The BulleTin • Wednesday, May 5, 2021 A7
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DEAR ABBY
Write to Dear Abby online at dearabby.com
or by mail at P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069
Dear Abby: I just found
out my husband has been
looking at escorts in the local
area. I know he has watched
porn, but that never bothered
me. When I confronted him
about seeing his search for es-
corts, he said he just clicked
on a link that popped up on a
porn site. (I have seen them,
so I know it can happen.)
However, I now know he
created another email address
and joined an escort review
site. I can’t say anything to
him because I snooped on his
phone. I’m heartbroken and
want to believe him, but this
is too much. Please help me.
— Nervous in New Jersey
Dear Nervous: First things
first. Call your doctor and
make an appointment to be
checked for STDs. Next, be-
cause you know your husband
hasn’t been truthful, do more
“snooping.” Learn everything
you can about your family
finances — the debts and as-
sets, credit card expenses,
bank account numbers, etc.
Once you have that in-
formation and there will be
no surprises, tell your hus-
band you checked his phone
AND WHY YOU FELT THE
NEED TO DO IT. Do not
allow him to make you feel
guilty. Ask him what he is
getting from escorts that he
isn’t getting from you, and if
the only answer he can come
up with is “variety,” talk to a
lawyer because your exclusive
marital relationship is history.
Dear Abby: Our son “Leo,”
24, has bipolar/schizoaffec-
tive disorder. He is single,
lives 2,000 miles from us and
is homeless. He refuses treat-
ment.
I see him about every three
months when I go and find
him. His relationship with
his dad, my husband, is not
good. My husband has made
many approaches to Leo, but
our son rejects him.
My husband told me that
when he dies, I should not
say anything to Leo, and he
wants me to agree on that. I
agreed, but I think that is too
hard. Do you think my hus-
band is right on that request?
— Problem Family in Puerto Rico
Dear Problem Family:
Yes, I do. Your husband is
being realistic, having made
repeated approaches to Leo
and being rejected. When he’s
gone, your son won’t miss
him, so please respect your
husband’s wishes if it will
bring him peace of mind.
Dear Abby: I hosted a din-
ner party at my home and in-
vited three longtime friends.
They had been drinking
before they came over and
showed up drunk. My hus-
band and I were highly of-
fended and told them to
leave. I’m extremely upset
about this because I found
it very disrespectful. How
should I resolve the issue?
— Inconsiderate in the Midwest
Dear Inconsiderate: You
and your husband were cer-
tainly within your rights to
react as you did. Cross your
fingers that your friends were
able to return safely to their
homes in the condition they
were in.
How you should resolve
the issue depends upon
whether this is the only time
it happened. If they aren’t ha-
bitual problem drinkers and
it was a one-time thing, be
forgiving when they call to
apologize. However, if you
don’t hear from them, there
will be nothing to resolve.
YOUR HOROSCOPE
Lower-round QBs face long odds for success
Denver, but that history doesn’t
bode well for this year’s class.
Five quarterbacks were
drafted after the first round this
year, matching the fewest taken
after round one in the common
draft era that started in 1967.
As more teams elevate quar-
terbacks up their draft boards
to take them in the first round,
the quality in the later rounds
has dropped.
There was speculation that a
record-tying six quarterbacks
could go in the first round
this year with Trevor Law-
rence, Wilson, Trey Lance, Jus-
tin Fields and Mac Jones near
locks. The next to go off the
board ended up being Florida’s
Kyle Trask, who went to Tampa
Bay with the final pick of the
second round.
Texas A&M’s Kellen Mond
and Stanford’s Davis Mills then
went to Minnesota and Hous-
ton respectively with back-to-
back picks early in the third
round, Notre Dame’s Ian Book
went to New Orleans in the
fourth and Indianapolis took
Sam Ehlinger out of Texas in
the sixth round.
With the possible exception
of Mills, who could be rushed
into play depending on the sta-
tus of Deshaun Watson with
the Texans, the other young
quarterbacks are behind en-
trenched veterans and will be
given time to develop.
“This is a great place for a
quarterback to come and be
groomed,” said Tampa Bay gen-
eral manager Jason Licht, who
won the Super Bowl last season
with Tom Brady. “To be playing
with the G.O.A.T. and you have
some great, great coaching.”
Trask, who started 22 games
in college, will get to watch the
43-year-old Brady and learn
from coach Bruce Arians and
offensive coordinator Byron
Leftwich.
Mond has much more col-
lege experience than Trask with
44 starts at Texas A&M, but
will have time in Minnesota
to learn behind Kirk Cousins,
who is under contract for two
more seasons.
“With a young guy you try
to track that as they come out
whether they’re spiraling up or
spiraling down and we felt he
was on the right trajectory and
has a lot of upside to develop,”
general manager Rick Spielman
said.
Mills might not get the lux-
ury of waiting depending on
how Watson’s situation in
Houston plays out. Watson’s
future with the team is in ques-
tion after 22 women filed law-
suits alleging that he sexually
assaulted or harassed them.
Houston police and the NFL
are investigating the allegations,
leaving his future with the team
up in the air.
Even before all that Watson
had been unhappy with the
direction of the team and re-
quested a trade earlier this year.
The Texans also have Tyrod
Taylor.
“It’s not going to be what I
think or my decision or what
David (Culley) thinks,” Caserio
said. “It’s going to be the players
are ultimately going to deter-
mine who plays, what their role
is, and how big or small that is.”
Book joins a crowded quar-
terback competition in New
Orleans as the Saints try to
replace Brees. Jameis Win-
ston and Taysom Hill are con-
tending for the starting role
and coach Sean Payton said it
“would be a little bit of a jump”
for Book to join that mix.
But Book has plenty of expe-
rience after starting 35 games at
Notre Dame.
“We’re not going to ever put
a ceiling on what we think a
player might be able to do,”
Payton said.
Ehlinger was picked by the
Colts a year after they took de-
velopmental quarterback Jacob
Eason in the fourth round. Ea-
son didn’t play as a rookie and
the two will compete for the
backup spot behind Carson
Wentz, who was acquired in a
trade from Philadelphia earlier
in the offseason.
their four kids toward other
sports, like gymnastics and jiu-
jitsu, in light of the emerging
research and events including
the shooting.
“For our family, it’s not some-
thing that’s an option,” Paat
said. “The more we learn about
CTE, brain injuries, traumatic
brain injuries — for us there are
just other avenues for athletics
that don’t have such a potential
for long term medical effects.”
Paat acknowledges his view
is probably unpopular in the
town: “The mindset my wife
and I have, I would assume is a
minority in the South, not only
in the South but in Rock Hill,”
Paat said.
David Sweem, a former ath-
letic trainer and football coach
who now serves on South Car-
olina’s Brain Injury Safety Net
Task Force, said he’s noticed
that parents are definitely more
aware of football’s head injury
risks. “It’s made me rethink
some things with my own
children. And I love football.
Still very passionate about the
sport,” he said.
Children, too, are taking
notice. Ronnie Collins, an ac-
countant, said he’s trying to get
his son interested in playing,
but 12-year-old Jackson is wor-
ried about getting injured after
learning about concussions and
watching players get hurt on
television.
Some youth coaches in town
object to seeing football singled
out for safety reasons when
other contact sports also face
inherent physical risks. Perry
Sutton, who’s coached youth
football for three decades, said
his 7-year-old grandson’s soccer
games are rough: “Them kids
kicking each other in the head
and everything. You don’t get
that in football.”
Still, Rock Hill’s youth pro-
grams have responded by put-
ting coaches through hours of
concussion training each year
and teaching kids to tackle with
their bodies, not their heads.
Lawrence Brown, a youth
coach who grew up with Ad-
ams and played on the same
small fry team, said the kill-
ings changed his perspective.
He’s been thinking lately about
emphasizing that players need
to live their lives outside the
game, too. “We know we can’t
play football forever. We know
we can’t play any sport forever,”
Brown said.
Growing up alongside future
football stars has been exciting
for Kia Wright, but now she’s
worried for her own 12-year-
old son Kaleb. She wants him
to play baseball, but her son’s
passion for football outshines
any other sport.
She said Kaleb heard about
the shooting on the news, but
wouldn’t talk about it, proba-
bly fearing she’d pull him out of
football if he did.
“I can’t take him out of a
game that he loves,” Wright
said.
moment right now. I was out
the league for whatever rea-
son. I’m back. I persevered. I
stayed strong, I stayed true to
myself and now I’m here in the
top 10.”
He’s not done yet.
“I’m still enjoying the game,”
Anthony said.
“I’m still loving the game.
I’m still approaching the game
the same way.”
BY JOSH DUBOW
AP Pro Football Writer
The five teams that took
quarterbacks in the first round
of the NFL draft head into the
offseason program full of op-
timism that they have found
the franchise cornerstone that
will lead to great success for the
next decade.
History indicates that at least
a couple of those teams will be
looking for new answers sooner
than they hoped with the hit
rate on successful first-round
quarterbacks being no better
than a coin toss, something
the New York Jets know all too
well after taking Zach Wilson
second overall just three years
after making Sam Darnold the
third overall pick.
The chances that the five
teams that selected quarter-
backs after round one found a
keeper is considerably smaller
based on the recent track re-
cords of those picks.
The days of first-round
snubs going onto superstar ca-
reers such as Tom Brady, Brett
Favre, Drew Brees, or becom-
ing solid long-term starters
such as Matt Hasselbeck, Trent
Green and Mark Brunell are a
thing of the past.
Since a stretch in 2011-12
when Russell Wilson, Andy
Dalton, Kirk Cousins and
Colin Kaepernick fashioned
successful careers after being
passed over in round one, only
a rare few have made it since.
Of the 70 quarterbacks
taken after round 1 from 2013-
20, including 26 who went in
rounds two through four, only
Dak Prescott, Derek Carr and
Jimmy Garoppolo have become
successful starters.
The jury is still out on a few
others such as Jalen Hurts,
picked in the second round last
year by Philadelphia, and 2019
second-rounder Drew Lock in
AP file
Texas A&M quarterback Kellen Mond watches the competition at a
mini combine organized by House of Athlete in Fort Lauderdale, Flor-
ida, in March. The Minnesota Vikings drafted Mond with their first of
four third-round picks in the draft on Friday night.
By Madalyn Aslan
Stars show the kind of day you’ll have
DYNAMIC | POSITIVE | AVERAGE | SO-SO | DIFFICULT
MOON ALERT: There are no restrictions to shopping or important deci-
sions today. The Moon is in Pisces.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FOR WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 2021: You have
many talents. You are independent, talkative and full of ideas and opinions.
As your new year begins, you are entering a time of service to others. What-
ever you do to benefit others will bring you rewards and feelings of gratifica-
tion. Because service depends on your relations with others, be discriminat-
ing. Choose people who care about your best interests as well.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
Today you feel mildly restless and even excited about life. You can tell
that there is an energy in the air that is “all systems go!” This could relate to
the difficulties we have all had in the past year. For many, there’s a rainbow
on the horizon, and it’s encouraging!
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Expect to meet someone unusual today. This person might be
avant-garde, bohemian or eccentric in some way. Alternatively, someone you
already know might suddenly do something that amazes you! Do be aware
that this person will be convincing. (“Just sign on the dotted line.”)
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
Even though you might choose to work alone or behind the scenes
today, nevertheless, you are confident in your ability to convince bosses,
parents, teachers and VIPs to listen to you. You know you can persuade them
to accept your views. Use this influence wisely.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
Today you feel a growing need to “get away from all this.” In a way, this is
Safety
Continued from A5
Rock Hill is renowned for
bringing up aspiring players
through small fry teams and
catapulting them into the pros.
At least 37 athletes from the
city’s three public high schools
have played in the NFL, accord-
ing to a list maintained by one
of the coaches that goes back to
the 50s. Current pros include
New England Patriots corner-
back Stephon Gilmore and No.
1 overall draft pick Jadeveon
Clowney, who signed with the
Cleveland Browns this offsea-
son.
But awareness is growing na-
tionwide among parents, play-
ers and spectators about the
potentially lasting impacts of
sports concussions, and that in-
cludes Rock Hill.
Ed Paat, who runs a non-
profit in town, played football
as a kid decades ago. Now 42,
he and his wife are steering
ironic because you are a nester, but even you have had enough! Therefore, do
whatever you can to give yourself a feeling of expanding your world. Explore
ideas with others. Enjoy passionate discussions about politics and religion.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
Double-check details regarding inheritances and shared property,
because something to do with a parent, boss or someone in a position of
authority might suddenly throw a curveball your way. In other words, expect
the unexpected. (Impossible to do, of course.)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Discussions with partners and close friends will be dynamic and alive
today because you have lots of mental energy. Furthermore, unexpected
changes, especially to travel plans or when dealing with people from other
cultures, might land in your lap. Stay flexible so you can go either direction.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Quite likely, you will accomplish a lot at work today because you are
mentally vigorous. However, something will interrupt your work routine.
Fear not. Because your ambition is aroused, you will handle whatever comes
your way. Easy peasy!
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Social events will hold some surprises today. You might get an un-
expected invitation. Conversely, a social situation might be canceled or
changed. Either way, this is a stimulating day with all kinds of fun possibilities.
Note: parents should be extra vigilant, because this is an accident-prone day
for their kids.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Something might disrupt your home routine today. Small appliances
might break down or a minor breakage could occur. Someone unexpected
might knock at your door. (Get dressed.) A female family member might have
good news, especially news that will benefit you.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
New faces, new ideas, new places and new connections are par for the
course today. A sudden chance to take a short trip might occur. Conversely,
travel might be canceled. Everything is a crapshoot. It’s all up for grabs! Pay
attention to everything you say and do.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Keep an eye on your money scene today, because something unex-
pected could impact your assets or your possessions. You might find money;
you might lose money. Be smart and protect what you own from loss, theft
or damage.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
With the Moon in your sign lined up with fiery Mars, your energy
level is high today! You feel eager and confident. In particular, this is an excel-
lent day to begin or start something new. (Hmmm, this might happen since
you’re full of creative ideas because you can think outside the box.)
Melo
Continued from A5
“For Melo to be out a year
and come back makes it even
more remarkable,” Portland
coach Terry Stotts said. “I al-
ways appreciate greatness,
whether it’s a player I’m coach-
ing or coaching against. Melo
is a great player. He’s a Hall of
Fame player.”
Lillard went on and on about
what a pleasure it’s been to
have Anthony as a teammate,
disputing those who have de-
scribed him over the years as
a selfish player who was never
quite good enough to lead his
teams — most notably, Denver
and New York — to a champi-
onship.
“I appreciate him more as a
friend than I do as a teammate,
and I really appreciate him as
a teammate,” Lillard said. “I
think that really speaks to the
kind of person he is.”
Afterward, Stotts presented
Anthony with a game ball in
the locker room.
“We need to acknowledge
milestones,” the coach said.
“This is a big one. Top 10 of all
time. That’s big time.”
After his teammates fin-
ished clapping, Anthony said:
“A couple of years ago, I didn’t
think I was gonna be in this
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