Chung cocaine indictment?

[FCB02062]

A helluva drug

 

[Wordsmyth]

He gone.

 

[203Pat]

Better move his locker away from Josh Gordon’s.

 

[BadMoFo]

Duke Dawson roster spot may be saved.

 

[jah]

Why the hell would the Patriots cut him over this? Unless he was moving a ton of weight and facing real prison time, which has not been indicated yet, that would seem to be a move where they would be cutting their nose off (no pun intended) to spite their face.

If he faces non negligible jail time it could definitely happen even if I would disagree.

 

[catent]

Damn NH doesn't play around...

Utterly absurd and draconian law. If he isn't distributing the drug to or harming other people there's no reason his freedom should be curtailed via prison. Ridiculous.

Bummer it happened in NH and not MA or Vermont, although I'm not sure if the law is any less absurd in those states.

 

[SammyBlueCat]

I say wait and see what happens.

 

[Sicilian]

Up to 7 years in jail and/or up to $2000 fine? That seems like a HUGE range of outcomes. Basically saying, "We're either going to ruin your life, or take the money you find between your couch cushions."

 

[sportnik]

Why the hell would the Patriots cut him over this? Unless he was moving a ton of weight and facing real prison time, which has not been indicated yet, that would seem to be a move where they would be cutting their nose off (no pun intended) to spite their face.

Exactly! In a league where Tyreek Hill gets no suspension and his son is in foster care, Chung shouldn't even be suspended for this. The suggestion that he'd be cut is ridiculous. Chung didn't hurt anyone. What he does with his body is his own business.

 

[Froob]

I’d guess this could drag out and he wouldn’t be jailed or suspended for like a year at least?

 

[jah]

Up to 7 years in jail and/or up to $2000 fine? That seems like a HUGE range of outcomes. Basically saying, "We're either going to ruin your life, or take the money you find between your couch cushions."

Can I buy your couch? $500

 

[Bourne Again Christian]

Could cocaine be considered a performance enhancer?
Id think so to be honest

 

[Sicilian]

Exactly! In a league where Tyreek Hill gets no suspension and his son is in foster care, Chung shouldn't even be suspended for this. The suggestion that he'd be cut is ridiculous. Chung didn't hurt anyone. What he does with his body is his own business.

The big difference would be if the NFL's collectively bargained substance abuse policy covers this in written language. Hill would have had to be suspended under one of those "protecting the shield" clauses, which are open to Goodell's interpretation. If there's a standard punishment for this in the CBA, it won't matter what did or didn't happen to Hill. I don't know if this is covered under that though, so we'll see.

 

[Sicilian]

Can I buy your couch? $500

I was speaking more from the perspective of a veteran NFL player on his third contract. But you just missed me giving away a couch! There was probably at least a few cheese doodle dusted coins in there somewhere.

 

[Kontradiction]

 

[Silver Blue&Red]

If this happened a few weeks ago, one would think that the team would have been aware of it already. Would he have been cut before his indictment?

Hopefully the team is aware of it, and this is as far as it is going to go with the league.

 

[fnordcircle]

He'll get probation and a suspension and won't get cut.

 

[condon84]

 

[supafly]

I wonder who Chung's fall guy is?

Looking like his fall guy is Chung.

 

[TBR]

Dumb, but even dumber would be to cut him.