26CornerBlitz Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 @MikeKlis Matt Russell suspended indefinitely w/out pay, Tom Heckert suspended 1 month w/out pay. Treatment provided as needed http://denverpost.com/broncos . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 @MikeKlis Matt Russell suspended indefinitely w/out pay, Tom Heckert suspended 1 month w/out pay. Treatment provided as needed http://denverpost.com/broncos . Remember the good old days when 'treatment' meant a night in the tank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Tough love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdand12 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Remember the good old days when 'treatment' meant a night in the tank? i miss those days of yore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 It will be interesting how long they are actually out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 It will be interesting how long they are actually out. I'm sure the NFLPA will be watching with the way players get punished or released these days before they even have their legal judgement day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsWatch Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Legal judgment day means little to teams; they can release a player for any reason not prohibited by federal, state or local laws or not allowed by contract with NFL Player Association Union. If they want rules to change they need to talk to union reps but it may cost them money in next contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malazan Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 (edited) Should be longer imo. I'm sure the NFLPA will be watching with the way players get punished or released these days before they even have their legal judgement day. Which they have every right to do and should do. Players need to be accountable to the team and league for their image. These execs should have been fired. They were too high up the food chain for that though so it should have been much longer. Edited July 16, 2013 by jeremy2020 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
San Jose Bills Fan Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 The interesting point of this story is that Russell was so wasted that he ran into a police car. I believe Russell blew a .24, about 3 times the legal limit and really it's amazing that he could function at all. Then after all the fallout from that debacle it was revealed that Heckert had also been arrested for DUI weeks earlier. I believe he blew a .17 (more than twice the legal limit) even though his breathalyzer test was taken 7 hours after he was arrested. Makes you wonder why the breathalyzer took so long and why the Heckert arrest was never announced. Then it was revealed that one of the Broncos players recently had a DUI arrest which went unreported at the time. So the Broncos are talking tough now but up until a week ago they were trying to sweep this stuff under the carpet until the Russell arrest blew everyone's cover. The Broncos are in crisis control because everyone now knows they were trying to appear tough when they were actually being permissive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 The interesting point of this story is that Russell was so wasted that he ran into a police car. I believe Russell blew a .24, about 3 times the legal limit and really it's amazing that he could function at all. There should really be a mandatory prison sentence for anyone blowing a .24. At that level you might as well be firing a gun randomly out the window of the car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillnutinHouston Posted July 16, 2013 Share Posted July 16, 2013 Should be longer imo. Which they have every right to do and should do. Players need to be accountable to the team and league for their image. These execs should have been fired. They were too high up the food chain for that though so it should have been much longer. Russell was suspended indefinitely so by definition it's too early to know that that penalty was too light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted July 25, 2013 Author Share Posted July 25, 2013 @MikeKlis John Elway won't go outside to replace Matt Russell/Tom Heckert during their suspensions. He will stay in-house: http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_23731405/john-elway-comments-broncos-tumultuous-offseason-at-training … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted July 25, 2013 Share Posted July 25, 2013 Russell was suspended indefinitely so by definition it's too early to know that that penalty was too light. indefinitely isnt near long enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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