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Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla
Why not suspend him immediately? I honestly don't see the downside.
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I think the nfl knows the optics of a player serving suspension for games he isn’t qualified to play. It’s like suspending a pitcher for 3 games even though they pitch every 4-5. The nfl already gets weirdly accused of playing favorites to kc. I think it also looks disingenuous from the chiefs too.
If he is to actually miss games either the chiefs or nfl will want it to be on games he legitimately would miss. This could be a nice gray area where even though he is eligible the chiefs might benefit from sitting rice an extra few