Heartbreakingly, witnesses said Tintor was still alive, screaming for help, before she and her beloved golden retriever, Max, were consumed by a fireball. citizenship, according to relatives, only to lose her life in senseless fashion at age 23. Tintor had escaped from war-torn Serbia as a young child and was close to getting her U.S. Of course, that pales in comparison to the personal toll of Ruggs’ staggeringly reckless behavior. Police said Ruggs was racing along at more than 150 mph and had a blood-alcohol content twice the legal limit when the crash occurred early Tuesday morning, which means the speedy receiver’s NFL career is likely over just as it was getting started. In a matter of days, the league was struck by a horrific tragedy involving one of its most promising players, a familiar farce from one of its most polarizing performers and a clear case of deception and irresponsibility tainting one of its biggest stars.īy far, the most devastating news came from the desert, where the Las Vegas Raiders - already dealing with the fallout from coach Jon Gruden’s forced exit over racist, homophobic and misogynistic emails - quickly cut second-year receiver Henry Ruggs III after his high-powered sports car rammed into the back of another vehicle, killing a woman in a fiery crash.

No one spins things like the NFL, but not even its mighty PR machine can make this past week go away.

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