And right after I finished posting that, PFT posted
this response from the NFL head office:
Quote:
NFL Issues A Statement On Drug Rumors
Posted by Aaron Wilson on April 3, 2009, 7:36 p.m.
Responding to the NFL Draft Bible report that claims several NFL draft prospects tested positive for marijuana or steroids at the NFL Scouting Combine, the NFL issued a statment emphasizing that none of the 32 teams or the league office have been informed of the drug test results yet.
Here is the unabridged statement from the league office:
“Neither the 32 clubs nor the league office know the results of drug or steroid tests taken at the 2009 Combine. The independent medical advisors who administer the tests have notified in writing those players and only those players who
tested positive at the Combine. Unfortunately, rumors about draft eligible players, including rumors about test results, begin to circulate every year at this time. Many of these rumors are circulated for self-serving reasons and they
are terribly unfair to the players and their families.”
NFL Draft Bible, a web site unaffiliated with the league, reported that USC linebackers Clay Matthews and Brian Cushing tested positive for steroids and that Boston College defensive tackle B.J. Raji, Illinois cornerback Vontae Davis, University of Florida wide receiver Percy Harvin and UTEP kicker Jose Martinez tested positive for marijuana.
Matthews’ agent and USC coach Pete Carroll have denied the report, as did the agent for Davis.
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