Lions Charles Rogers Suspended
 

As reported by ESPN: Charles Rogers, WR, for the Detroit Lions has been suspended for 4 games by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

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I smell a bust.

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there goes all those trade theories down the tube.

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I smell pot.

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Tough early season for those darlings of the media, the Detroit Lions.

Well, they are deep at WR...too bad they're not very good anywhere else. (Though from what I saw, they were completely robbed on Sunday.)

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Whatever, the guys been hurt for the past two seasons. Why not get loaded?

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[QUOTE=Balmerskinsfan]Whatever, the guys been hurt for the past two seasons. Why not get loaded?[/QUOTE]

LOL

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He could very well end up getting dealt this offseason for a mid rounder. He's falling into the three and out mold that some WR have been in lately.

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his contract is terrible and he's basically missed 2 full seasons and now another 4 games, AND this is his 3rd drug offense. that's not the way to start a career...

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man WRs are a crapshoot aren't they?

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another Michigan WR product that is a BUST...

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Michigan State... Maybe he learned it from Jeff Smoker...

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[QUOTE=BleedBurgundy]Michigan State... Maybe he learned it from Jeff Smoker...[/QUOTE]

sorry about that...new it was somewhere cold and did not double check.

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I read one report that said that Rogers failed "more than one" test recently.

What that says to me is that they tested him and he was "positive" and then he figured they wouldn't test him again so soon and he tested "positive again" before the process was finished to hand out the suspension.

If that is even close to right, this guy is a world class MEATHEAD !!

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Regardless, I'd give up a 6th round pick for him and a minimum contract. We're thin at WR and if he's half of the player he looked to be in college he could be a starter. While these are bad attributes to have, people can change. Maybe he was trying the Randy Moss method!

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Daseal:

I agree that people can change. I also observe that often times they do not.

And if you are right - that he was trying the "Randy Moss method" - all the evidence isn't in yet, but it would look as if that means he ain't gonna change much at all.

Here's what I worry about in signing this kind of player even to a minimum contract. What's the next substance abuse violation penalty and when is it gonna hit? After a 4 game suspension, what is the next violation gonna cost? A season? If he's a starting WR and he is gone for a year, he won't be making any huge contributions to the team.

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I wouldn't trade for this guy in Madden let alone real life.

Thankfully we're past that era of bringing in everyone else's problems.

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You're right SC, it is risky, but for the right contract I think it's worth it. I'm willing to bet that somewhere around 20% of players in the NFL use illegal drugs. I haven't heard anything bad from him besides this, while one more would royally screw him up, there should be a way to build a contract that protects the skins, if nothing else have a look at him. From a talent standpoint he has more than anyone on our team (at the WR spot).

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if we're hearing about a drug charge, that means its the THIRD offense... THREE... as in not the first time, and not the second. Its not a one-off deal, he now has a documented problem.

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Does anyone officially know the offense? Weed, steroids, coke, etc? Is everyone speculating? Never really followed Rogers, but whatever I was into I would find a way to quit to possibly become a great NFL WR. He has great talent and potential, but so do many, many players. Question comes down to a Mike Sellers life decision. Wanna do the NFL or not? Easy. Could I quit my vices for a starting NFL job? I would hope so!!! We're not just talking fame, we're talking BIG MONEY!!!