One-On-One With Lucky Whitehead: The 'Last Straw'
OXNARD, CA (105.3 The Fan) - I suggested on 105.3 The Fan early Wednesday morning that while the Dallas Cowboys may have botched the optics and the chronology, they got The Wrong Last Straw on Lucky Whitehead ... and that the now-released receiver may be facing a pair of legal entanglements away from football.
Whitehead and I then had the following exchange (edited in some cases for brevity clarity):
The Fan's Mike Fisher: I've been told, Lucky, that you may be facing charges over filing a false report related to the dog incident. Possibly true?
LUCKY: "I have multiple phone recordings and screenshots so they can try that all they want, what am I to gain from (doing) that? Nothing."
FISHER: Did you actually know this Bugatti Kasino guy? Or do you not know him?
LUCKY: Never heard or seen him before until he DM'd on IG saying he had my dog. At that moment is when I found out who he was. Like I said, I have all the screenshots and phone recordings.
FISHER: OK. Do you know anything about the cops wanting to talk to you about a filing a false report?
LUCKY: What cops? I haven't heard about this until now someone came into my home, period, and took my dog out of his cage!
FISHER: OK. And then the Virginia thing. What are the chances that you actually know the guy who basically (allegedly) stole your Social Security number?
LUCKY: (He was) probably high. My (hometown) isn't that big so it's probably someone I grew up with ... and it's scary for someone to have that info or even remember it.
FISHER: Your agent told me that there might be five teams calling for you right now. How excited are you to get a fresh start somewhere, anywhere?
LUCKY: Fish, it'll be a blessing, and I'm very excited. I just want to play football; all this extra stuff is very overwhelming and crazy.
I don't why I'm being targeted so heavy, but it's out of my control at this point. I'm leaving it in God's hands ... hopefully I get another chance to continue my career.
FISHER: Final thoughts?
LUCKY: 'Ridiculous! It's been, to say the least, a crappy month, but God makes no mistakes. I pray for another opportunity!