Updated: July 26, 2006, 10:25 PM ET
NFLPA suspends agent Poston indefinitely
By
John Clayton
ESPN.com
The NFL Players Association notified the NFL that agent Carl Poston has been suspended indefinitely.
The league office officially informed 32 teams in a memo that Poston can't be involved in negotiations for any player, nor can he be an adviser on any deals. The term of the suspension was "until further notice." It was unclear why the union termed the suspension "until further notice" when the original length was two years.
Poston filed suit in U.S. District Court in New York claiming his two-year suspension should be overturned. Congress was also inquiring about the NFLPA's agent certification process and how it related to Poston.
An eight-member NFLPA disciplinary board recommended a suspension when it claimed Poston had been negligent in negotiating a contract for former Commander
LaVar Arrington. The union claimed Poston signed the contract without ensuring it had a $6.5 million bonus clause that had been agreed upon.
Previous legal challenges of agent certification have been upheld at least two times in previous court cases. It is not known how the House of Representatives inquiry will affect the union's decision.
Poston recently signed cornerback
Ty Law to a five-year, $31 million contract with the
Kansas City Chiefs.
John Clayton is a senior writer for ESPN.com.
