Thursday’s quartet of suspensions included three guys who were suspended for four games each, and one player who was suspended for only one game.
Packers defensive end Datone Jones received a one-game suspension under the substance-abuse policy. But no one will talk about the specific violation that triggered the one-game suspension.
The formula for discipline under the substance-abuse policy doesn’t include a one-game suspension. It’s possible Jones initially faced a longer suspension than one game, and that the suspension was reduced to one game via negotiations between the NFL and NFL Players Association.
It’s also possible that the one-game suspension was imposed upon Jones for a violation of the law relating to substances other than alcohol.