The NFL has suspended new Seahawks linebacker Mychal Kendricks, per Adam Schefter of ESPN.com. However, Kendricks has appealed the suspension — the length of which is not yet known — and will therefore be eligible to play until the league makes its ruling. The appeal is expected to be heard within the next 10 days or so.
Kendricks, of course, was suspended for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, as he has pleaded guilty to insider trading and has a sentencing hearing scheduled for January 2019. He is reportedly facing 30 to 37 months in prison.
The Browns signed Kendricks back in June, but Cleveland quickly released him after news of the insider trading charge broke in August. Seattle head coach Pete Carroll, however, said his team did all of the research it could before signing Kendricks, whom Carroll believes is entitled to a second chance.
Carroll said, “We had done a lot of homework on it. [The insider trading] happened four and a half years ago, so it’s a story that’s been worked on for a long time. There’s a lot of good information. We’ve come to learn who he is and what he’s all about and how remorseful he was and how he admitted to his mistake a long time ago.”
As Schefter observes, the NFL — which was considering placing Kendricks on the commissioner’s exempt list before Cleveland released him — will have a tough decision to make. Kendricks made immediate restitution and has no criminal record, so the league must figure out what to do with a player involved in a white-collar crime who has tried to make amends for the situation.
Kendricks will make his Seattle debut tomorrow night against the Bears. He will likely see a lot of playing time, as the Seahawks have already injured linebackers Bobby Wagner and K.J. Wright.
100% guarantee some insider trading, pre earnings stock tips etc… lead to fortunes and thus ownership of a couple franchises.
No doubt.
Behind every great fortune their is a crime…..
Maybe he is hoping for some Microsoft info from Allen
Since Goodell will want to encourage other players to be accountable for their actions as Kendricks has been, the punishment is unlikely to be that severe.
Seems easy enough to figure out…
How many games did Eli Manning get for defrauding the NFL’s own fans with fake game used merchandise?
How many games did Browns owner Jimmy Haslam get for defrauding his truck stop customers?
Oh right…
But Kendricks isn’t the wholesome skin color of Manning and Haslam.
That’s right, don’t forget that
Doesn’t Pete Carroll look like a female let
Let