Adam Schefter: There’s A ‘Bigger Concern’ to the Sheldon Richardson Suspension [AUDIO]

With Jets defensive lineman Sheldon Richardson violating the NFL’s substance abuse policy and missing the first four games of this season, how much should the team have doubts on trusting Richardson going forward?

“The bigger concern if you’re Sheldon Richardson or the New York Jets at this point is that another violation can cost you a year,” said Adam Schefter, to Armen and Levack on 104.5 The Team in Albany, New York. “[That’s] a loss of salary, loss for the team, the whole thing like that. That’s something that the whole team wants to avoid and you don’t want that to happen.”

Behind the scenes, Gang Green had been questioning the mindset of Richardson for quite some time.

“When you speak to people in that organization and go back to last year, they say that he had demonstrated some erratic behavior, he was late to some meetings. There were some people in that organization that were concerned with some of the signs that he was exhibiting and showing.”

Richardson is still under contract for another two years and Schefter says that despite the recent suspension, his current deal will not be affected. Now, what happens at the end of the 2016 season? That heavily depends on what Richardson does, on and off the field, between now and then.

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