Quote:I'm not holding out much hope that he'll come back and be anything close to the player he was prior to the suspension, but I'm of the mindset that he'll be given an opportunity to prove he is worthy of a roster spot.  Maybe over time he'll regain that level of play.  Maybe he won't.  He'll have a chance to answer that question soon.

 

 

The suspension isn't tied to the adjudication of the incident.  It's tied to the incident itself. 

The suspension is tied to neither the incident, nor the adjudication thereof.  He was already suspended indefinitely before the July 2014 arrest.  The arrest (and subsequent plea bargain) simply reset the time-clock under which the league is likely to consider his possible reinstatement.  He's been technically eligible to apply for several months, but conditions of reinstatement are abstinence from substances of abuse and arrests and/or convictions for any criminal activity.

 

Plus, he apparently hasn't even been in touch with the team in over a year.  He's done, probably forever. 

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