The Lions' off-field offseason has been a disaster, writes Bob Wojnowski, and if there's an easy remedy, they have no idea what it is.
Obviously, the team's message isn't getting through. It's also becoming an indictment of the Lions, who just chalked up another arrest and could face NFL financial penalties because of the repeated nonsense.
The latest infraction: Cornerback Aaron Berry was charged with DUI and other offenses in Pennsylvania, marking the sixth arrest involving four Lions players this offseason. Mikel Leshoure and Nick Fairley rang up two each and Johnny Culbreath kicked off the festivities in January when he was charged with marijuana possession.
The NFL suspended Leshoure two games and docked him four weeks' pay. In the collective bargaining agreement, the NFL, not the team, suspends players, and that was a strong act of discipline, right?
It apparently had no impact on Berry. It didn't stop him from allegedly driving while drunk and hitting parked cars before getting arrested early last Saturday morning. So what's the next move? Can the league really suspend a player longer because too many teammates screwed up first?
