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By MATT TAIBBI | April 29, 2009

Phillips was booked on two counts of gross misdemeanor possession of a dangerous weapon on university property and dismissed from the team. Give the kid 61 points for bringing a gun to a fist fight.

Justin Miller Award update
Turns out, Penn State linebacker Tyrell Sales got nailed on a DUI at the end of March, his third arrest in as many years, but it's now just coming out. That puts him in the running for the Justin Miller Award, given annually to the player who most imperils his NFL career with a pointless pre-draft arrest. Give him 25 points, and stay tuned for our final report on that next week.

When he's not googling "jagged Jag" and "going out of business Sales," Matt Taibbi writes for Rolling Stone. He can be reached at m_taibbi@yahoo.com.

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