Monday, September 7, 2020

Suspension Blotter: The entire (according to Spotrac) relevant Suspension Blotter for the 2020-21 league year so far...

 I usually keep track of this, but, obviously, other things have kept my attention the last few months.

  • Los Angeles Chargers (Now Free Agent):  Roderic Teamer, 4 games, PED's.  The Chargers fired him for the suspension on August 1, but he still counts against the team for suspension-fine purposes because the suspension was in July.
  • Free Agent:  Kentrell Brothers, 9 games, PED Strike Two.  Contract expired after last season with the Vikings.  Vikings not responsible.
  • Detroit Lions:  Jayron Kearse, 3 games, substance abuse policy.
  • Kansas City Chiefs:  Bashaud Breeland, 4 games, substance abuse.  Lost $712,235.  It's his second suspension for substance abuse.  He also faces ANOTHER four-game suspension on a separate substance-abuse charge, according to NFL.com on the subject.
  • Reason this is important:  Kansas City Chiefs:  Mike Pennel, 2 games, PEDs.  Loses $123,235.
  • If the Club Remittance Policy is as it has been, this means the Chiefs are the first team to be team-fined, and the fine is $125,320.  (15% of the lost salaries for two suspensions, 20% for 3, 25% for 4 or more, capped at certain figures)  If Breeland is dinged four more games, the fine hits the cap of $150,000 -- it is players fined, not number of suspensions.
  • Jacksonville Jaguars:  Josh Mauro, 5 games, PED Strike Two.
  • Seattle Seahawks:  Kyle Fuller, 2 games, substance abuse policy.
  • Chicago Bears:  Marqui Christian, 2 games, no reported reason.  He was a free agent when the suspension hit.  Though the policy does not hold teams responsible for suspensions after the player leaves, the reverse is NOT true.  The policy means the Bears WILL be responsible for Christian's suspension should they receive another.

That's all of them.  Eight in total.  Obviously, the different nature of the preseason and offseason had a role to play in all of this.

Some side notes:

  • As reported with disgust earlier, Myles Garrett was reinstated in February and signed the richest defensive contract in the history of the league with the Browns (5 years, $125M), on April 27.
  • Vontaze Burfict's banishment from the league is over.  He was also reinstated in February.  He is currently not in the league, meaning his banishment probably is the end of his NFL career, barring somebody getting stupid.
  • Josh Gordon, as recently reported, applied for reinstatement.  It has been "overseen" by the league, even though he has been suspended five times, needing FOUR reinstatements, for drugs.  If he sits any games, the Seahawks will be fined $13,235 for Fuller's suspension, plus a yet to be determined amount per game for Gordon's (up to, in his case, 15 games -- it's capped at 17 total).  The contract he apparently signed has no reported dollar figure on it, so the fine for taking him would be determined by the league.  (Probably 15% of the league minimum per game.) 
  • David Irving has retired from the league because he cannot abide by the league's drug rules.
  • Last Friday, Randy Gregory won reinstatement back to the NFL.  Gregory, on a new one-year deal, is second on the depth chart at his position.
  • Martavis Bryant's career is probably over, as his second reinstatement for drug policies will probably not have him back on the field in 2020.

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