With the recent up-rise of talk about Blackmon, not only here, but in the media, I got to thinking something, and It's been nagging at me. What is the deal with all of the secrecy behind this suspension? First off, Why is this suspension so different from so many other suspensions, in that players usually get the freebie, then four games, then 8 games (or a season, I forget which), and so on and so forth. Blackmon went straight from a four game to an indefinite suspension. It seems to go against the grain of what is collectively bargained, or it's entirely possible that I am missing something. You look at the Browns player who, by my view, is certainly transgressing upon  the rules of the NFL, yet the NFL is happy to keep everyone informed about what's going on there. With Blackmon, any information seems to be speculative at best, and everything concrete seems to have been sucked into a black hole, never to be seen again.

 

Some questions:

 

Why is there no information about what the suspension involved? Not necessarily specifics, but something informative that wouldn't violate the rights of the player.

 

Why is this indefinite suspension sitting so well with everyone? Not fans, but the team, the NFLPA, etc?

 

If they understand why to the point where they are satisfied with the parameters of the suspension, why can't they find a way to explain to the fans what's going on in a way that doesn't violate the CBA or the rights of the player or team or league?

 

In a nutshell, the NFL basically threw this guy into never-never land, and gave very little information about why, and for how long. I am by no means asking for them to reveal privileged information, but this whole air of nothingness bothers me, What bothers me more is the team's and the NFLPA's comfort with it. If they know something we don't, can't they find a way to shed a little light on this situation? They owe it to us in my eyes. This suspension seems out of the ordinary to me, and as such deserves at least some explaining.

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