Chelsea’s Jacob Mellis dismissed from team after admitting he set off a smoke grenade at training facility
When you think about athletes pulling pranks, harmless stuff usually comes to mind. Whether it be changing someone’s at-bat music or lighting their shoe on fire, guys usually settle for a cheap laugh or two. Not Chelsea midfielder Jacob Mellis, who decided he wanted to either go big or go home. He ended up doing both. According to the Daily Mail, Mellis was dismissed from the team this week after admitting he was behind the smoke bomb incident at Chelsea’s practice facility a couple weeks ago.
On March 3, Chelsea launched an investigation a day after a smoke grenade went off at their training complex. A number of players and coaches from youth teams and academies were forced to flee the locker rooms after a thick cloud of smoke filled the facility. The investigation was described as an “internal matter” at the time.
Mellis is no longer welcome on the team and teammate Billy Clifford is facing a fine after admitting he brought the grenade into the facility. Not to sound like the principle or anything, but how two full-grown adults could think something like that is a good idea baffles me. I’d be lying if I said I didn’t know someone who threw a stink bomb or two down the hallway back in high school, but clearing out an arena with a smoke grenade seems like a bit much.
H/T Dirty Tackle
