Bizarre story about former 49er DL and his gay lover

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/kwame-harris-former-49ers-raiders-offensive-lineman-arrested-213622387--nfl.html

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The NFL has no current players and startlingly few ex-players who are known to be gay, but it appears ex-49ers and Raiders offensive tackle Kwame Harris, a former first-round pick, has involuntarily been added to the list as a result of the legal fallout from a fight at a restaurant.

According to the San Mateo Daily Journal, a dispute over soy sauce at Su Hong restaurant in Menlo Park, Calif. last Aug. 21, has landed the former NFL player in court after he assaulted his ex-boyfriend.


Chief deputy district attorney Karen Guidotti told the paper that Harris and the alleged victim had been in a romantic relationship but were not involved at the time of the incident. Harris’ attorney Alin Cintean confirmed to the paper the two "were previously involved" but were just friends when the incident occurred.

Harris pleaded not guilty to felony charges of domestic violence causing great bodily injury and assault with force likely to produce great bodily injury, the Daily Journal said. The dispute started when Harris got upset at his friend, Dimitri Geier, for pouring soy sauce on a plate of rice.

According to the paper, which was citing a suit filed in San Mateo County Superior Court, the two argued for seven minutes after the soy sauce was poured, and Harris said he wasn't going to take Geier to the airport as he had said he would. When the two went to get Geier's belongings from Harris' car, Harris accused Geier of stealing his underwear and tried pulling the man's pants down.

Geier tried unsuccessfully to get away, and Harris shook Geier and punched his arms, the paper said. Harris is 6-foot-7 and 240 pounds and Geier is 6-1, 220 pounds. The paper said Geier allegedly struck Harris three times in the face, and then Harris punched Geier several times in the face.

Geier was taken to an emergency room, and had surgery to repair broken orbital bones and required a metal plate to fix the damage, the paper said. The Daily Journal said Geier has filed a civil suit against Harris for assault, battery, false imprisonment, negligence and both intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress. Harris could also face up to seven years in prison if convicted, Guidotti told the paper.

Harris played at Stanford and was a first-round pick of the 49ers in 2003. He played in 86 NFL games, starting 55, including 11 games during his lone season with the Raiders in 2008. That was the last time he played in the NFL.

Harris' lawyer told the paper his client was acting in self-defense and that Geier is just trying to get money through the civil suit.

“We’re looking forward to having this proven in court and clearing his name,” Cintean said.

I was hearing this on the radio this morning. Very bizarre. Dude tried to pull the other guys pants down in public because he said he stole his underwear. Then they start throwing down?

LOL! This is hilarious!

Those there b my panties you SOB!

killerofchicken wrote:

Those there b my panties you SOB!

WHY YOU POUR SOY SAUCE ON RICE! I NO LIKE YOU NOW! GIMME MY THONG BACK!

Kwame Harris was fuckin awful. He deserves to have soy sauce put on his rice without permission.

hahaha, i only read this story on ESPN because I wanted to see how hateful the homophobic comments were. they were nowhere near as bad as I thought they'd be.

harris must be a bit fat if he's a former OT? i thought you were nobody in the gay community if you weren't an AIDS ridden 105lbs soaking wet

cheekynffc wrote:

hahaha, i only read this story on ESPN because I wanted to see how hateful the homophobic comments were. they were nowhere near as bad as I thought they'd be.

harris must be a bit fat if he's a former OT? i thought you were nobody in the gay community if you weren't an AIDS ridden 105lbs soaking wet

Well alot of the OL and DL actually lose weight when they stop playing football. They have to keep those extra pounds to play in the league. I think they said he was 6"7 240lbs? That's pretty small for a Lineman in the league so I'm guessing he doesn't have the same mass he did while playing.

Yeah Harris was listed at 320lbs while playing in the NFL and they list him at 240lbs here. But like I said it's very common for lineman to drop alot of weight after they retire.

OU wrote:

Yeah Harris was listed at 320lbs while playing in the NFL and they list him at 240lbs here. But like I said it's very common for lineman to drop alot of weight after they retire.

240 isn't too bad for a 6'8 guy i suppose.