On Monday, the NFL handed down a four-week suspension to Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay Jr.
These sorts of suspensions rarely come as a surprise to either the team or player. Generally, the NFL will give both parties a heads-up that something like this could be coming. During his Wednesday press conference, head coach Andy Reid confirmed that in this case, that’s what had happened.
“We had an idea that something was going to happen,” said Reid. “So we tried to prepare for it the best we can — just in case it did.