As expected, the one-game suspension imposed on Packers defensive lineman Datone Jones came from a violation of the law relating to a banned recreational substance.
According to Jason Wilde of ESPNWisconsin.com, Jones was cited for marijuana possession in Green Bay on January 19, one day after the Packers lost the NFC title game in Seattle.
The following month, Jones paid an $880 fine to dismiss the charge. It now gets a lot more expensive, due to the suspension.
He’ll lose $65,088 in base salary for the one-game suspension (1/17th of his 2015 salary of $1.