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Eight days ago, ESPN’s Mark Schwarz reported that arrest warrants in the LeSean McCoy incident were “imminent.”

Define “imminent.”

The case has been delayed since then, with prosecutors still investigating the case and uncertainty as to how long it will take. So why is it taking so long?

The profile of the defendant has a lot to do with it. McCoy has the money to compile a Dream Team of the same quality that a former Bills running back once had. Which means that McCoy’s lawyers will be sufficiently skilled to poke holes and search for technicalities and find a glove that doesn’t fit.

Reasonable doubt is the key to an acquittal. The better the lawyer, the better the chance of persuading a jury to let a guy walk.

Which requires extra care from the prosecutors. Which in turn necessitates extra time.