Johnny Jolly’s Suspension Is For Violating The NFL’s Substance Abuse Policy
At this point, ti’s not clear if Jolly’s suspension is directly related to his trial or not. Violating the substance abuse policy could mean failing one of the NFL’s drug tests. The prosecution in the drug charges intend to prove he “bought, sold, funded, transported and aided in the buying, selling, funding and transportation of illegal narcotics including cocaine and marijuana” in Harris County from 2006 through May 2008.
Meanwhile, La Canfora wonders whether this might be the end for Jolly.
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The suspension stems from an arrest for codeine back in July of 2008. The original charges were dropped shortly before a scheduled trial only to be refiled a short time later with plenty of more evidence. In June, Bedard reported the following:
So Jolly’s offenses went from a fairly standard arrest for codeine to allegedly a major player in the Houston drug game.
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