Recent content by Riggo

Deactivation of TO is punishment because of the way the Eagles have gone about it. They tied it directly to the suspension and the announcement that TO has engaged in conduct detrimental to the team. They've banned him from practice, sidelines, team facilities, etc. Other deactivated players...

I think that today you draw the line just shy of having the head coach holding a press conference announcing to the world that a player's being suspended four games for conduct detrimental to the team. Oh yeah, and we're deactivating him for the rest of the season and banning him from team...

No, the options are suspending the guy for up to four games, cutting him or both. Take your pick. Cutting him does have the side effect of granting the player his wish, but that's life. This should be less about retribution and more about doing what's right for the Eagles. Getting revenge...

No, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if the arbitrator says the Eagles went too far in banning TO from team facilities, and tells the Eagles that as long as TO's under contract he has a right to use the facilities as any other inactive player would. Given the relationship between the team and...

I'm at work bored silly right now, so this is actually interesting for me!If the NFLPA has a decent lawyer, I think they win this one easily. Article VIII, Section I outlines "Maximum Discipline." There's a paragraph for conduct detrimental to the team. That paragraph is where the four-game...

I think that's the union's angle for fighting the issue. It's the only thing they really have to stand on. They're saying that if he's on the team, he should have access to the facilities. I suspect the CBA, in a roundabout way, supports this.The reality is that the NFLPA has their agenda...

I'm not sure how you know that. If you're familiar with the terms of the CBA, than I'll defer to your knowledge. Otherwise we're all speculating. I'm leaving open the possibilities that:- the Eagles are obligated to abide by the CBA, in addition to sending him a paycheck, as part of TO's...

An arbitrator may well see it as so though. I don't know all the ins and outs of the CBA, but it probably addresses the variety of ways a team can discipline a player. I doubt that it includes deactivating the player.It's a plausible argument to make that the Eagles are deactivating TO as a...

From the NFLPA's perspective, the CBA permits up to a four-game suspension. By telling TO to sit on his butt, paid or not, they are effectively suspending him for the remainder of the season, just with pay. The effect is the same as a paid suspension. I don't know this for fact, but I'm...