Chris Herndon knew discipline of some kind was coming. He just didn’t know the amount for his DWI arrest in June 2018.
So as disappointed as he may have been to be handed a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy and program on substances of abuse, the second-year tight end is happy he doesn’t have to wait any longer for the other shoe to drop.
“It’s a relief,” Herndon, the Jets’ fourth-round pick a year ago, said Thursday after the team’s first practice of training camp. “I’m just going to continue keep my head up, keep my spirits up, continue to support my teammates and help where I can.