The NFL announced this week that it has suspended Green Bay Packers’ Johnny Jolly without payment for the entire 2010 season and possible more. The suspension was issued because Jolly violated the National Football League substance abuse policy. The player can apply for reinstatement after the Super Bowl in February.

“Johnny is a good player that loves everything about the game of football,” Packers general manager Ted Thompson commented in a statement. “We appreciate the contributions he has made to the Packers the past four seasons. His focus and priorities now lie elsewhere -- our thoughts are with him during this difficult personal time.” Jolly was drafted by the Packers in 2006.

“There's a lot going on, and he needs to focus and make sure he has everything in line,” Packers coach McCarthy commented last month. “These decisions that are going to be made legally will affect every aspect of his life, most importantly his personal life and then his professional life.” The coach had previously excused the football player from the minicamp during the offseason giving him the chance to deal with his personal problems.

Two years ago Jolly was arrested by the Police outside a nightclub due to excessive noise coming out of his car due to amplified bass music. After that, police arrested him for possession of controlled substances, which were confirmed to be codeine. Now, Johnny Jolly has to wait for the court verdict and the possibility to be reinstated in the NFL.