Quote:When it's all said and done, Blackmon will apply when he's able to, then come back to the team in shape, (not football shape), and by the end of training camp will be ready to play.

 

Until then no one but Blackmon and possibly the GM knows, everyone else is just speculating. Too many people have ran with rumors and prejudged the whole situation. 

We shall see.  Even if  he's not in shape, he'll have time to get that addressed if he's able to apply for reinstatement early enough to take advantage of OTAs and training camp. 

 

The big question is what we get when/if he does return.  If we get the same level of player who flashed before the suspension, great.  If we don't, it'll be interesting to watch how the team handles it.  Odds are, he'd be given every opportunity to earn a roster spot, but nothing would be guaranteed.

 

We'll know his status in the next month or two one way or the other.

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