Because of a federal judge's decision, Dallas Cowboys tackle La'el Collins will have to sit out one more game.
Collins has one game left on his five-game suspension for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, a suspension that an arbitrator extended from two games to five because the league said he tried to bribe the guy who collects the urine samples.
As late as last week, Collins was seeking an injunction that would have allowed him to play in Sunday's game against New England.
At the federal court house in Sherman, a US District judge ruled yesterday that the arbitrator's decision in Collins' appeal was based on a "reasonable construction of the parties' agreements." In other words, Collins is out Sunday. He can return to the team just in time for the Cowboys' bye week.
The next time Collins steps on an NFL field will be October 31st at US Bank Stadium where the Cowboys play the Vikings in Minneapolis.
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