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DaytonBuck
I've always liked them
Sporting News proclaimed him the best defender in the NFL a couple issuses back. He's been on a lot of peoples major prop list. I gotta think this is gonna kill the Chargers LB depth.
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jlb1705;640937; said:
I don't know. I'm honestly amazed that it hasn't already. But then again the NFL didn't have one of it's players go in front of Congress and wag his finger, only to get popped for Roids 3 months later like the MLB did.
What I hope for is maybe some enterprising scientist is out there working on a easier to administer, more accurate test to detect HGH and other designer roids....
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BuckeyeNation27;640951; said:This is the only reason they beat the Raiders this year. I say overturn that W into an L.
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I understand that there are other factors in play here.
NFL records aren't being broken because of steroid use like they are in MLB, and records in generally hold more meaning in baseball than football. Plus, even though the testing that is done is largely meaningless, at least football has had something in place for a while while the MLB players' union successfully held off and diluted any testing for baseball.
The issue of performance enhancers has severely damaged the marketability of MLB, while the NFL has skated right by. Rumors and innuendo follow pretty much anybody in the MLB who shows any kind of strength or power (and perhaps deservedly so) - meanwhile, in the NFL the same conditions for rumor and innuendo exist - perhaps even moreso. Merriman, while not yet a hall of fame-caliber player like the kind that are under fire in baseball, is a high profile NFL player and the kind of player whose transgression could kickstart the discussion of substance abuse in the NFL.
NFL records aren't being broken because of steroid use like they are in MLB, and records in generally hold more meaning in baseball than football. Plus, even though the testing that is done is largely meaningless, at least football has had something in place for a while while the MLB players' union successfully held off and diluted any testing for baseball.
The issue of performance enhancers has severely damaged the marketability of MLB, while the NFL has skated right by. Rumors and innuendo follow pretty much anybody in the MLB who shows any kind of strength or power (and perhaps deservedly so) - meanwhile, in the NFL the same conditions for rumor and innuendo exist - perhaps even moreso. Merriman, while not yet a hall of fame-caliber player like the kind that are under fire in baseball, is a high profile NFL player and the kind of player whose transgression could kickstart the discussion of substance abuse in the NFL.
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sandgk
Watson, Crick & A Twist
There was one other piece in the linked article that was unintentionally hilarious - about Merriman's teammate Foley.
Of course there is a dark side to this.
Well I would say that Levine has described Foley pretty much to a "T" - with 0.233 percent BAL I'd think that anyone would have substantial difficulty walking or standing without assistance..
Of course there is a dark side to this.
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Dispatch
NFL NOTEBOOK
Report: Merriman faces four-game suspension
Monday, October 23, 2006
FROM WIRE REPORTS
San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman has been notified he will be suspended for four games for violating the NFL?s steroids and related substances policy, according to a report on ESPN?s Web site.
Merriman?s positive test was "definitely for steroids ? not one of those supplement deals," said a source with knowledge of Merriman?s suspension.
Merriman?s suspension originally was to be announced last Tuesday when two other players ? the Atlanta Falcons? Matt Lehr and the Detroit Lions? Shaun Rogers ? were suspended for violating the policy. But Merriman reserved the right to appeal his suspension, so it was not announced.
NFL NOTEBOOK
Report: Merriman faces four-game suspension
Monday, October 23, 2006
FROM WIRE REPORTS
San Diego Chargers linebacker Shawne Merriman has been notified he will be suspended for four games for violating the NFL?s steroids and related substances policy, according to a report on ESPN?s Web site.
Merriman?s positive test was "definitely for steroids ? not one of those supplement deals," said a source with knowledge of Merriman?s suspension.
Merriman?s suspension originally was to be announced last Tuesday when two other players ? the Atlanta Falcons? Matt Lehr and the Detroit Lions? Shaun Rogers ? were suspended for violating the policy. But Merriman reserved the right to appeal his suspension, so it was not announced.
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