Tyrann Mathieu recently announced that he will be entering the NFL Draft. Mathieu was a finalist for the Heisman trophy last season, and had a great season, leading his LSU Tigers to the BCS National Championship game. But, most people recall Mathieu's actions at the beginning of this season when they hear his name. Before the start of the 2012 season, Mathieu was suspended for the season by the LSU football team for a substance abuse issue. Mathieu thought about transferring to a lower division school so that he did not have to sit this year out, but he decided to stay at LSU, but instead just be a student. Mathieu's name stayed out of the press for a while and many assumed that he was doing better and that he would be back on the field for LSU or quite possibly an NFL team next year. About a month ago Matieu's name was again being mentioned by the media. Mathieu was arrested last month for possession of marijuana.
There are two questions that must be answered, 1) will an NFL give Mathieu a shot to play for them based on his previous record, and 2) should the NFL suspend Mathieu if he is signed by a team for his inappropriate conduct off the field. I personally think that an NFL team will give Mathieu a chance to play for them because he has an incredible amount of raw talent and ability, but I think Mathieu will not last long in the NFL and will fall into trouble with the law again, or fail an NFL drug test. He will be much like a Ricky Williams, someone who could be a great player, but has it ruined by his "addiction" to marijuana. Getting to the second question, I think the NFL should suspend Mathieu for three or four games at the start of the his first season for being arrested. LSU did not suspend him for being arrested just for failing a drug test, I feel that he must also face the consequences for getting arrested.
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