So Where is the Suspension?

For those who missed it, Pats RB Kevin Faulk was arrested for drug possession in February. At the time, he claimed that the pot found in his jacket was not his and in Brady Bunch style he claimed he would prove it was a “friend’s” pot.

On Friday, it was announced by Faulk that he *shock*  passed the drug test that he took and sent to a lab he chose without anyone else really being involved.

To which I say, “so freakin’ what?”  Where is the suspension from the commish?  He has made it plain that people are responsible for their conduct simply for being arrested.  He has told Pac Man Jones that he’s not allowed to go to strip clubs, a legal activity, if he wants to be reinstated.  If the drugs are a “friend’s” then Faulk is still hanging out with “known drug offenders.”

Now, really, I don’t think this is a suspendable offense.  Personally, if Faulk wants a bit of the chronic in the offseason, that’s fine with me. But we’ve established a precendent in the NFL and I want “justice” to be meeted out fairly.  If hanging with the “wrong people” is an offense, then it is an offense.  I want Faulk suspended.

The only reason I can figure is that because Faulk is a Patriot, and we know the Pats avoid justice constantly for reasons unknown to everyone but the league office, Faulk gets a pass. 

And let’s say that this is not conduct unbecoming an NFL player.  Let’s say every player in the league would get a pass on this from the new Goodell “tough on crime” policy.  Doesn’t this violate the NFL drug policy which is collectively bargained and supposedly automatic? 

I have to say, the sport is too good for me to stop watching, but my faith in the league is dropping faster than Britney Spears’ panties before she gets out of a limo. 

-DW

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