Rolando McClain Suspended for Drug Policy Violations: Latest Details, Comments

December 2, 2016   ·   Joe Pantorno   ·   Jump to comments

The Dallas Cowboys announced Friday that linebacker Rolando McClain has been suspended indefinitely without pay for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, per David Helman of the team's official website. 
McClain has not appeared on the field this season, as he was suspended for the first 10 weeks due to a previous substance abuse violation.   
He was going to be eligible to return from that initial suspension Nov. 21, per Brandon George of the Dallas Morning News, but he missed a drug test that landed him in even more hot water. 
Because he was in Stage 3 of the NFL's drug policy, per George, a missed drug test is considered a failed drug test. That means the league could suspend McClain for another calendar year, making him ineligible until December 2017.
This is the third time the 27-year-old has been suspended by the league since he was traded to the Cowboys in 2014. He was sidelined for the first four games of the 20...

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