PFT: DE Marcus Stroud facing steroids suspension

[WoodysGirl]

POSTED 11:55 a.m. EDT; LAST UPDATED 12:26 p.m. EDT, October 31, 2007

STROUD FACES SUSPENSION

As it turns out, Angelo Wright's intuition was accurate.

The agent for defensive tackle Grady Jackson sensed that something was going on when the Jaguars called Wright on Sunday night to commence talks aimed at bringing the veteran run-stuffer to Jacksonville. Since the call came on Sunday after a game, we assumed that maybe Marcus Stroud and/or John Henderson had been banged up in the Bucs game.

As it turns out, Stroud likely will be unavailable. Due to a looming suspension for violation of the policy on anabolic steroids and related substances.

Our friends at 1010XL in Jacksonville have broken the news of the looming suspension. Per the report, the "A" sample has been confirmed as a positive and the "B" sample is still being tested. Stroud will have a right to an appeal hearing before the suspension is finalized.

So if Stroud gets to hang around for a few more games before the suspension is imposed, it means that Jackson will have a few more weeks to get ready to play.

UPDATE: The Florida Times-Union also is reporting the news. We don't know whether they had it before 1010XL. If they did, good for them. If they didn't, good for 1010XL. Maybe Stroud can investigate it during his month off.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Ouch!

 

[superpunk]

Another one of the league's "best" players getting hit. This is not good.

At least the tests appear to be thorough, and getting people who are in violation - not just scrubs like we are tossed in baseball.

 

[silverblue]

The crazy thing is to me Anabolic steroids are illegal and can really influence the outcome of a game and you only get a 4 game suspension. Weed is illegal and really does not have much to do with the game and you get suspended for a year.

Whatever

 

[BigDFan5]

The crazy thing is to me Anabolic steroids are illegal and can really influence the outcome of a game and you only get a 4 game suspension. Weed is illegal and really does not have much to do with the game and you get suspended for a year.

Whatever

Not quite, Steroids get you 4 games for first offense, 1 year for second offense


Weed, gets you no suspension for the first and second offense, 3rd offense is 4 game suspension, 4th offense is 1 year

 

[WoodysGirl]

The crazy thing is to me Anabolic steroids are illegal and can really influence the outcome of a game and you only get a 4 game suspension. Weed is illegal and really does not have much to do with the game and you get suspended for a year.

Whatever

That's not true. I'm certainly no authority, but by the time a guy gets suspended for a year, he's already gone thru two phases of the NFL drug program. 1) treament and testing. 2) 4-game suspension. 3) 1-year suspension...

 

[silverblue]

Not quite, Steroids get you 4 games for first offense, 1 year for second offense


Weed, gets you no suspension for the first and second offense, 3rd offense is 4 game suspension, 4th offense is 1 year

Oh sorry. I guess I just have not heard about them until the year suspension

Thanks for correcting

 

[silverblue]

here is a good link for the policies

http://www.nflpa.org/PlayerDevelopment/SUBSTANCESTEROIDPOLICY.aspx

 

[dogunwo]

Another one of the league's "best" players getting hit. This is not good.

At least the tests appear to be thorough, and getting people who are in violation - not just scrubs like we are tossed in baseball.

I dont know. Supposedly the "mitchell report" is going to drop a bunch of big name players by december-january. I wonder why they are waiting though.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I thought I heard that Stroud claimed it was some stimulant, like ephedra, from a supplement...

The NFL really needs to separate anabolics from stimulants... "And related substances" is far too vague. I'd think that to most people, there's a big difference between some herb in an "energy" supplement and steroids or HGH.

 

[sacase]

Look at what the NFL bans.....
http://www.nflpa.org/pdfs/RulesAndRegs/ProhibitedSubstances.pdf

Here are the companies whose products the NFL bans
http://www.nflpa.org/RulesAndRegs/BannedCompanies.aspx

Sucks that you can get popped for going into GNC