Report: Le'Veon Bell Skipped Drug Test, Facing Suspension

[Captain Lemming]

Actually that is not correct. When he was suspended for pleading guilty to DUI (of marijuana) that violation fell under the NFL/NFLPA previous drug policy, but her was penalized under the new policy which resulted in a 3 game suspension for a first DUI offense. He appealed it down to a 2 game suspension, but it only counted on the new policy as his entry into the drug intervention program because the date put it under the previous policy (he really should not have been suspended at all based on when it happened; the previous policy carried no suspension for a first offense).

Now, a player actually has to fail or miss SIX tests to be subject to a year's suspension.

The DUI triggered his entry into the program, but under current policy would carry no other penalty.

Fines at the 2nd and 3rd missed / failed tests.
Four game suspension at the 4th missed / failed test.
Ten game suspension at the 5th missed / failed test.
Full season suspension at the 6th missed / failed test.

His DUI counted as his first failed test. He would need to have missed FIVE tests since his DUI to get a full season suspension.

Explains why "Blount" still is around.