Jets Suspended Ellis For Opener

"New York Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis has been suspended without pay for the team's regular-season opener and fined $100,000 by the NFL for violating the league's substance abuse policy. The 31-year-old Ellis was arrested in November and charged with possession of marijuana, speeding and driving without insurance after being pulled over by police in Hanover, N.J., a few miles from the team's training facility in Florham Park (ESPN)."

This means that the jets will have to play without 2 of their starters on defense. Calvin Pace is suspended for the first 4 games for steroids, and now this moron is gone for driving stoned. It could be a really tough year for the Jets, as they get rookie QB Sanchez comfortable in the NFL, and players dropping like flies for stupidity....

Why Not?

Why not watch the Jets Shaun Ellis take a snowball fight to a new level.

Shaun Ellis Arrested

"New York Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, speeding and driving without insurance after being pulled over by police last weekend (ESPN)."

The NFL is like watching an episode of cops. What the hell is wrong with all these guys? Every week it seems like someone is getting arrested. This time it's Shaun Ellis who thought it would be a good idea to be carrying pot (a banned substance in the NFL) in his car, while speeding, without insurance...nice. There are a couple things I just don't understand here:

1. You are an NFL player, can't you get someone else to hold your weed?
2. You make millions of dollars and you don't have insurance?
3. Why is he smoking weed during the season?
4. If you don't have insurance, and you have weed in the car, why are you speeding?

Anyways, this could really hurt the Jets. The Jets defense has been up and down all season, and losing a player like Ellis can only hurt them. I just wonder how long he will be suspended, since the NFL is all over the place with these types of things. I would drug test him, if he fails there is 3-4 games, plus the conduct policy which should tack on 1 or 2 more games. Most likely he will just get a game or 2 and a fine.

-BMack