot. But if you're a 34-year-old receiver who's undergone two knee surgeries and played only one game the last two seasons ... 

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Sure enough, Josh Howard has learned from his off-court mistakes.

Best way to rehab a pothead image and regain the trust of your teammates is by – wait, what? -- getting arrested for driving 94 in a 55 in a drag race against a Volkswagen.

Good. Grief. -- Richie Whitt

As I wrote earlier this week on Unfair Park, I’m no saint. In college I was arrested for trespassing (but, dude, she was hot and the house wasn't even finished.) I’ve been sued by DirecTV for pirating its product (now I can afford the NFL Sunday Ticket and NBA League Pass, barely.) I kept more than a couple local bookies in business (never ever bet with your heart, especially if you’re fond of the Texas Rangers.) And, yeah, I even inhaled once.

My excuse? All those were in the off-season.

Point is, far be it from me to cast aspersions on rule-benders and envelope-pushers. Besides, what has this week told us other than you can toke and pass and toke some more as long as you have athletic talent.

Right, Pacman Jones? Right, Josh Howard? Right, Quincy Carter?

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