La’el Collins’ five-game suspension stemmed from an try to bribe an NFL drug take a look at collector, based on a Sunday report from ESPN.

Per the league’s Collective Bargaining Settlement, gamers cannot be suspended for optimistic marijuana checks; the problem for the Cowboys proper deal with, nevertheless, is not that he examined optimistic, however that he missed a number of checks, after which tried to bribe the individual despatched to gather a drug pattern.

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Based on ESPN, the NFL was ready to droop Collins 5 video games, although the NFL Gamers Affiliation was in a position to cut back his suspension to 2 contests. However Collins appealed the suspension outright, sending his case to an arbitrator authorised by each the league and NFLPA. They not solely rejected Collins’ attraction, but in addition restored Collins’ full five-game suspension as initially mandated by the NFL.

Collins is now interesting the arbitrator’s ruling, although ESPN reviews that the suspension doubtless will not be diminished.

To this point, Collins has solely performed within the Cowboys’ season-opening loss towards the Buccaneers. He missed Dallas’ Week 2 win towards the Chargers and can miss the group’s “Monday Evening Soccer” matchup towards the Eagles. Assuming his suspension — which was levied on Sept. 10 — is not diminished, he’ll be capable of return on Oct. 18, the day after the Cowboys play the Patriots.

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Per ESPN, Collins believes he had good cause to overlook his drug checks. One reportedly occurred in November, the day Markus Paul, the Cowboys’ energy and conditioning coach, died; one other occurred the day of his uncle’s funeral.

This is not the primary time Collins has missed vital time, although it’s the first time it has been a results of suspension. He missed 13 video games resulting from a toe damage in 2016 and missed everything of the 2020 season with hip surgical procedure.