Off-Season NFL Drug Suspension Blotter 2018 Part 2

• Free Agent Jalen Collins' NFL career better be over:  He has suffered his FOURTH drug suspension, 10 more games after being suspended 14 games of last season and thrown off the Atlanta Falcons.  He was suspended 10 games to start last year for PEDs.  He then was thrown off the Falcons upon the end of the suspension, banned four more games for a non-PED violation (a third PED violation would be a two-year ban), and has now been banned again outside the PED scale.  So two strikes PEDs, two other strikes elsewhere in the drug program -- my guess, although it's not been announced, is probably evasion of the testing protocols.  (April 9)
• Free Agent Mark Sanchez -- yes, he of the Buttfumble...  Claims supplement contamination, but suspended 4 games for a PED violation. (April 13)
• Minnesota Vikings:  2/3 of the way to a Club Remittance fine already.  First, Kentrell Brothers, 4 games, PEDs.  (April 20)
• Minnesota Vikings:  10 days later, Caleb Jones, 4 games, PEDs.  A third Viking suspension will cost the team a portion of at least the third player's salary. (April 30)
• Carolina Panthers:  Kent Taylor, 4 games, PEDs.  (Are you seeing a pattern here?)  (April 20)
• Oakland Raiders:  Vadal Alexander, 4 games, you guessed it, PEDs. (May 1)
• Another free agent:  Akeem Ayers, 4 games...  unknown violation.  (May 4)
• New Orleans Saints:  Mark Ingram, 4 games...  PEDs.  (May 8)

So, by my count, between the two reports I've been doing this offseason, that's three teams one suspension from a Club Remittance fine (Panthers, Saints and Vikings -- the Giants would be on the hook except Ayers has not resigned with them or anyone else).

There have been 13 announced NFL drug suspensions since the beginning of the league year.  One was for a DUI (Josh Huff), and two were undisclosed (the free agents other than Sanchez).

Ten of the thirteen suspensions are for PEDs.

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM....

And some updates on players banned at least one season or indefinitely due to repeated drug and other violations effective since the beginning of the 2016 league year:

• Trey Watts:  Banned in November 2015 indefinitely for the drug policy.  Out of the NFL. 
• Aldon Smith:  Banned in November 2015 for at least the entire 2016 season for a hit and run, has been arrested at least five times since, at least the last three for domestic violence.  He is finished in the NFL after the Raiders finally released him in March of 2018 after arrest #5 and a failed reinstatement attempt in 2016.
• Frank Alexander:  Banned in November 2015 after one reinstatement for another drug problem for at least one year.  Apparently not a problem for the CFL, he now plays for the British Columbia Lions, signing in March of 2017 (which would be after the year term of the Nov. 2015 suspension).
• Martavis Bryant:  Banned one year in March 2016, reinstated conditionally at it's completion.  Returned to and played for the Steelers, who just traded him to the Raiders for a third-round pick in the just-completed Draft.
• Silas Redd:  Banned indefinitely in April of 2016, reinstated in December.   Waived by the Redskins upon reinstatement, he now plays rugby in Australia.
• Sammie Lee Hill:  Banned indefinitely in November of 2016, reinstated today, but has not played in the league since 2015.
• Rolando McClain:  Banned indefinitely in December of 2016 for, at the last suspension, the "purple drank", has officially retired from the league TWICE already (before going to the Cowboys).  He will probably be retired the third time forcibly and permanently -- there is no word currently on reinstatement.
• Randy Gregory:  Banned for at least one year in January, 2017 for his drug history.  Will attempt reinstatement in May.
• Justin Gilbert:  Technically has about a month and a half to serve on his one-year suspension before he can consider reinstatement.
• Darren Waller:  Same as Gilbert (both suspensions were in late June of 2017).   Probably the only reason he's still on the Ravens is a combination of his first year ending in IR and the last two years being suspended for part or all of it.

That's ten players suspended either a year or indefinitely in that time period.

Two still have time to serve, one will attempt reinstatement this month.

Of the other seven, only three were ever reinstated, only one has played in the NFL since.