Suspended Dallas offensive lineman La’el Collins sued the NFL and commissioner Roger Goodell earlier this week, as he seeks an injunction to stop the remaining two games of a five-game ban over substance-abuse violations. The suit claims the NFL suspended Collins for missed tests when the labor agreement reached in 2020 no longer allowed suspensions for those or for positive marijuana tests.
The lawsuit further claims the NFL wrongfully determined that Collins had failed to cooperate with them, which is a distinction that allows for suspensions.
“This suit is meritless as already determined by two jointly appointed NFL-NFLPA impartial arbitrators who have reviewed this,” NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said. “We will seek to have this case dismissed as soon as possible.”
Collins’ suspension was announced the day after Dallas’ 31-29 loss to defending Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay in the opener.
Now the suit has his quarterback involved.
Cowboys QB Dak Prescott was asked about the NFL drug tester, Roy, and how there was banter surrounding him in the locker room. That’s when Dak stated he gave him the nickname of ‘dick watcher’ and regularly asks him how many penises has he watched.
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He also spoke on the alleged bribe between Collins and the drug tester.
The remaining two games of the suspension are Sunday at home against the New York Giants and Oct. 17 at New England.
In November 2020, the league was prepared to suspend Collins five games over missed drug tests, but the union negotiated a reduction to two games, but an appeal led to an arbitrator reinstating the five-game ban.
The 28-year-old signed with the Cowboys as undrafted free agent in 2015. He is now on his third contract with the most recent a $50 million, five-year extension signed in 2019.
