Cowboys Face Hefty Fine From NFL For Players’ Misbehavior

At least three Dallas Cowboys are suspended for parts of the 2016 season and as a result, Jerry Jones will have to cough up some cash.

ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Wednesday that Dallas will be facing a fine in the $250,000 range after defensive ends Randy Gregory and DeMarcus Lawrence were suspended, along with linebacker Rolando McClain.

Cowboys Face Hefty Fine From NFL For Players’ Misbehavior

The fine is triggered when three (or more) players are suspended by the league.

The “club remittance policy,” as Shefter referenced it, was put into place to hold teams accountable for acquiring players whom have violated NFL rules and regulations. The deterrent is to fine teams an amount that is equal to 25 percent of the suspended players’ salaries.

An excerpt from the remittance policy:

“When a player is suspended without pay for a violation of the Personal Conduct Policy, Policy and Program on Substances of Abuse or Policy on Performance-Enhancing Substances, the club that employed the player at the time of the violation will be required to remit to the Management Council a portion of the player’s salary that is deemed forfeited by virtue of his suspension. The collected funds will be used to support the steroid and drug policies, the Player Care Foundation, and other research and player engagement programs.”

McClain, Gregory and Lawrence were all suspended due to violating the NFL Substance Abuse Policy. Lawrence is slated to miss four games and McClain is suspended for 10 contests in 2016.

Gregory was initially suspended four games, but another recently reported violation will likely lengthen that suspension though no word yet on how much longer it would be.

Tough times for dem’ Cowboys these days.

First Take star Stephen A. Smith may have said it best:

“If there is something there to do wrong, they will do it,” Smith said. “If there’s something there that can go wrong, it will happen.”

Article by Kevin Xavier