Quote:If these people were able to drink alcohol in a responsible manner, they wouldn't be in that situation to begin with.

 

People who get into trouble with alcohol and drugs in the real world can also get put in rehabilitation programs by their employer that require random pee tests and abstaining from alcohol as a requirement for continued employment. It's the way a lot of companies in the corporate world work.

 

People who work for these companies and the NFL are perfectly free to find employment elsewhere if they think it is unreasonable. Having a drug or alcohol problem is not a protected right for employment.

Or they have the right to collectively bargain to get the rules in line with reality and society, or maybe even situationally dependent.


A guy who gets popped for a joint this year shouldn't necessarily be suspended for drinking a beer 2 years later.


However, if you are Matt Jones violating probation, maybe it should.

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