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Yeah this really sounds like the NFL fucking with the guy. Pretty well horseshit.
La'el Collins Suspended
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Dude, I am not the conspiracy theory guy, but shit is getting weird in this world.
Cowboys' La'el Collins hopeful suspension could be lifted, continues to fight for further appeal
Collins did not test positive for marijuana, but was cited for 'failure to appear' for testing seven timeswww.cbssports.com
Apparently he's been tested 10 times a month for the past 18 months despite no positive test.
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Also according to the article, this suspension appears to be at least somewhat arbitrary.
"There does not appear to be any language in the new substance-abuse policy that stipulates seven failures to appea(r) equates specifically to "failure to cooperate," which the agreement includes as grounds for suspension."
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No bias here!Cowboys' La'el Collins hopeful suspension could be lifted, continues to fight for further appeal
Collins did not test positive for marijuana, but was cited for 'failure to appear' for testing seven times
Apparently he's been tested 10 times a month for the past 18 months despite no positive test.
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Why is dude getting 10 tests a month? That's insane.
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And I can guarantee you he doesn’t get a fair hearing and the suspension is upheld.
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The appeals process is a joke and we all know it. It's like appealing a case to the same judge who made the judgment. That's just retarded.
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Couldn't agree more
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They don't
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The NFL has issued as many as six random drug tests to players, with each player receiving at least one drug test per season.
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Is Collins a repeat offender? I don't recall him being suspended for dope before and can't imagine any reason why someone needs to be drug tested every 3 days.
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The NFL is far from perfect and has a screwy way of governing its players. I'm not defending the NFL in any way here, but ... geeze ... if you work in that kind of environment and you know that fines and suspensions can be issued almost unpredictably ... and you know that you already screwed up enough to enter the league's substance abuse program vortex, don't you exercise significant caution to protect your pay check? If you have any question about expectations, don't you get your questions answered? If you must deviate from what they tell you to do, don't you do everything in your power to address the situation as proactively as possible?
The NFL sucks in many ways, but it seems likely that at least some of this is on Collins. Maybe he's a knucklehead, maybe he has actual diagnosable substance abuse issues (which in my opinion should be treated, not punished), or both.
The whole situation is frustrating.
The NFL sucks in many ways, but it seems likely that at least some of this is on Collins. Maybe he's a knucklehead, maybe he has actual diagnosable substance abuse issues (which in my opinion should be treated, not punished), or both.
The whole situation is frustrating.
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What did it say?
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Something about his case on appeal
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It said the case is still under appeal, but Stephen said he isn't going to play, regardless.
