Report: Smith suspension could be reduced

08-23-2011, 05:18 PM

DE Will Smith may have his StarCaps-related suspension reduced to two games, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. The report also stated that the suspension may not occur at the start of the season. All of this is potential positive news as Smith is having a very good camp so far.

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papz · 08-23-2011, 05:26 PM

With the meltdown we've been having around here, this is some much needed good news.

dizzle88 · 08-23-2011, 05:30 PM

I hope he doesn't get suspended, if reports are accurate he will be in the backfield in a hurry this year, planting matt ryan on the ground!

pants on the ground!

saintfan · 08-23-2011, 05:43 PM

Reduced is good. It SHOULD be altogether eliminated.

Rugby Saint II · 08-23-2011, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by saintfan

Reduced is good. It SHOULD be altogether eliminated.

I'll take it.

xan · 08-23-2011, 07:15 PM

The whole affair should be shelved. No one intended to break the rules and the NFL had some complicity. The man up solution is to have both parties make a donation to the retired players fund.

homerj07 · 08-23-2011, 07:28 PM

The NFL's failure to do anything for so long - to not let the players & teams know anything is completely unfair, moronic & ridiculous

Beastmode · 08-23-2011, 07:34 PM

I hope he can appeal it again with the new CBA. There has to be some wiggle room in there somewhere. What would really be funny is if it went on for a couple more years and all the players are retired. The NFL would have spent god knows how much for nothing and would think hard about pursuing something frivalous at best ever again.

Crusader · 08-24-2011, 12:15 AM

Originally Posted by xan

The whole affair should be shelved. No one intended to break the rules and the NFL had some complicity. The man up solution is to have both parties make a donation to the retired players fund.

Thats a pretty good suggestion after all this time has passed.

FinSaint · 08-24-2011, 07:23 AM

Originally Posted by saintfan

Reduced is good. It SHOULD be altogether eliminated.

Agree! How do you penalize some active players with suspension if others have already retired... as in Pat Williams of the Vikes?

08-23-2011, 05:18 PM	#1
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Rugby Saint II Bounty Money $$$ Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 5800 Airline Dr. Metairie, LA. Posts: 24,043	Originally Posted by saintfan Reduced is good. It SHOULD be altogether eliminated. I'll take it.

08-23-2011, 07:15 PM	#6
xan Professor Crab and Site Donor 2014 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Princeton Posts: 3,368 Blog Entries: 34	The whole affair should be shelved. No one intended to break the rules and the NFL had some complicity. The man up solution is to have both parties make a donation to the retired players fund. RockyMountainSaint likes this.

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Beastmode 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 9,126	I hope he can appeal it again with the new CBA. There has to be some wiggle room in there somewhere. What would really be funny is if it went on for a couple more years and all the players are retired. The NFL would have spent god knows how much for nothing and would think hard about pursuing something frivalous at best ever again.
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08-24-2011, 12:15 AM	#9
Crusader Resident Swede Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Märsta, Sweden Posts: 8,017	Originally Posted by xan The whole affair should be shelved. No one intended to break the rules and the NFL had some complicity. The man up solution is to have both parties make a donation to the retired players fund. Thats a pretty good suggestion after all this time has passed.

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08-23-2011, 05:26 PM	#2
papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,737	With the meltdown we've been having around here, this is some much needed good news.

08-23-2011, 05:30 PM	#3
dizzle88 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 11,118	I hope he doesn't get suspended, if reports are accurate he will be in the backfield in a hurry this year, planting matt ryan on the ground! pants on the ground!

08-23-2011, 05:43 PM	#4
saintfan Donated Plasma Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 18,556 Blog Entries: 5	Reduced is good. It SHOULD be altogether eliminated.

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homerj07 In Doh We Trust Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 7,027 Blog Entries: 16	The NFL's failure to do anything for so long - to not let the players & teams know anything is completely unfair, moronic & ridiculous

08-24-2011, 07:23 AM	#10
FinSaint Site Donor 2015 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Finland... formerly Southern Virginia Posts: 4,961	Originally Posted by saintfan Reduced is good. It SHOULD be altogether eliminated. Agree! How do you penalize some active players with suspension if others have already retired... as in Pat Williams of the Vikes?

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