You may not think that players operate in the "real world" but the legal ramifications of drug issues and employee confidentiality are almost universal.   This is negotiated in the the collective bargaining  agreement players collectively between the NFLPA and the NFL.    Otherwise 32 teams would have to negotiate their own drug and behavioral policy guidelines with the NFLPA, which would be a nightmare ( Pete Carroll would personally help a player circumvent a drug test if he could get away with it)  .   Or do it individually player by player, which would be a bigger nightmare.   

 

The only people who believe the current structure is actually a problem are fans who are upset they aren't getting updates on player information.   I'm very confident the Jaguars are fully aware of what Blackmon's status is, and they've acted accordingly this offseason.      I'm sure the Jaguars are frustrated, but it's not with the NFL it's with inheriting the previous regime's knucklehead who seems to have put other  priorities ahead of contributing to the Jaguars

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