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They wont put it to a vote until are reps are available. So tomorrow is the earliest they will vote.
I don't think Roger Goodell knows how evidence works actually, and he has a raft of in-house and outside counsel. If this guy was a judge he would be removed from the bench.
I don't know...why go through all the negotiations and back-and-forth only to have this still be an issue? It just seems arbitrary.
wow, you sure make a lot of predictions here....... stick to the facts. (not saying your prediction is wrong, but you are already 0-1 implying that talks were tabled TODAY because there was a game).
They are just pulling those numbers out of their asses.
I agree that the time of positive test is a morally arbitrary factor and hence it's not fair that Gordon remains suspended while, say, Welker is immediately reinstated. However, amnestying players who failed tests in 2013 might open up a can of worms that the NFL doesn't want to deal with, e.g., some players have already served their suspensions in full and might want compensation, etc.
It would be just like Goodell to skrew the Saints then suspend Goodell for a few games after.
Not doubting you, but can you share a link for those reports?We went from MNF saying a vote would be held Tuesday, to maybe Wednesday, to maybe today, to early next week. This tells me a couple of things:
"The source said that the issue of reinstatement for players with certain failed drug tests since the start of the league year (March 11) remains "on the table" -- that would NOT include Josh Gordon, who tested positive prior to the league year, though it is not out of the realm of possibility he gets grandfathered in as well. That remains to be seen."
He is selling cars right now. Its going to take him a few weeks to get into elite Football Shape. If someone him owns him, they will be fine with him coming back somewhere between week 5 and 7. Although there is a real good shot he is simply reinstated immediately. I will be shocked if his suspension is 10+ games when the agreement is finalized.
He failed with a 16 when the threshold was 15. The threshold is going to 50. Do you want to stand in front of a microphone and defend a 10 game suspension for the next ten weeks. No chance that its 10 plus if they start reinstating players.
Andrew Brandt @adbrandt · 26m
But if the new policy doesn't apply to Gordon's case, then his lawyers (or NFLPA) are going to have to negotiate a carve-out. Hence the reduced suspension instead of immediate reinstatement.
the point is the NFL wants this in the rear view mirror. They are going to get the HGH testing which is a huge win. Then they want this to stop being a media topic. Best way to accomplish that is put players back on the field. If Gordon is suspended it will be for a short time. And there is good chance he will be available immediately.
1. 6 games played would give Gordon credit for the league year, meaning down the line, he'd hit free agency on schedule, rather than having to wait an additional year due to the suspension.
Not to mention the little fact that the guy would probably rather receive %38 percent of his salary compared to zero.
