Athletes and Guns: Armed ... Dangerous?

Some Sports Stars Say They Tote Guns for Protection, but Others Call Carrying Firearms Dangerous and Unnecessary  Article:  By ARTY BERKO, STEVE DELSOHN and LINDSAY ROVEGNO  Jan. 13, 2007

Rodger Renrick is familiar with the prevalence of guns among professional athletes. A former Boston police officer, Renrick is now a bodyguard who has worked for Paul Pierce, Antoine Walker and Jalen Rose. Renrick describes gun ownership among NBA players as "very common."  "I would probably say close to 60 percent," he said. “

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SURE SIGN OF HOSTILITY IN N.J.

Author(s):    Kevin Paul Dupont, Globe Staff Date:
May 30, 2002 Page: C9 Section: Sports EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -

Ugliness found its quid pro quo here last night, and its target was Celtics star Paul Pierce.
 

Pierce's personal bodyguard, Rodger D. Renrick, was here last night, making sure his prized client gained clear access to the floor during the pregame warmup and for the start of each half.

As some fans chided the Celtics with expected taunts ("Hey, Walker, where's the shake? I want to see the jello shake!), a calm Renrick kept a close eye on Walker as he made his way onto the floor without incident.

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"If anything were to happen, it would be here in the walkway," said the 6-foot-6-inch Renrick, a former Boston police officer, who numbers singer Whitney Houston among his former clients. "It's not bad. As long as they're not throwing bottles or cups, they can yell what they want. That's part of it. Paul accepts that."

Renrick last season worked as Walker's bodyguard. He has spent most of this season with Pierce, but said he also has offered security services for Walker.

"Paul and Antoine feed off of [the heckling]," said Renrick, a Mission High graduate who grew up in Dorchester and went to Siena College. "Honestly, it gets them hyped up and they perform better. I'm not sure that I could do that - but they've done it time and again, so it works for them."

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When the sign advocating another stabbing for Pierce was flashed up, Renrick said he was concerned.

"That crossed the line," he said. "You can say things, as a fan you're entitled to that. But that right there . . . hey, a man could have died, and to do something like that . . . that goes beyond the limits."