NFL has already made 8 million dollars from Suspensions in 2014
According to SpotTrac.com the NFL has already made over 8 million dollars in fines from the suspensions of NFL players for violating the NFL’s substance abuse/off the field violations. This is a crazy amount of money, especially when you consider the players will miss a total of 91 games as well. This is not including Orlando Scandrick who was suspended today.
| Herman, Eric | RT | NYG | Suspended 4 games | $98,823.00 | |
| Bradham, Nigel | OLB | BUF | Suspended 1 game | $40,356.00 | |
| Lewis-Harris, Chris | CB | CIN | Suspended 2 games | $58,235.00 | |
| Rice, Ray | RB | BAL | Suspended 2 games | $470,588.00 | |
| Rice, Ray | RB | BAL | Off-court/Off-field Violation | $58,823.00 | Preseason |
| Johnson, Lane | RT | PHI | Suspended 4 games | $934,224.00 | |
| Sanders, Ace | WR | JAC | Suspended 4 games | $116,470.00 | |
| Nealy, Spencer | DT | MIN | Suspended 4 games | $98,823.00 | |
| Jackson, Tanard | S | WAS | Suspended 0 game | $0.00 | |
| Jordan, Dion | DE | MIA | Suspended 4 games | $967,531.00 | |
| Brazill, LaVon | WR | IND | Suspended 16 games | $570,000.00 | |
| Watkins, Rokevious | G | KC | Suspended 4 games | $116,470.00 | |
| Hosley, Jayron | CB | NYG | Suspended 4 games | $134,117.00 | |
| Washington, Daryl | ILB | ARI | Suspended 16 games | $3,000,000.00 | |
| Hill, Will | S | NYG | Suspended 6 games | $201,176.00 | |
| Mathis, Robert | OLB | IND | Suspended 4 games | $705,882.00 | |
| Bailey, Stedman | WR | STL | Suspended 4 games | $120,551.00 | |
| Jones, Don | S | MIA | Suspended 0 game | $0.00 | |
| Alexander, Frank | DE | CAR | Suspended 4 games | $134,117.00 | |
| Moore, Brandon | DE | WAS | Suspended 4 games | $98,823.00 | |
| Knott, Jake | ILB | PHI | Suspended 4 games | $116,470.00 | |
| 91 games | $8,041,479.00 | ||||
That is alreadya couple hundred thousand dollars more than the 2013 NFL season according to Spottrac.com
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