Sheldon suspended 4 games; also charged with resisting arrest and street racing

[guinness77]

Jesus Christ. Really?

[Libero_2]

From this past May

 Sheldon Richardson ‏@Godforshort May 22

I have a life outside of football n I chose to enjoy my family a little longer so to u fans that know everything please worry bout yourself

Which I'm guessing is after he was smoking dope. Didn't it take 6 months for Welkers suspension to be announced from his positive test last offseason?

Sheldon probably lit up in December ish.

[SixFeetDeep]

@SalaryCap101: #Jets Sheldon Richardson's suspension voids 3.095M in remaining guarantees.

[Hemi]

Holy excrement Sheldon. Dammit.

[loyaljetsfan]

This is disappointing. Can he appeal and bitch like Brady?

[MBGreen]

Which I'm guessing is after he was smoking dope. Didn't it take 6 months for Welkers suspension to be announced from his positive test last offseason?

Sheldon probably lit up in December ish.

It was an irresponsible thing to do, and by shooting his mouth off in that tweet after voluntary OTAs...he looks like a bigger asshat now.


it's bad enough when we lose key players to unforeseen injuries during the season/TC.  Situations like this (which are clearly preventable) really pee me off.

[SixFeetDeep]

@MMehtaNYDN: Jets DT Sheldon Richardson was suspended for marijuana use, per source. #nyj

[SixFeetDeep]

this wasn't his first offense, have to fail multiple tests to get to 4 games.

What was his first offense?

[ukilledkenny]

So that means he failed that test they give once a year that everyone knows is coming. Just dumb.

[nyjunc]

What was his first offense?

I assume he failed marijuana tests previously.  I believe they don't suspend 4 games for marijuana until 3rd offense.

[SixFeetDeep]

» Two discipline stages will be added for marijuana positives, as follows: a first violation will result in referral to the substance abuse program, as is the case today. Subsequent violations will result in a two-game fine, a four-game fine, a four-game suspension, a 10-game suspension and one-year banishment. The new stages are the two-game fine and the 10-game suspension. In addition, the threshold for a positive marijuana test will be raised from 15 ng/ml to 35 ng/ml, reflecting recent actions taken by other testing organizations.

Someone set the record straight here before I kill everything in sight

[SixFeetDeep]

@TalkJetsRadio: Minor positive : Found out about suspension prior to training camp. Plenty of time to adjust before week 1. #Jets

[Libero_2]

@SalaryCap101: #Jets Sheldon Richardson's suspension voids 3.095M in remaining guarantees.

Which is irrelevant, because no way we give him up anyways.

[Libero_2]

Someone set the record straight here before I kill everything in sight

Which is super confusing to me. He never received a two game suspension.

And with the raised limit, isn't that a guy basically smoking daily for weeks to reach that limit in their system?

[Libero_2]

@TalkJetsRadio: Minor positive : Found out about suspension prior to training camp. Plenty of time to adjust before week 1. #Jets

Right, but that's so god damn frustrating for a guy who should be coming into his own as a team leader, and a guy we all freaking love as fans.