It’s been a pretty good couple of weeks for the sports blog With Leather. They received lots of attention in a Washington Post article about high school pole vaulter Allison Stokke and now, they’ve been tipped on a story before any major media outlets. An anonymous tipster has reported to the blog that Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman crashed a house party and, as expected, pulled out a gun.

The incident escalated into a dangerous situation after Thurman was called out for grinding on a girl. The girl’s boyfriend then went back to his game of pool after telling him to stop. By doing that, he received a swift ass-kicking from Thurman.

Big mistake. Thurman ran up to the guy, pushed him down, and kicked the shit out of his face knocking the guy out. He then left, and moments later came back with his entourage carrying guns. Some of the people there were able to calm him down, and get him to leave for good.

It’s a real gutsy move by Thurman, a 240 pound linebacker. At least he didn’t go Pac Man Jones on us and beat the guy senseless with a pool cue. It appears that the blog has made some phone calls and has had the incident confirmed by several people at the party, including the owner of the house.

While we should take this with a grain of salt, would any incident involving Thurman be surprising at all? This is the same guy who just received a sentence for rehab and two years probation after getting a DUI. This is the same guy who also missed the first four games of the 2006 season after a failed drug test. And besides, he’s a Bengal. That should tie up any loose ends.