The NFL has suspended Seahawks’ linebacker LeRoy Hill one game for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy. He’ll miss Seattle’s opener against the 49ers on September 12.

For all intents and purposes, Hill should consider himself fortunate. In January of last year, he was arrested in Atlanta for marijuana possession after the police found him passed out behind the wheel of his car at an intersection. In April of this year, he was arrested for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend and as of July 14, the trial remains ongoing.

It’s a possibility that Roger Goodell suspended him one game for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy and is now waiting for the legal process to work itself out before issuing another suspension. It would be shocking if Hill weren’t suspended for more games than one, seeing as how he has had multiple off-field infractions.

Of course, another suspension should be the least of Hill’s concerns. The Seahawks have kept him out of offseason practices in order to avoid an injury that would guarantee him his $6 million base salary. Now that he’s been suspended, his contract can be voided.

It’s becoming increasingly clear that Hill isn’t part of the Seahawks’ long-term plans, so maybe the team will try to trade him if they can find a suitor. But chances are they won’t, which means an outright release is a major possibility. Either way, he doesn’t seem long for Seattle.