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@Seahawks are cooperating with league, contending Sherman not missing a snap should be strongly considered on their behalf
I don't think they will lose draft picks. To be clear the reason I think he stated a 2nd could be lost is because this would be the 4th infraction the Seahawks have been penalized for (3 times for OTA's) Although I view this as unrelated, but should still have some weighting. I would love to see them lose a draft pick, but I believe it will be a fine. Paragraph two in reference to the tweet above should explain why that shouldn't matter.
http://operations.nfl.com/media/2235/06-07-16-2016-injury-report-policy.pdf
http://operations.nfl.com/media/2235/06-07-16-2016-injury-report-policy.pdf
Some key notes from the rules itself:
1. If a question arises as to why a player did not participate in a game, or why a player’s in-game injury was not reported in a timely manner, the club may be asked to submit a written explanation within 48 hours.
If an investigation is opened, the club may be required to submit to the league office player medical records including, but not limited to, physician’s treatment records, athletic trainer’s notes and relevant diagnostic reports. Additionally, video footage of the practices in question may be requested to verify the player’s level of participation
2.
The Practice Report is expected to provide clubs and the public an accurate description of a player’s injury status and his level of participation during the practice week.
All players who have significant or noteworthy injuries must be listed on the Practice Report, even if the player takes all the reps in practice, and even if the team is certain that he will play in the upcoming game. This is especially true of key players and those players whose injuries have been covered extensively by the media.
Significant or noteworthy injuries include, but are not limited to, injuries that cause the player to miss a game or prevent the player from finishing a game. If a player has multiple significant or noteworthy injuries, all such injuries must be reported.
A player who (A) misses a game due to injury, or (B) does not finish a game due to injury, or
(C) suffers a significant or noteworthy injury without missing or failing to finish a game must be included on the Practice Report each day of the following week (i.e. for a Sunday game, he must be listed on the Practice Report on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday). If a team has a bye the following week, the player must be listed on the Practice Report in the week preceding the team’s next game.
"You don't know that he dealt with a significant knee the whole second half of the season and it was stressful for him to try to get out there,"
Pete calls it significant, and states it was for half the season. Therefore rules were broken. I would love for them to be docked a pick, but if I was non-biased a fine would seem fair.
