Report: Medical problem for Patriots' Jones caused by synthetic marijuana

[YosemiteSam]

New England Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones was hospitalized on Sunday, but has been with the team every day this week, taking part in meetings and practices as the Patriots prepare to host the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday in the playoffs.

However, the details of why Jones showed up at the Foxboro (Mass.) Police station on Sunday morning requiring medical attention were sketchy.

But on Wednesday afternoon, the Boston Globe's Chris Gasper reported that Jones had a bad reaction to synthetic marijuana.

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[StarBoyz83]

Mofo was taking dabs like it don't matter.

 

[cowboyblue22]

it don't matter what he was doing it will be all covered over until after the playoffs.

 

[Teren_Kanan]

Some of that Synth MJ stuff is super awful, effect wise. Not a fan of the stuff.

I could totally see this being a bad reaction to something like that (Probably out of a vape device, like E-cig).

But it is legal and doubtful any of the substances are on the banned list, so no real story I guess.

 

[LocimusPrime]

Stick with nature. These bath salts and synthetic mj are dangerous.

 

[AzCowboysFan]

Tried it once, had a bad reaction too. Nasty stuff!

 

[JoeyBoy718]

He'll get a 2-game suspension starting next season.

 

[Rogah]

He'll get a 2-game suspension starting next season.

You're probably right. Even though the CBA says a first offense is not enough to suspend a player, the Jets employees that run the NFL Front Office don't give a crap about the CBA when it comes to dishing out punishments to Patriots players.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

You're probably right. Even though the CBA says a first offense is not enough to suspend a player, the Jets employees that run the NFL Front Office don't give a crap about the CBA when it comes to dishing out punishments to Patriots players.

Ok.

 

[YosemiteSam]

Tried it once, had a bad reaction too. Nasty stuff!

What are you saying? You're "organic" now?

 

[CowboyStar88]

You're probably right. Even though the CBA says a first offense is not enough to suspend a player, the Jets employees that run the NFL Front Office don't give a crap about the CBA when it comes to dishing out punishments to Patriots players.

Jets employees? Huh I think you mean the Giants. Mara is tight with Godawful and part of or head of the competition committee I believe.

 

[Rogah]

Jets employees? Huh I think you mean the Giants. Mara is tight with Godawful and part of or head of the competition committee I believe.

Goodell started his career with the Jets, but I was mostly thinking of the VP of Game Operations, Mike Kensil (among several others). Kensil and his father worked for the Jets for 3 decades. This is the guy who started the whole deflategate nonsense when he blatantly lied to the media saying 11 of 12 balls were 2 PSI under, which was a total fabrication that nobody in the league office bothered to actually correct.

I can only imagine the outrage in this forum if a guy in the league office who had such strong ties to the NY Giants leaked such a blatantly false statement to the media about the Cowboys (and then the league office let that lie stay out there for months). That is literally what happened to New England.

 

[AzCowboysFan]

What are you saying? You're "organic" now?

Umm, mostly

 

[CowboyStar88]

Goodell started his career with the Jets, but I was mostly thinking of the VP of Game Operations, Mike Kensil (among several others). Kensil and his father worked for the Jets for 3 decades. This is the guy who started the whole deflategate nonsense when he blatantly lied to the media saying 11 of 12 balls were 2 PSI under, which was a total fabrication that nobody in the league office bothered to actually correct.

I can only imagine the outrage in this forum if a guy in the league office who had such strong ties to the NY Giants leaked such a blatantly false statement to the media about the Cowboys (and then the league office let that lie stay out there for months). That is literally what happened to New England.

You realize this team was penalized cap space because Mara stated "Dallas violated the spirit of the salary cap". So yes we are well aware of the Giants connections

 

[Rogah]

You realize this team was penalized cap space because Mara stated "Dallas violated the spirit of the salary cap". So yes we are well aware of the Giants connections

Of course I realize that, but Mara does not work in the league office so he is not exactly supposed to be fair and impartial. Your example of Dallas losing $10 million in cap space over 2 years pales in comparison next to the situation I gave where the Patriots lost a 1st round pick, a 4th round pick and had their superstar QB suspended 4 games* because of a league office employee (who is supposed to be fair and impartial) blatantly lying to the media in an attempt to take down a former-rival team, and then the same League office doing absolutely nothing to correct the lie.

*Overturned in federal court, League appeal pending

 

[Plankton]

You're probably right. Even though the CBA says a first offense is not enough to suspend a player, the Jets employees that run the NFL Front Office don't give a crap about the CBA when it comes to dishing out punishments to Patriots players.

Here's the thing - no one knows whether he's even in the program or not. Supposedly, that is confidential. As it stands currently, you have to fail three tests to get a fine (4 game checks), and fail a fourth to actually get suspended.

Being that he hasn't been fined as of yet, and those tend to get publicized, he could have failed two tests at this point for all we know.

But, go back to thinking that the Patriots are persecuted worse than other teams.

 

[BAT]

New England Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones was hospitalized on Sunday, but has been with the team every day this week, taking part in meetings and practices as the Patriots prepare to host the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday in the playoffs.

However, the details of why Jones showed up at the Foxboro (Mass.) Police station on Sunday morning requiring medical attention were sketchy.

But on Wednesday afternoon, the Boston Globe's Chris Gasper reported that Jones had a bad reaction to synthetic marijuana.

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If this is the official medical report, why is this guy not suspended already???

 

[Yakuza Rich]

You're probably right. Even though the CBA says a first offense is not enough to suspend a player, the Jets employees that run the NFL Front Office don't give a crap about the CBA when it comes to dishing out punishments to Patriots players.

No.

Brady's offense was not a drug issue, so the league could choose to suspend him for 4-games. He was suspended for lying to investigators.

Jones' issue would fall under the drug policy, so unless he has a positive test we don't know about...he's not going to be suspended for 2-games. And even if he does get suspended, the NFLPA would appeal it on his behalf and it would be lifted.






YR

 

[Rogah]

Here's the thing - no one knows whether he's even in the program or not. Supposedly, that is confidential. As it stands currently, you have to fail three tests to get a fine (4 game checks), and fail a fourth to actually get suspended.

You're absolutely right, but the fact that he wasn't suspended logically leads one to conclude he wasn't in the advanced discipline part of the program.

But, go back to thinking that the Patriots are persecuted worse than other teams.

Any remotely intelligent person analyzing the evidence impartially would reach that conclusion.

 

[Rogah]

No.

Brady's offense was not a drug issue, so the league could choose to suspend him for 4-games.

The United States Government disagrees.

He was suspended for lying to investigators.

You just can't help but show how factually incorrect you are about such a wide variety of topics, can you?