”My understanding is initially, the NFL would have liked to suspend Rashee Rice for eight games,” he said. “That doesn’t mean a whole lot to me, because it’s sort of like in a negotiation: somebody could ask for a million dollars a year — and the price is going to come in at $500,000 — so it doesn’t necessarily mean a lot where you start out. But I think the league was of the mind right away that it would be eight games.
“I think if we look at the collective bargaining agreement, the baseline suspension for a personal conduct policy violation is six games. And I’m sure Rashee Rice would probably like it to be three or four games. So if we have the league at eight, and the player — let’s just say — [is] willing to take four and the baseline [is] six, where do you think it’s going to come out? Especially when the PA is sifting through its issues and the league wants to exercise its power?”