According to Mike Demovsky, Packers DT Mike Pennel has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2016 regular season for violating the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse. Pennel is eligible to participate in all offseason and preseason practices and games.
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gaddammit. that is all right now.
I hear ya TDOG. D*mn.
Seems we do this once a year. Not stellar news for a back up player trying to get a starting role. Idot.
The good news is he will not miss any preseason games......
I see the cowgirl's Randy Gregory jumped into the same boat....
megatron should play with da Packers for a year or two.
Well this f**king sucks. Now it's Guion and Daniels for the first 4 games and the "heir apparent" NT for this team is now 1 failed test from a career change. Does this affect Raji? Or does NT become a higher priority in the draft? Either way you put it, really sucks to see a young player f**k up like this.
Hopefully it's just a mistake on his part and the PED's weren't the reason for his solid play last year.
Length of suspension means Pennel failed numerous drug tests. D-line lacked depth even before this news.
I'm concerned
He should be crisp for week 5.
I figured DL would be top priority in this draft anyway, but this just seals it. Hopefully he learns from this because the penalties get harsher from here. I hate that for the second year in a row we have a DL missing the first 4.
Well Ted. There is this thing called Free Agency.
RatPack posted:He should be crisp for week 5.
crisp as in baked?
Raji thanks him.
Did he share with him?
what a dumbass. had problems in college too, correct?
draft media keeps focusing on TE/WR and LB for GB. D-line is sort of quietly their biggest need.
Per this forum, ILB is where it is at. **** the DL, Make the OL play both sides.
packmon posted:what a dumbass. had problems in college too, correct?
draft media keeps focusing on TE/WR and LB for GB. D-line is sort of quietly their biggest need.
Yep, he's a dumbass.
Mike Tyson was busted for drugs? Whoaaaaa.
Nevermind.
I thought this was a Goalline thread
As far as I know, he has been a good citizen in Green Bay, doesn't give the coaches any gruff, and hasn't half-assed in practices/games. I'm willing to give him a break on this one if he gets his chit together.
But he's on double-secret probation.
If that Twitter post is an indication of the education he has received, it's no wonder the idot got busted.
Based on his apparent immaturity in college and stupidity in life, this 4 game suspension could actually be a positive for him. If he does not learn from this, and Green Bay is a great organization to help him here, then he isn't long for the NFL regardless of talent.
Good this came out now before free agency and the draft...
Tdog posted:I see the cowgirl's Randy Gregory jumped into the same boat....
Shocking. I bet no one saw this coming. Two failed tests in Nebraska? That means he probably failed 10. At Nebraska the first 8 positives are discounted. Then a failed test at the combine?
Randy Gregory's NFL career. 3 failed tests, 1 suspension, 0 sacks.
I hear Raji and the Packers are talking. Could it be because of Pennel?
I think they probably were planning to talk to Raji anyway, probably waiting until the combine to do so. I'm sure the Pennell issue gives Raji some leverage on GB, but this is a good draft for DL talent so I doubt GB is going to be desperate to resign him.
There is both room and money available for Raji....if they can agree on contract length.
Raji is old enough he likely wants the security of a 3-4 year deal, but is he willing to continue playing for $2M-$3M/year?
Buh-bye
Packers DT Mike Pennel Facing Another Suspension For Substance Abuse Violation https://t.co/FIwoFvHJ0c #Packers #NFL
â NFLTradeRumors.co (@nfltrade_rumors) November 29, 2016
IDOT. Really a shame some players just can't stay off their shi*. Johnny Jolly 2.0
You are f**king kidding me. Defense actually played well those first four games without him, time to do it again.
Millions of dollars and set for life
vs.
A bongload
Priorities Mike, priorities. Rot in anonymity there son, you earned it.
Even more clear why he was undrafted.
Thousand dollar talent, 10 cent, no make that 5 cent head.
Grave Digger posted:Even more clear why he was undrafted.
Didn't he get kicked off 2 teams in college?
If you're going to judge people kicked out of college, you're going to alienate half of this board.
Henry posted:Grave Digger posted:Even more clear why he was undrafted.
Didn't he get kicked off 2 teams in college?
So was Randy Moss.
Will he be missed? Can't say as I heard his name much or noticed him on the field this fall. Just one of big, fat, interchangeable non impact players around the league.
TT can replace him.
