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Atlanta Falcons Grady Jackson sues StarCaps over bumetanide suspension
grg51.typepad.com - 11/17/2008
Atlanta Falcons Grady Jackson sues StarCaps over bumetanide suspension
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Suspended Atlanta Falcon's DT Grady Jackson will sue the makers of StarCaps, the women's weight loss supplement NFL players apparently use to skim off fluids.  The suit will obviously contend that bumetanide contaminates Starcaps, thus causing the player's urine to test positive for the ...
profootballtalk.com - 11/19/2008
CORNWELL SAYS NFL FAILED TO WARN PLAYERS THAT STARCAPS CONTAINS BUMETANIDE
— profootballtalk.com — A source with knowledge of the situation tells us that the appeal hearing arising from the four-game... suspensions of Saints running back Deuce McAllister and defensive ends Charles Grant and Will Smith lasted until midnight on Tuesday. And, based on a ... (more) CORNWELL SAYS NFL FAILED TO WARN PLAYERS THAT STARCAPS ...

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ajc.com - 11/18/2008
NFL set to hear Jackson's appeal
— ajc.com — Flowery Branch Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jackson, who was suspended four games by the NFL, will have... appeals heard later this week, according to his agent, Angelo Wright. Jackson has played in the last three games since getting notice of his ... (more) NFL set to hear Jackson's appeal

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profootballtalk.com - 11/16/2008
NFL PREVIOUSLY CLEARED STARCAPS
— profootballtalk.com — We’ve picked up a little information regarding the specific arguments that could be made when the various... players who were popped for Bumetanide present their appeals to the NFL. The players who are fighting four-game suspensions include Vikings ... (more) NFL PREVIOUSLY CLEARED STARCAPS

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Epic Carnival:  The 'Roid Report for the week of November 9

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The 'Roid Report for the week of November 9
Epic Carnival — ... addresses huge linemen who used a woman's weight loss supplement, spiked with a diuretic (water loss drug). Who will be pissed off at week's end? ...

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