In the NFL, if you’re going to screw up, you better have value.
Bruce Irvin apparently does, but Josh Portis apparently does not.
According to Eric Williams of the Tacoma News-Tribune, the Seahawks have waived Portis, shortly after his DUI arrest came to light.
Cutting a third-string quarterback should have zero tangible impact on the Seahawks’ chances this year, or any year.
That makes him a convenient example to make, to give other players the appearance of taking such things seriously — for a team which leads the league in PED suspensions since 2010, and still employs all but one of the suspended.