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07-02-2010, 06:21 AM
NFL makes it official: LenDale White suspended 4 games
The National Football League confirmed Thursday that running back LenDale White, who was released five weeks ago by the Seahawks, has been suspended for the first four games of the upcoming season.
The Seahawks have never talked publicly about whether they knew of White's pending suspension prior to making a draft-day trade that brought him and defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson to Seattle in exchange for moving down 16 spots on two late-round draft picks.
But the low price of that trade lends one to believe the Seahawks were aware they were taking on a risk. White's release is believed to have had more to do with attitude concerns and questions of whether he was on board with the team's offseason program.
The question for White now is whether he gets another shot with any team after being traded for little in return by the Tennessee Titans and then released by Pete Carroll, his former college coach, without even getting to training camp.
White's violation of the league's substance-abuse policy means he'll be suspended without pay for the first games of the upcoming season, according to NFL.Com.
White has said he smoked marijuana during his time with the Titans, which led to his failed drug test.
The National Football League confirmed Thursday that running back LenDale White, who was released five weeks ago by the Seahawks, has been suspended for the first four games of the upcoming season.
The Seahawks have never talked publicly about whether they knew of White's pending suspension prior to making a draft-day trade that brought him and defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson to Seattle in exchange for moving down 16 spots on two late-round draft picks.
But the low price of that trade lends one to believe the Seahawks were aware they were taking on a risk. White's release is believed to have had more to do with attitude concerns and questions of whether he was on board with the team's offseason program.
The question for White now is whether he gets another shot with any team after being traded for little in return by the Tennessee Titans and then released by Pete Carroll, his former college coach, without even getting to training camp.
White's violation of the league's substance-abuse policy means he'll be suspended without pay for the first games of the upcoming season, according to NFL.Com.
White has said he smoked marijuana during his time with the Titans, which led to his failed drug test.