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Former Patriot Ray Lucas in rehab for addiction 02.08.11 at 5:30 pm ET
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Ray Lucas played for the Patriots, Jets and Dolphins. (AP)

Ray Lucas, who played for the Patriots, Jets and Dolphins over the course of a a seven-year career in the NFL, recently checked himself into rehab for a reported addiction to pain pills.

According to Lucas’ Facebook page, he checked in to the Behavorial Health of the Palm Beaches in Florida over the weekend. On Sunday, Lucas posted the following: “The end of day 2 detox. The symptoms of detox are taking hold ,I am in a lot of pain & everything hurts.This gets me scared. This place is amazing, having another player, Randy Grimes, who has been through it by my side is a difference maker. Today in a session for the first time in my life I was dealing with the [emotional] impact of my departure from the NFL. This is the start of the fight & I AM WILLING TO FIGHT!”

The 38-year-old Lucas was signed by the Patriots as a free agent out of Rutgers in 1996, and was a versatile presence in New England, lining up at several spots on offense. He played one season with the Patriots before moving on to the Jets (1997 through 2000) and Dolphins (2001 and 2002). He had his best season in New York in 1999, where he started nine games for the Jets at quarterback, throwing 14 touchdowns and 1,678 yards.

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  • http://cnn/si M. Golden

    Shouldn’t that headline say “Former Jet Ray Lucas in rehab for addiction”? Oh that’s right, it’s on the Jets website, he’s addicted to something and that makes him a former Patriot. Actually that just about meets the requirements to be a Jets player (DUI / sexual harassment / etc).

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  • Billy O’Brien

    Can you believe a black guy ends the BRUINS season. 

  • The 1990′s

    I love it…..loserville USA in full effect!!!  Hey, like I’ve been saying….Welcome Back Boston sports teams!!!!

  • Anonymous

    “Washington outscored the B’s, 16-5, in the series.”

    16-15 but who’s counting?!?

  • Anonymous

     ”.loserville USA in full effect!!!”

    Lol, all right troll move on, your Mom called and needs a ride home from rehab.

  • Wheeler

    nice game looch….you were a big problem this game

  • Billy O’Brien

    Yeah, only 7 titles for our 4 sports teams in the last decade. That sounds like loserville to me, douche

  • The 1990′s

    Hey, you love to live in the past.  Yes, they won a little bit.  But now, these teams are all old, injured, and circling the drain.  All of them on the downside.  Thus, the welcome back moniker Billy Boy!!!!  It’s true…..oh, it’s damn true!!

  • Fred5079

    this hurts bad  enough we dont need to bring race into this

  • http://twitter.com/statforthat Deron R. Pope

    I wanted the Bruins to repeat, but congrats to the Caps. This was the most competitive playoff series ever.

    http://theresastatforthat.blogspot.com/2012/04/nhl-most-competitive-stanley-cup.html

  • TeaPartyR.I.P

    The KARMA and IRONY is  just BREATHLESS, Timmy the TOOL DISS the black President and in the end it was a BROTHA that came and  FACK  them up.

  • TeaPartyR.I.P

    The KARMA and IRONY is  just BREATHLESS, Timmy the TOOL DISS the black President and in the end it was a BROTHA that came and  FACK  them up.

  • Anonymous

     15 goals in 7 plus games.  A dynamo!

  • Anonymous

     15 goals in 7 plus games.  A dynamo!

  • http://www.facebook.com/nishima Nishima Auluck

    Tim Thomas wasn’t ready for Bruins season to end -http://liveoncampus.com/wire/show/3370623

  • http://www.facebook.com/nishima Nishima Auluck

    Tim Thomas wasn’t ready for Bruins season to end -http://liveoncampus.com/wire/show/3370623

  • Sicko

     So, I guess the Caps score one more goal and have 16 goals in 7 plus games?!? What is your point? The Caps outplayed the Bruins and won the closest series in HISTORY. No other series had ever had 7 games with a goal margin in each game.

  • Sicko

     So, I guess the Caps score one more goal and have 16 goals in 7 plus games?!? What is your point? The Caps outplayed the Bruins and won the closest series in HISTORY. No other series had ever had 7 games with a goal margin in each game.

  • Anonymous

     The point is simple.  It was close hockey but it was boring hockey.  My analogy to Soccer stands.  Each team made the other teams goalie look like a Vezina Trophy candidate.   Caps play a 1-4 trap and you just can’t get any more boring than that. 
    Close doesn’t mean good.  It just means competitive.  Like chess.  Technically, a 10  hour chess match may be close and competitive, but it is unlikely to cause cheering.  If you notice, I didn’t excuse the Caps for their doldrum game.  Neither team deserved to win. The Caps didn’t outplay anyone.  Their just wasn’t any outplaying.  In short: BOOORING.

  • Jayjay

    C’mon people we are lucky to have last years cup  we all know the habs should have won round 1  and if Vancouver started Cory Schnider  in the finals it would been over in 5 & no cup…I new we couldn’t repeat all along

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