Quote:You're right. I am making a lot of assumptions, just as you are.


We don't know what Blackmon's violations involve. Based on the history of multiple alcohol issues, it's safe to assume it's probably alcohol related. If it's not, so be it. We don't know.



You make the proclamation in your first point that they have all this structure in place to provide help. Then you say contact is not beneficial to him. So, which is it? You've taken both positions in this debate.


This has nothing to do with him being pressured by teammates or coaches or the media. If you think the NFLPA is honestly taking the best interests of the players into consideration here, you're kidding yourself. The league is focused on the league. The NFLPA is focused on the NFLPA. You disagree with more collaboration between the team/league and the player in helping him to fix himself. I think it's an imperative, especially with a disease such as alcoholism or drug addiction. If a player is in the program because of PEDs, it's a completely different thing all together, yet they're treated the same way.