The NFL has suspended starting cornerback Johnathan Joseph for Sunday's game at Kansas City, the Cincinnati Bengals said Tuesday.
Joseph is going forfeit his salary for both this game and the Jets game on Oct. 21, the club said. He was suspended for violating the league's substance abuse policy.
The second-year pro was arrested in northern Kentucky on Jan. 22 after a Boone County sheriff's deputy stopped a vehicle he was a passenger in and smelled marijuana, according to the police report. Joseph told the deputy he had marijuana in his Super Bowl backpack, where it was found, the report said.
He was placed in a diversionary program open to first-time offenders and the Bengals said Tuesday he complied with all league and law-enforcement obligations to resolve the case.
A 2006 first-round pick from South Carolina, Joseph can't take part in practices this week, but can attend meetings and work out on his own, the Bengals said. He can rejoin the team Monday.
A Bengals spokesman said the club had no further comment.
Joseph was the ninth Bengals player arrested on a variety of charges over a nine-month period.
Two other Bengals - linebacker Odell Thurman and receiver Chris Henry - are suspended by the league. Thurman sat out last season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, and his request for reinstatement this season was turned down by commissioner Roger Goodell.
Henry will miss the first eight games of the season for repeatedly violating the league's conduct policy.
Check it out Yo 1992 begins the new wave for the blunt rollers You know what I'm sayin'? The saga of the philly blunt continues The flava's the P Funk y'all get wit it Check it out...
(Verse 1)
Check out a new type of gimmick which is splendid Since you're down with other shit let's see if you're down with this It's about..strictly trying to roll a blunt When you get the hang of it, you'll catch more blunts than Archie Bunk First of all you get a fat bag of ism From uptown, any local store sells the shit friend Purchase a philly, not the city of Philly Silly punk, I'm talking 'bout the shit called the Philly blunt Lick the blunt and then the Philly blunt middle you split Don't have a razor blade, use ya fuckin fingertips Crack the bag and then you pour the whole bag in Spread the ism around until the ism reach each end Take your finger and your thumb from tip to tip Roll it in a motion then the top piece you lick Seal it, dry it wit ya lighter if ya gotta The results, mmmmmmmm....proper
(chorus) That's how you roll a blunt That's how you roll a blunt That's how you roll a blunt That's how you roll a blunt That's how you roll a blunt That's how you roll a blunt Let's all roll a blunt ..and get fucked up (yea) (repeats again)
(Verse 2)
The second paragraph might makes you laugh When a brotha rolls a blunt and his breath smells like gr-ass That's when you know you gotta take the blunt from him Cuz his breath has the dragon in the dungeon (yo, yo, yo, light the blunt. uh yo, here's the lighter..) I would if this shit would stop drippin' wit saliva And if you gonna lick it, don't drown it with ya spit, shit I dunno what dick or last puss you licked quick And how 'bout the non-blunt rollin' females That always fucks it up 'cuz they don't wanna break their Lee nails (hee hee hee hee hee, sorry Red for spilling it..) You better pickup every seed of it Because I paid 10 bills for the get ill.. And for spilling it you better get lost or get grilled Bo know everything from sports to other stuff But I bet you Bo dunno know to roll a blunt.
(chorus)
(hey nigga pass the gotdamn blunt. shit! what you holding it all day for? Sit yo big ass down...)
(bridge) Yo, yo, check this out I want all the real niggas out there and the females too If you got a fat blunt in ya mouth and you feeling high as hell I want y'all to repeat after me, check it out I'm fucked up (I'm fucked up..) I'm fucked up (I'm fucked up...) I'm high as hell (I'm high as hell..) I'm high as hell (I'm high as hell) Yea.
(Verse 3) Last but not least, Redman would like to say peace To all the blunt rollers from the Tri-State to the Middle East And gimme a blunt when I kick the bucket Devil or no devil when I am the wrong to be fucked with So everybody put they blunt up in the air Take a puff, blow the smoke out like ya just don't care So..(pump up the volume) ..so it's heard thru the next block I'm out, peace to Red Foxx, I'm off to the cess spot..
(outro)
(yea, DJ Twinz in the house) Yea, Redman's in the house Yo, peace to Pack Pistol Posse, the 4,5,6 Yo, I'm out, yo Reg Turn this shit off man (yo turn that shit off..)
SAFERchoice.org post billboard to lure Ricky Williams to come to Denver... pssstt..... yo Ricky...we got some weed bro.
So a group marijuana advocates , SAFERchoice.orgposted a billboard trying to get suspended running back Ricky Williams and the Denver Broncos in a group hug. They paid a reported $3000.000 for the billboard. Williams is still under contract with Miami. This same group got marijuana legalized in Denver (GO BRONCS!). This gives a whole new meaning to "Mile High" City.
So far, Williams has only played in NFL games since the start of the 2004 season BUT he rushed for 3,225 yards in 2002-03. His current suspension began in April 2006 after he violated the league's drug policy for the fourth time. He tested positive for marijuana this April, again delaying his return. Williams' agent says he applied for NFL reinstatement this week but Dolphin's rookie coach Cam Cameron (is that even a real name?) has gone the record saying he doesn't want him back.
So a question for you kids form our friends at SAFER:
"If [commissioner] Roger Goodell and every NFL player over 21 can go home after a game and have a drink, there is no reason why Ricky Williams should not be allowed to go home and use a less harmful drug."
