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Report: NFL Drug Testing Is Screwed Up And Screwed Josh Gordon
75,0766 Barry Petchesky Today 2:59pm Mike Florio at Pro Football Talk has some very interesting details about Josh Gordon's failed marijuana test that has him facing a full-season suspension. And if it's true, the NFL's drug testing procedure is more messed up than we could have imagined—and Josh Gordon doesn't deserve a suspension. Gordon's appeal of his 16-game suspension, which is scheduled to be heard on Friday, will reportedly hinge on inconsistencies in measurement of his urine sample, which was split into two containers. Florio:
To emphasize, Gordon's "A" and "B" bottles came from the same urine sample. The "B" was only tested to confirm that the "A" wasn't tainted or wildly out of bounds—it doesn't matter that the "B" wouldn't have been a violation had it arbitrarily been labeled the "A" bottle, or that there was a sizable discrepancy between the two tested bottles. It's tough shit for Josh Gordon, despite the fact that his urine averaged out to be below allowable limits. But, this is how the NFL's Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse (the renegotiation of which has more or less been going on for three years) dictates testing should go. It's the same document that mandated Gordon, a repeat offender, be tested every few days. Per a source with knowledge of the situation, Gordon landed in Stage III of the program last year as part of a negotiated two-game suspension for the use of cough syrup that contained codeine. Once in Stage III, a player never leaves. And he must pass up to 10 drug tests per month. The NFL's marijuana policy is a retrograde embarrassment. It's not technically on appeal here, in what sounds like a pretty strong case for Josh Gordon, but maybe it should be. Update: Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, Gordon's appeal will also maintain that his drug test was so marginally positive that it could have been the result of second-hand smoke. Update No. 2: Bomani Jones has a different way to look at how screwed up the NFL's policy on marijuana is:
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07-29-2014, 09:09 PM | #122 |
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they shouldn't even ****ing test for pot
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07-29-2014, 10:08 PM | #123 |
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If the suspension isn't repealed after the Rice fiasco, the NFL is going to face so much scrutiny. But they will still make billions, so they probably don't care.
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07-29-2014, 10:15 PM | #124 |
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How does the Rice suspension, which dealt with conduct detrimental to the league, have any bearing on Gordon's suspension? You seem to have your panties all bunched up over the Rice suspension.
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I don't see the point.
It's not like pot is going to enhance your performance...
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Sends the message that in terms of penalties that Marijuana Use > Domestic Violence. Shouldn't have to even justify anyone making that argument that Rice got off easy for something infinitely more heinous.
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Nobody was arguing that domestic violence is less heinous than marijuana use. To my knowledge a player can't be suspended for their first positive drug test. It sounds like Gordon is getting a bum deal, but this isn't the first time he's been in trouble. Rice did something stupid and he admits that, but we also don't know what led to the incident in the elevator. Rice's incident should have no bearing on how Gordon's suspension is viewed.
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I am giving more and more hope to the idea that josh gordon could get off light here.
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Gordon isn't really getting a season ban for weed, he's getting it for a long history of being a **** up
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Exactly, dude has shown he does not have the maturity to learn from his mistakes. The weed thing was just the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back.
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