Quote:That doesn't take into account what transpired last summer in July.  The league would no doubt have an issue with a player under suspension already being arrested and found to be in possession of a banned substance.  That's why I'm not so sure that the speculation that he has already applied and been rejected is necessarily accurate. 

 

If you follow the link, Dirocco does mention the July incident in the very same article.  I doubt he'd mention it, and would certainly have commented on it, if that were to affect his reinstatement eligibility timeframe.

 

In fact, here's the tweet where he mentioned it in March.

 

https://twitter.com/ESPNdirocco/status/5...6516006912

 


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<p class="" style="font-size:28px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(41,47,51);"><a class="" href='https://twitter.com/dustincary'>@dustincary</a> He is eligible to apply for reinstatement. Then he has to see what additional punishment he gets.

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