Green Bay Packers: The Arrest of Johnny Jolly and Moving Up in the NFL Draft

March 28, 2011   ·   Zach Kruse   ·   Jump to comments

Jolly Follows the Purple Brick Road out of Green Bay
If the Green Bay Packers had any serious plans for Johnny Jolly in 2011, they might as well throw them in the nearest garbage. 
With Jolly's arrest on Friday, the chances of his reinstatement to the NFL for next season went from probable to nearly inconceivable.
In fact, Jolly has a considerably better chance of seeing the inside of jail cell than he does a football field over the next calendar year.
A second arrest for the crime (possessing codeine) you were already suspended for will do that, but this isn't to bash Jolly—we all know how badly he's screwed up over the past 18 or so months. 
This column is solely about the Packers. So what does Jolly's arrest mean for Green Bay moving forward?
Obviously, the initial consequence is that the Packers will once again be without Jolly's services for next season. 
While the Packers won the Super Bowl without him, Jolly dominated at ti...

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