Ignorance isn’t an excuse
Posted on October 27th, 2008 – 3:49 PMBy Mark Craig
Working on a story on the NFL’s steroids and other banned substances policy for tomorrow.
For the record, there are 92 banned substances listed in the policy on anabolic steriods and related substances that was agreed to by the NFL and its players union.
That’s a lot of drugs to keep track of. But ignorance isn’t an acceptable defense, as stated on page 23 of the policy:
Here’s an excerpt from the page:
“Over the past several years, we have made a special effort to educate and warn
players about the risks involved in the use of “nutritional supplements.” Despite these efforts, several players have been suspended even though their positive test result may have been due to the use of a supplement. Subject to your right of appeal, if you test positive or otherwise violate the Policy, you wil be suspended. You and you alone are responsible for what goes into your body.
Claiming that you used only legally available nutritional supplements wil not help you in an appeaL. As the Policy clearly warns, supplements are not regulated or monitored by the government. This means that, even if they are bought over-the-counter from a known establishment, there is currently no way to be sure that they:
(a) contain the ingredients listed on the packaging;
(b) have not been tainted with prohibited substances; or
(c) have the properties or effects claimed by the manufacturer or salesperson.
Therefore, if you take these products, you do so AT YOUR OWN RISK! For your
own health and success in the League, we strongly encourage you to avoid the use of supplements altogether, or at the very least to be extremely careful about what you choose to take.
8 Responses to "Ignorance isn’t an excuse"
I agree but there’s gotta be a better way to monitor this stuff. Have you seen pat williams?? doubt he’sd taking steroids therefore there would be no need to cover it up with a different drug.
Why do you only hear about these drug problems in baseball and football?
Sharper has some very interesting things to say about the Water Pill issue and not being able to talk to trainers. Here’s the link:
http://media.myfoxtwincities.com/livestream/webcast/archive.htm
Jeff, you’re kidding me, right?? EVERY sport has drug problems. How many Olympic events have been tainted by drugs? Hockey and Soccer have had players suspended. Wake up!
this is bs doubt he is covering anything up but check his bb lol
Ignorance is definitely not an excuse but wny does ignorance seem to run rampant on this teams majority of players and coaches. Name me a dumber bunch and I will send you my title to ocean front property in Arizona.
I think the only chance this team has is internal control. Remove the idiot factor. Do your own internal testing and require everybody to screen anything that is not food that goes in your body for approval. Sad that it would come to this but apparently this turn of events shows that more internal control is needed since the players are not capable of making intelligent decisions on their own. Failure to comply - kick em in the paycheck! Sad that they can’t govern themselves…
Well if it was Bumetanide, as reported, then the company that made the OTC put it in illegally. Bumetanide is a powerful prescription diuretic used mainly for congestive heart failure. It also can be used for high blood pressure. I have been taking it for several years for congestive heart failure and it cannot be purchased over the counter. It also is not a diet pill as some reports have stated.
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