New frontrunner for title of biggest dopehead in sports, Randy Gregory

[GagHalfrunt]

Slipped from top 10 draft pick to late 2nd round because of drug problems. Drafted by Cowboys because they saw potential value if he could get clean.

NFL Career so far

12 games played.

Served a 4 game suspension for testing positive.
Currently serving a 10 game suspension for testing positive again.
While suspended has tested positive a 3rd time which carries a year long suspension.

If you're keeping score at home that's 30 games suspended against 12 played in three seasons. Making quite a mark on the league, his bong is certain to be enshrined in Canton.

 

[Jeeebus]

I dunno... Jose Fernandez might have a few things to say about that... if his coked-up corpse could talk.

 

[SearchMaster]

And pot's not addictive...I just can't understand why these guys can't lay off the weed when there are MILLIONS of dollars on the line. I am all for the legalization of MJ but the fact is that right now, if you want to play in the NFL, you can't toke up. If I had that kind of cash on the line and my employer said I couldn't drink or eat steak, and had to drive a 1982 Chevette, that's what I'd do.

 

[Slew Foot]

Plays for the Cowboys, not surprised.

 

[lxskllr]

If I had that kind of cash on the line and my employer said I couldn't drink or eat steak, and had to drive a 1982 Chevette, that's what I'd do.

Not even like it's forever. It's a few years to make boat load of cash, then get out if you value weed that much. It's like an army enlistment, except you can retire forever after your four years are up.

 

[KMFJD]

he is not a smart man

 

[GagHalfrunt]

Not even like it's forever. It's a few years to make boat load of cash, then get out if you value weed that much. It's like an army enlistment, except you can retire forever after your four years are up.

Exactly! Especially for an NFL player, they have the shortest career window. Stay clean and sober for eight years and retire at 30 with tens of millions of dollars. Then you can spend every single day for the rest of your life getting as baked as you want. If you can't lay off pot for a short time to make millions that's a truly epic drug problem

BTW, for those who like math, before failing drug tests in college and the combine Gregory was projected to go about 5th in the draft. The #5 pick that year signed a 4 year contract worth a guaranteed $21 million with a $13 million signing bonus. By flunking two tests and slipping 55 spots Gregory got a signing bonus of about $1 million and little guaranteed contract money, most of which he's forfeited by being suspended without pay. So he's cost himself something like $20 million dollars over three years. That's one hell of an expensive habit.

 

[Dr. Detroit]

So he's cost himself something like $20 million dollars over three years. That's one hell of an expensive habit.

When keeping it real goes wrong..............