This would be a bad look for any player, but it is all the more troubling when it comes to Howard. It convicted him of a single charge: unlawful possession of a gun. He made the Pro Bowl after the 2002 and 2003 seasons and was a second-team All-Pro in 2003. Weaknesses “Veteran presence with plenty of experience” is a euphemism for “no longer in their prime,” which is itself a euphemism for “old”.