Report: Chandler Jones overdosed on pills

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[h=1]Report: Chandler Jones overdosed on pills[/h]Posted by Mike Florio on January 12, 2016, 8:28 PM EST

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The reason for a weekend trip to the hospital by Patriots defensive lineman Chandler Jonesinitially wasn’t know. According to Chris Curtis, producer of WEEI’s Dennis & Callahan Show, it now is.
Curtis reports, citing unnamed police sources, that Jones overdosed on pills on Saturday night. An ambulance transported Jones to Norwood Hospital.
The pills taken by Jones aren’t known. In theory, he could be subject to NFL action if the substance has been banned by the NFL. The medical records generated by the trip to the hospital undoubtedly contained information regarding what Jones ingested.
Automatic suspension would arise only if the compound is a PED. For street drugs, an initial violation would result at worst in placement in the league’s substance-abuse program, along with enhanced testing. Multiple violations typically are required before a suspension occurs.
UPDATE 8:37 p.m. ET: The report from WEEI initially claimed that the overdose happened at teammate Rob Gronkowski’s house. That tweet has been deleted, replaced by a new one that reiterates the overdose report, but that does not say where it occurred.

 

[seldomseen]

Boston Globe saying it was synthetic marijuana. What the hell would an nfl player be doing with fake weed?

 

[Stylez]

Wonder if it was cesamet . I tried and hated it

 

[Betallsports]

this teams is falling apart... one thing after another. greez

 

[PatsFan1283]

Pats deal Jones to AZ for a late 2nd

Maybe they just think he is a headcase but pretty lame deal. Brady has a few elite years left, should be trying to win now rather than go 9-7 instead of 7-9 in 2020.

 

[PatsFanatic]

This trade won't effect them winning another 12 games next year.

 

[PatsFan1283]

This trade won't effect them winning another 12 games next year.

Is that a defense of the deal? They're good, they're going to be good anyway.

 

[PatsFan1283]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/14981557/proactive-patriots-trade-chandler-jones-future-mind-nfl

Pretty good writeup on the deal
I get that he was probably gone after a year but you get a 3rd rd pick as compensation when he leaves. They got a late 2nd from Arizona and an unproven Guard. Not a much bigger haul. I'd rate a year of having Jones as better than the difference of that.

It is just thinking too long-term, Brady has a few years left and that is when your real title equity is. You should want to put the best team you can on the field the next few years.

Just thinking too long-term IMO. Maybe they just think he is nuts like his brother.

 

[PatsFanatic]

The pick isn't great, I agree. But you know as well as anybody this is what the Patriots do.
They got a former 1st rounder at a position they need to improve on, plus a 2nd round pick.

Sounds fair to me.....and Yes, I think he has a little bit of his brother in him which isn't a bad thing in the NFL.