It’s unclear whether tight end Orson Charles will make the opening-day roster with the Saints. If he does, he won’t be playing in Week One.
Via the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the NFL has suspended Charles one game for violating the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy.
The suspension arises from a March 2014 incident, in which Charles pointed a gun (three times, allegedly) at another driver who had made an obscene gesture. Charles was under contract with the Bengals at the time; they cut him in August, and Charles then joined the New Orleans practice squad.
He received probation after pleading guilty in February to wanton endangerment.
Because the incident happened before the NFL revised the Personal Conduct Policy, the punishment possibly was less than it would have been if the incident had occurred after the policy changed.
