Kentucky Jet Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Report: Jets pick wrote teacher threats NewsCore -- Updated May 2, 2011 3:04 AM ET New York Jets seventh-round pick Scotty McKnight nearly got himself expelled during his senior year of high school in 2005 for penning threatening words directed at his Tesoro (Calif.) High School English teacher in a journal, the New York Post reported Monday.( Cannizzaro & Serby) The words from McKnight -- a former Colorado receiver and boyhood friend of Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez -- were supposed to be private, but became public. One of the entries McKnight and Tesoro teammate Sam Smith wrote referred to gluing the teacher naked to a wall, cutting off her feet and killing her family while she watched, according to court documents. "I am planning on coming in your room late one night while you’re still working," read one partial entry. "I will smother you in gasoline and light your head on fire ... " McKnight, reached Sunday in California by The Post, did not deny writing those things, but vehemently said he and his friend challenged each other in a private prank, using outrageous word images. "It was an error in judgment that led to a huge consequence," McKnight said. "I was 17 years old and had a class assignment to do some creative writing and the teacher told us for the first five minutes of class to write whatever you want, be creative and that no one was ever going to read it. "Me and a buddy wrote some crazy stuff, [Quentin] Tarantino-like movie type stuff and were trying to one-up each other, figuring no one was ever going to read it. It was a lack of judgment for sure, but we were 17 years old and not thinking -- clearly." The English teacher, Alyssa Di Somma, read the journal and went to school superiors, saying she felt threatened. McKnight was suspended by the school while an investigation ensued and he missed the last eight games of his senior football season, drastically affecting his college career. "Here I am at 17 thinking I’m on top of the world and with one lack of judgment everything’s flipped," McKnight said. "Everything was going great. Schools were already talking to me, I committed to Boise State and all of a sudden there was a perception of maybe this kid is not a good character." Boise State eventually shied away from McKnight and his best choice was to walk on at Colorado, where he became a record-setting receiver. McKnight said he spoke about the incident with every team interested in drafting him, including the Jets. He called the entire incident "a learning experience that ultimately helped me get to where I am today." "You really see how one small error in judgment can affect your whole life," he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJ667 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 and... well who hasn't fantasised about some sick **** when they were in high school. He didn't do anything, so this is a non story, it was six years ago anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villain_the_foe Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Took some balls to put that on paper after he was rewarded a scholarship. Luckily he didnt **** up his future just to get at shot in on a teacher who was probably an a$$ anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barcs Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 I love it. The second a player joins the Jets he instantly becomes a media magnet for negativity. Who DIDN'T write threats in high school? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Jesus, if I had a nickel for every teacher I butchered and set on fire, I'd have a whole mess of nickels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 *threatened to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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