Arbitrator to hear Rogers case
Detroit Lions02/16/2007 10:20 AM The Detroit Free Press reports an arbitration hearing has been scheduled for the Lions' grievance against former WR Charles Rogers. Arbitrator John Feerick of New York is scheduled to hear the case May 10. He would have to make a decision within three months, barring an extension of the deadline. The Lions are trying to recoup $10.184 million of Rogers' $14.4-million signing bonus. Rogers' contract included a clause that said if Rogers was suspended for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy, he would have to pay back his bonus prorated for the rest of the contract. Rogers served a four-game substance-abuse suspension in 2005. Read more