The NFL announced that tight end Rico Gathers will miss the first game of the regular season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. In late October of 2018, Gathers was arrested for possession of two ounces of marijuana in Frisco, Texas.
Gathers is still eligible to participate in offseason team activities such as minicamp and training camp, but will miss the first week of the regular season. The tight end was drafted in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL Draft.
Although he did not play football in college, he was a rather successful power forward for the Baylor Bears basketball program.