On Wednesday, the Ginger Hammer handed out a 10-game suspension to Dallas Cowboys defensive end Greg Hardy.
Although he was convicted of nothing, it is widely assumed that Hardy was guilty of domestic abuse. And the NFL will not tolerate domestic abuse, at least since they got caught going light on Ray Rice for punching his fiancee.
Now, that’s a hefty suspension and Hardy will not be paid while he’s sitting in the corner, thinking about what he did. But this is not about the Dallas Cowboys and Greg Hardy. No one who’s worth any salt gives two shits about either of those entities.
This is about the Green Bay Packers and defensive tackle Letroy Guion.
As you know, Guion was busted with a pretty large bag of weed and a gun early this offseason. He was charged as a felon, but reached a deal where he would do no time and the charges were dismissed. These things — and by these things, I mean the courts of the United States — don’t mean anything to the NFL though.
Because the NFL is bigger than the courts, you see. They dole out their own justice. Vigilante justice. Ginger Hammer justice.
So you can bet your ass Letroy Guion is getting a suspension of some kind. He’ll probably be getting a call any day now. The only question is, how many games will he miss?
The problem with determining that is, these things are totally arbitrary. It depends what kind of mood the Ginger Hammer happens to be in on that particular day. The NFL will surely suspend Guion under the guise of “violation of the NFL’s personal conduct policy.”
Over the years, those suspensions have varied from one game (numerous guys) to indefinite (Adrian Peterson).
Looking over the list of guys who have been suspended, our best guess for Guion is two games. Greater suspensions are reserved for guys who beat women or their kids, gamble, kill other people, shoot themselves, are involved in dog fighting, repeatedly get caught using drugs (performance-enhancing or otherwise), take part in bounty programs or are named Ben Roethlisberger.