The Texans have moved deliberately in the case of defensive tackle Brandon Ivory, announcing that they were aware of his arrest for first degree burglary for a home invasion involving an assault rifle and a knife, but not much else.
But the agent for the undrafted rookie maintains this is all a big misunderstanding.
“I spoke to Brandon he is not guilty and his name will be cleared of all charges,” Ivory’s agent Jeff Guerriero told Tania Ganguli of ESPN.com.
Of course, that’s what an agent says.
And even though this is America, with that whole pesky “innocent until proven guilty” thing, that’s not necessarily enough to keep a player employed unless he’s a star.