NFL announces some suspensions to start the season

The Patriots will be without strong safety Rodney Harrison for the first four games of the regular season. Harrison is being suspended for violating the NFL substance abuse policy. He admits to taking HGH to help recover from injuries, but claims he never took steroids.

Either way, he took a banned substance.

The other somewhat surprising suspension is that of Cowboys quarterbacks coach Wade Wilson, who will be suspended for five games and fined $100,000.

I have no problem suspending players for taking steroids and HGH, but going that hard after a coach doesn't seem right. Wilson claims that he took HGH to improve his quality of life. He has suffered from diabetes for more than 20 years. Personally, assuming he is telling the truth, I have nothing wrong with that.

But, technically Wilson did break the rules. The NFL states that the substance abuse policy extends to all employees of the league and of the teams. It just seems stupid for a coach to be punished more severely than a player. Especially if you take into consideration his claims that it improves his quality of life.