Welcome to the longest season of commissioner Roger Goodell’s life.
Just as the first whiff of training camp action began to shift focus back to the field, a copy of the Miami Dolphins’ team rulebook was leaked to the Associated Press. The Dolphins, according to the AP, placed anything outside of “proper anthem conduct” under the umbrella of “conduct detrimental to the club.” The AP than drew a line between that information and the NFL’s collective bargaining agreement, which allows teams to suspend players for up to four weeks with that designation.
Chaos ensued, but as always, there’s some fine print to consider.