Browns running back Quinshon Judkins has yet to sign a contract. He’s technically not employed by the Browns. As a result, many have asked a simple question: How can Judkins be subject to the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy? The short answer? He just is.

I don’t know exactly what happened between Quinshon Judkins and the woman who has filed charges against him. The Browns running back was charged with domestic battery. As cleveland.com’s Mary Kay Cabot reported,

The NFL has briefly weighed in on the arrest of Cleveland Browns rookie running back Quinshon Judkins on Sunday morning. Judkins, a second round NFL Draft pick out of Ohio State, was arrested on misdemeanor charges over the weekend.

At the city’s police department headquarters, on Saturday, the woman reported Quinshon Judkins, an NFL rookie running back, was to blame for the bruises on her face, arm, and leg, according to a Fort Lauderdale Police Department’s arrest report.

The Cleveland Browns's offseason was already filled with uncertainty heading into training camp and now that has only been multiplied with the arrest of Quinshon Judkins in Fort La