Jolly: What's the Story?

It is a good question. He’s been accused of some pretty severe crimes, so I’m sure that didn’t look good to Godell. I’d guess he probably had some other failed drug tests or something too but that’s complete speculation on my part. Too be honest, I really don’t have any idea what happened haha.

I live in Texas and maybe people up north in respect to everyone up there in GREEN BAY!! Its a huge thing down here and especially in Houston…Honestly, 200 grams of that stuff sounds like AND IS but i wouldnt doubt that he had that for personal use with the income he generates…I hope he doesnt get locked up for a dime with a charge like he is lookin at…Houston and Harris County takes that stuff seriously considering how prevelant it is in the area..

The suspension was for substance abuse violations… That much was reported. 2 substance abuse violations are needed before getting to the level of suspension (3rd positive test). Judging from that info, I would have to think that Jolly tested postive a 3rd and maybe 4th time. It could be a 3rd positive and given the facts of the trial it raised the suspension to a year. Or it could be that it was a 3rd and 4th came in relatively quick succession to trigger a year, and that the indefinite is going to depend on the trial.

The first couple violations are not necessarily made public knowledge per the CBA… And the 3rd would be kept private dependent upon an appeal and would only become public when the appeal is lost.

We should find out more during or after the trial, or at the very least when the suspension is over and Jolly applies for re-instatement… There is not alot known otherwise.

But I did read that it was a substance abuse violation. What isn’t known is if it was his 3rd and he got more than the usual 4 games due to the arrest, trial and evidence. Or if he got a 3rd and 4th (4th violation is one year suspension) in relatively short amt of time and it didn’t become public knowledge pending an appeal.

There is something about substance abuse, but his suspension isn’t for exactly 12 months like a Stage 3 violation (as you said it’s indefinite and he can apply for reinstatement after the Super Bowl). There are allegations from the D.A. that Jolly was actually a dealer/major player in the Houston drug scene, so there could be something here to do with the conduct policy. With the trial postponed until after the start of training camp (just by a couple days) maybe the NFL just didn’t want the bad publicity of having Jolly show up for camp, but then leave a couple days later to sit for his trial.

…as evidenced by the fact that there’s all these different theories being floated in the comments. Nobody knows what happened because it’s never been released.

I, for one, am a little annoyed. And I’ll be more annoyed if he comes back without what happened being disclosed. I understand privacy, but it’s not right for them to ask me to cheer for the guy without knowing who he is. If somebody wants to keep their privacy, then they shouldn’t become a public figure! Once a person puts himself before the public eye, then we’ve got something of a right to know who they are.

Not that I’m making this into a complete and absolute rule, but I’m just saying that I don’t want to root for a drug dealer. Now, if he came clean and apologized, that might be a different thing, but this kind of complete silence is unacceptible. …and it damages his reputation more than anything! For example, somebody suggested that he failed 20 drug tests! I don’t personally believe that, but who’s to say it’s incorrect? With the current air of cover-up, anything sounds plausible.