Quote:Do you really think the team just found out today that he would be suspended?

 

Seeing as he played Sunday, I'm guessing there was a post game test (probably back in the US) which he failed and the suspension was announced as soon as the results were in. The earliest this could have happened is Monday, but probably later. Why would the NFL wait if he had been found to be substance abusing? This is just guesswork though, I have no idea how it works.

 

Anyway, my comment related back to a back and forth I had with D6 where we agreed that although he is a great player, he is a guy who has shown considerable off the field issues. Any decision to trade him has to be done with those who work with him on a daily basis assessing his mental state and judging from there whether he is likely to do anything else stupid, because he is far too talented to just trade away unless there are other factors at play. Turns out there were and those whose job it was to make that assessment failed.

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