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12-02-2008, 10:13 PM
The NFL has suspended six players for four games apiece for using a banned substance.
The players are Saints defensive linemen Charles Grant (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) and Will Smith (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.), Saints running back Deuce McAllister (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.), Vikings defensive tackles Kevin Williams (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) and Pat Williams (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) and Texans long snapper Brian Pittman (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.).
The players all tested positive for the banned substance Bumetanide. They all appealed the suspensions, saying that Bumetanide is an ingredient in the over-the-counter supplement Star Caps, and that the NFL did not tell players that Star Caps is banned. But the NFL turned down their appeals.
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The players are Saints defensive linemen Charles Grant (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) and Will Smith (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.), Saints running back Deuce McAllister (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.), Vikings defensive tackles Kevin Williams (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) and Pat Williams (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.) and Texans long snapper Brian Pittman (To view links or images in this forum your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.).
The players all tested positive for the banned substance Bumetanide. They all appealed the suspensions, saying that Bumetanide is an ingredient in the over-the-counter supplement Star Caps, and that the NFL did not tell players that Star Caps is banned. But the NFL turned down their appeals.
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