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Breaking News: USC Linebackers Test Positive
USC LB’s Brian Cushing Clay Matthews tested positive for steroids at the NFL Scouting Combine, according to various sources, including one NFL team.
Breaking News: Three Prospects Test Positive
nfldraftbible.com — PDF Print E-mail Written by NFL Draft Bible Thursday, 02 April 2009 22:36 Boston College DT BJ... Raji, Illinois CB Vontae Davis & Florida WR Percy Harvin tested positive for marijuana at the combine, according to various sources, including one NFL ... (more) Breaking News: Three Prospects Test Positive
The NCAA's Black Eye :: Raji, Cushing, & Matthews Test Positive For Steroids...
The NCAA's Black Eye :: Raji, Cushing, & Matthews Test Positive For Steroids...
sports2debate.com — Linebackers Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews of USC, and Defensive Tackle BJ Raji of Boston College tested... positive for steroids recently ... read more » (more) The NCAA's Black Eye :: Raji, Cushing, & Matthews Test ...
USC quartet highlights deep crop of linebackers
USC quartet highlights deep crop of linebackers
msn.foxsports.com — Rey Maualuga and his USC cohorts lead a deep crop of linebackers poised to make a big... splash in the NFL Draft, Jeff Legwold says. (more) USC quartet highlights deep crop of linebackers

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The 3rd String Safety:  Who Do You Trust?: USC Linebackers Test Positive For Steroids…

Houston Diehards:  Matthews & Cushing tested positive for steroids?

Niners Nation:  From NFLDraftBible.com "USC LB’s Brian Cushing & Clay Matthews tested positive for steroids at the N...

Pride Of Detroit:  Friday Notes: Cushing, Matthews Test Positive for Steroids?

ProFootballTalk.com:  Reports Surface Of More Positive Drug Tests

Battle Red Blog:  What If Clay Matthews, Jr. Tested Positive For Steroids?

Midwest Sports Fans:  Reports and Rumors Surface of Many Positive NFL Combine Drugs Tests

Music City Miracles:  REPORT: Prospects Including Percy Harvin and Clay Matthews Test Positive at Combine

EDSBS:  CHAMPAGNE AND REEFER

Major League Jerk:  Break’d News: Cushing and Clay Matthews Jr Roid

The Big Lead:  BJ Raji Flunks Drug Test, More Names to Come?

Hogs Haven:  Several Draft Prospects Fail Combine Drug Tests, including Cushing

The Sporting Blog:  The NFL Draft Continues Its Parade of Fun and Entertaining Damaging Personal Rumors

Alligator Army:  Did Harvin Fail A Drug Test At The Combine?

MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog:  Lost Time Is Not Found Again: April 3, 2009

The Phinsider:  Potential impact of "rumored" failed drug tests

Eleven Warriors:  That Might Explain These Photos

Windy City Gridiron:  Afternoon Link: Non-Cutler Edition

Dr. Saturday:  If you encounter threatening news about his linebackers, beware: Pete Carroll may be prone to attack

Mizzourah:  Draftees Test Positive For Drugs At Combine

Club Seat:  Costly Decisions: Prospects Test Positive

Steroid Nation:  New Brian Cushing steroid controversy: Site claim positive test at NFL combine

thejetsblog.com:  Buzz: 25 Failed Drug Tests?

Sport Syndicate:  USC Football Players Test Postive for Steroids.

FanHouse:  USC Linebackers Cleared; Combine Drug-Testing Picture Still Cloudy

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Who Do You Trust?: USC Linebackers Test Positive For Steroids…
The 3rd String Safety — ... On the same day that we found out that B.J. Raji tested positive for an undisclosed substance, NFLDraftBible.com is reporting the following: ...

Matthews & Cushing tested positive for steroids?
Houston Diehards — ... I don’t know anything about this website, whether they’re legit, or have a penchant for posting rumors before they’re confirmed - but according to NFLDraftBible.com, the two names most-associated with the Texans’ first-round pick in the upcoming draft, Clay Matthews and Brian Cushing, both tested positive for steroids at the NFL Scouting Combine. ...

From NFLDraftBible.com "USC LB’s Brian Cushing & Clay Matthews tested positive for steroids at the N...
Niners Nation — ... From NFLDraftBible.com "USC LB’s Brian Cushing & Clay Matthews tested positive for steroids at the NFL Scouting Combine, according to various sources, including one NFL team." ...

Friday Notes: Cushing, Matthews Test Positive for Steroids?
Pride Of Detroit — ... The Lions also got a look at the many great USC linebackers during the school's pro day, but a bombshell was dropped last night.  I can't vouch for the credibility of this site, but NFL Draft Bible is reporting that Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews tested positive for steroids at the combine, according to "various sources" that include a single NFL team.  Like I said, I can't vouch for the credibility of the site, but this would not surprise me one bit.  There have been whispers about Cushing for years, and this would be very unsurprising if it turns out to be ...

Golden Nuggets: No Cutler? Alright.
Niners Nation — ... LB Clay Matthews and Brian Cushing tested positive for steroids. Maybe this will be on Cushing's special. You know, the one about how he has so much heart and soul put into his game and hard work. Heh. (NFLDraftBible.com) ...

Reports Surface Of More Positive Drug Tests
ProFootballTalk.com — ... at the Combine.  (The report also names Raji as testing positive for marijuana.) And there’s more. According to NFLDraftBible.com (and not us), USC linebackers Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews tested positive for steroids at the Combine. And there’s more. According to NFLDraftBible.com (and not us), UTEP kicker Jose Martinez ...

What If Clay Matthews, Jr. Tested Positive For Steroids?
Battle Red Blog — As noted in the comments of the other Clay Matthews, Jr. piece by one of our Niners Nation brethren (thanks, Fooch) and by Chris over at HoustonDiehards, it's being reported by NFL Draft Bible that Clay Matthews, Jr. and Brian Cushing tested positive for steroids.  I do a lot of draft research, and I've never heard of this website before, so I went and checked it out.  At first it looks professionally done, but as soon as you start navigating around the different areas, it appears to be not so legit.  Therefore, I'm not ...

Reports and Rumors Surface of Many Positive NFL Combine Drugs Tests
Midwest Sports Fans — ... the only player to fail a drug test at the combine; far from it, in fact, if the website NFL Draft Bible is to be believed. As of right now, I have no reason to believe nor disbelieve them. My own eye test on their site tells me this is not some fly-by-night operation, and they certainly have a wealth of draft information. I’ll wait for the facts to make a judgment, but here are the reports/rumors from NFL Draft Bible: NFL Draft Bible Report: LB Brian Cushing and LB Clay Matthews tested positive for steroids at the NFL ...

REPORT: Prospects Including Percy Harvin and Clay Matthews Test Positive at Combine
Music City Miracles — ... via NFL Draft Bible is reporting that the USC linebackers, Clay Matthews and Brian Cushing, tested positive for steroids at the combine, and that B.J. Raji, Vontae Davis, and Percy Harvin ...

CHAMPAGNE AND REEFER
EDSBS — ... We just assume everyone from Virginia Beach is perpetually blazed, so no real shock there. The same website is also reporting that Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews tested positive for steroids. These are demonstrably false, as we’ve heard nothing like this over the past four years, especially regarding Cushing. ...

Break’d News: Cushing and Clay Matthews Jr Roid
Major League JerkAccording to this, at least. Matthews is kind of a surprise, and since his dad was a Browns great, I won’t say anything bad about him. Cushing on the other hand?  According to the interwebs, he’s rumored in NFL cricles to be a total roid head and this picture below is supposedly taken while Cushing was still in high school.  Let me tell you something…that’s a physique that a fully grown, genetically gifted male would envy…a 17 year old doesn’t look like that no matter how freaky the genes.

BJ Raji Flunks Drug Test, More Names to Come?
The Big Lead — ... is reporting that Florida’s Percy Harvin and Illinois CB Vontae Davis also tested positive for marijuana at the combine, and that USC linebackers Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews tested positive for steroids. (Cushing tested positive for ‘roids while at USC.) No confirmation on those last four names, though. ( ...

Several Draft Prospects Fail Combine Drug Tests, including Cushing
Hogs Haven — ... NFLDraftBible.com reports that Southern California linebackers Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews III tested positive for steroids at the NFL Scouting Combine in March. ...

The NFL Draft Continues Its Parade of Fun and Entertaining Damaging Personal Rumors
The Sporting Blog — ... The other nasty rumor -- and please, before you say we're reporting it, we're not "reporting" anything, we're linking, commenting, and letting you make up your own mind, because that's what a blog does -- is that USC's Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews tested positive for steroids. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the long history of rumors surrounding Cushing and steroids, a charge ...

Did Harvin Fail A Drug Test At The Combine?
Alligator Army — The NFL Draft Bible has a report that six guys tested positive for illegal drugs, including Percy Harvin for weed. (HT: Timmy C) Boston College DT B.J. Raji is one of the players who is accused of testing positive according to Sports Illustrated. Where there is a story like this, people should hold judgment until a legitimate news organization reports it. So far, ESPN, Fox and Sports Illustrated have not reported that Harvin is on the list of failed drug tests. To the best of my knowledge, Harvin never failed a drug test in school, ...

Lost Time Is Not Found Again: April 3, 2009
MOUTHPIECE Blog // A Chicago-Addled Sports Blog — ... + Report: three players at the Combine tested positive for steroids. Football players do steroids too? No way! {NFL Draft Bible.} ...

Potential impact of "rumored" failed drug tests
The Phinsider — ... As you have probably heard by now, NFLDraftBible.com is reporting that USC linebackers Clay Matthews and Brian Cushing tested positive for steroids at the Scouting Combine.  They are also reporting that Vontae Davis and Percy Harvin ...

That Might Explain These Photos
Eleven Warriors — ... NFL Draft Bible and other non-MSM sources are reporting that USC’s Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews tested positive for steroids at the NFL combine last month in Indianapolis. ...

Afternoon Link: Non-Cutler Edition
Windy City Gridiron — Per this article, Boston College DT BJ Raji, Illinois CB Vontae Davis & Florida WR Percy Harvin tested positive for marijuana at the combine, according to various sources, including one NFL team. Oops. And per this article, USC LB’s Brian Cushing & Clay Matthews tested positive for steroids at the NFL Scouting Combine, according to various sources, including one NFL team. Oops. And perthis article, UTEP K Jose Martinez ...

If you encounter threatening news about his linebackers, beware: Pete Carroll may be prone to attack
Dr. Saturday — ... , it's hard to imagine the site NFL Draft Bible expected its anonymous report that Cushing and fellow USC linebacker Clay Matthews tested positive for steroids at last month's NFL Combine to instantly saturate news feeds this morning. It's also hard to imagine Pete Carroll hadn't heard all the skepticism being directed at one of his star players over the last three years. ...

Draftees Test Positive For Drugs At Combine
Mizzourah — We all heard about Boston College DT BJ Raji testing positive, but a few others did as well. No Mizzou players. Raji, Illannoy's Vontae Davis, UTEP kicker Jose Martinez, and Florida's Percy Harvin all hung out with Smokey McPot. USC dumbasses, LB's Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews both like getting stuck in the butt with needles. All players but Martinez are scheduled to be 1st rounders. ...

Costly Decisions: Prospects Test Positive
Club Seat — ... By the looks of things, college football is doing its best juiced MLB impression. According to NFL Draft Bible, USC LB’s Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews tested positive for steroids at the NFL Scouting combine. Both are top rated prospects so it will be interesting to see how the reports, if true, affect their draft stock. ...

New Brian Cushing steroid controversy: Site claim positive test at NFL combine
Steroid Nation — ... Brian, Cushing the USC monster linebacker who will be eligible in the upcoming NFL draft, needed Pete Carroll, his USC college coach to defend him this weekend.  Carroll -- who has a reputation for closely monitoring things like Reggie Bush's cool house -- defended Cushing and his other monster linebacker Clay Matthews after a report of positive tests were reported on one unverified web site. ...

Buzz: 25 Failed Drug Tests?
thejetsblog.com — ... teams generally don’t care if a guy smokes pot.  They only care if the player could end up being suspended, since that’s the kind of thing that can get the folks who draft or sign such players fired. Well then. If it’s not going to effect how players are evaluated (and is anyone really shocked here?) then don’t expect any of the names to fall far — specifically B.J. Raji. You toke up when you woke up, Shaun! Oh, and that whole “USC linebackers doing steroids thing”? Yeah, they’d like an ...

USC Football Players Test Postive for Steroids.
Sport Syndicate — ... According NFL Draft Bible , USC LB’s Brian Cushing & Clay Matthews tested positive for steroids at the NFL Scouting Combine, according to various sources, including one NFL team. [image] Posted on ...

USC Linebackers Cleared; Combine Drug-Testing Picture Still Cloudy
FanHouse — by Dan Graziano Filed under: NFL Draft, NFL RumorsJason Cole has been a respected NFL writer for well over a decade, so his Yahoo! Sports report that says the NFL has told Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews Jr. they didn't test positive for steroids at the scouting combine certainly trumps the one-sentence report by NFLDraftBible.com that says they did. Cole cites "sources close to both players" who say the USC linebackers (both potential first-round picks) went right to Dr. John Lombardo, who administers the NFL's ...

Headlinin': Texas won't claim the title, but it will pay for it
Dr. Saturday — ... it received from the USC camp Friday for reporting three Trojans had tested positive for banned substances at February's NFL Combine, Urban Meyer had a wide-open shot Monday to refute another NFL Draft Bible report ...

Headlinin': Hail Mary time for Corey Surrency
Dr. Saturday — ... transfers, which rarely applies to football and has no relevance to Surrency, an ex-dropout who seems to have pulled his act together after a stint in jail, at all. But once you're in the NCAA's net, there is no escape. • Internet defeats the Internet. The agent for outgoing Boston College defensive tackle B.J. Raji is the latest to attack the rumors that Raji tested positive for marijuana at the NFL Combine, bringing the record on the pair of anonymous reports posted Friday on the site NFL Draft Bible to a collective 0-for-5: ...

Where’s the accountability?
The Scores Report - The National Sports Blog — Last Thursday, a site called NFLDraftBible.com posted this “breaking news” story: Written by NFL Draft Bible Thursday, 02 April 2009 22:36 Boston College DT BJ Raji, Illinois CB Vontae Davis & Florida WR Percy Harvin tested positive for marijuana at the combine, according to various sources, including one NFL team. And this one: Written by NFL Draft Bible Thursday, 02 April 2009 22:38 USC LB’s Brian Cushing & Clay Matthews tested positive for steroids at ...

BREAKING NEWS: Clay Matthews III Did NOT Test Positive For Steroids
Battle Red Blog — ... as was reported by NFLDratBible on April 2nd (the report is still on the site by the way).  NFLDraftBible's reports that Illinois CB Vontae Davis and Brian Cushing tested positive as well were also false allegations.  ...

Report: No Positive Combine Drug Tests for Raji, Davis, Cushing, Matthews
Midwest Sports Fans — ... and SI.com will have some ’splaining to do: Well, SI.com perhaps will now officially retract its report regarding Boston College defensive tackle B.J. Raji. Per a league source, Raji’s name did not appear on the list of players who tested positive for marijuana at the Scouting Combine. ~ Raji Didn’t Test Positive — (Pro Football Talk) Soon after the Raji rumors came out, NFLDraftBible.com posted its stories about numerous other players testing positive, ...

Druggie NFL Prospects Not Actually On Drugs [Nfl]
Deadspin — ... Sports Illustrated was among those who reported that Raji had failed his test, but they took down the story from their website after Raji's strenuous denials, saying they needed "further reporting." The mysterious NFLDraftBible.com still has ...

SI Retracts Positive NFL Drug Test Accusation
SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... and NFLDRAFTBIBLE.COM . While coverage of the story has been muted from, say, the front page of ESPN.COM, it’s been the cause of intense speculation on the part of columnists, bloggers, and NFL draftniks. Could it really be that such high-profile players screwed up so monumentally as to test positive for performance-enhancing or other drugs, so close to the NFL Draft? ...

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Report: Matthews, Cushing Cleared
nationalfootballpost.com 4/6/2009 — From Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports: The doctor who administers the NFL policy on performance-enhancing drugs told highly regarded USC linebackers Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews Jr. on Friday that neither tested positive for banned substances, including ...
NFLDraftBible.com reports that Southern California linebackers Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews III...
arrowheadpride.com 4/3/2009 — NFLDraftBible.com reports that Southern California linebackers Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews III tested positive for steroids at the NFL Scouting Combine in March. BREAKING: Prospects allegedly tested positive at Combine - Mocking The Draft
Report of Matthews Drug Test Refuted
profootballtalk.com 4/3/2009 — In response to NFL Draft Bible’s report that USC linebacker Clay Matthews tested positive for steroids at the NFL Scouting Combine, the agent that represents Matthews has issued a denial. In an e-mail sent to Rick Serritella at NFL Draft Bible ...
Report of Positive Drug Tests at NFL Combine
giantsgab.com 4/3/2009 — According to NFLDraftBible.com Florida’s receiver Percy Harvin, Illinois DB Vontae Davis, Boston College DT B.J. Raji and UTEP Kicker Jose Martinez have tested positive for marijuana at the combine. USC Linebackers Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews have reportedly tested positive for ...
Updates on "rumored" failed drug tests
thephinsider.com 4/4/2009 — As you know, NFLDraftBible.com reported earlier today that Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews have tested positive for steroids at the Combine; while Vontae Davis and Percy Harvin tested positive for marijuana.  But various sources have come out and shot down these rumors. The NFL itself ...
Carroll Denies Cushing, Matthews Drug Rumors
profootballtalk.com 4/4/2009 — Our friends over at College Football Talk have relayed us their latest update on the steroid rumors surrounding USC linebackers Clay Matthews and Brian Cushing. USC coach Pete Carroll has denounced a report from NFL Draft Bible, a Web site which ...
Agent Demands Retraction Following Drug Test Report
profootballtalk.com 4/4/2009 — The agent for USC linebacker Clay Matthews is demanding that NFLDraftBible.com remove and retract its report which claimed that Matthews allegedly tested positive for steroids at the NFL Scouting Combine, calling the report a “grossly ...
Agents Say Raji Didn’t Test Positive
profootballtalk.com 4/7/2009 — One of the loose ends remaining from the flurry of reports regarding positive drug test results from the February Scouting Combine is that the agents for USC linebacker Clay Matthews issued a strong denial of the report that Matthews tested positive ...
Doctor Tells Cushing, Matthews They Are CleanThe National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors
From Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports: The doctor who administers the NFL policy on performance-enhancing drugs told highly regarded USC linebackers Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews Jr. on Friday that neither tested positive for banned substances, including steroids, according to sources close to both ...
Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews did not fail drug tests at the NFL CombineFanIQ Blog
This is pretty unreal. A story that Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews tested positive for drugs at the NFL Combine came out yesterday that just so happens to be completely false. Yikes. Someone's head better roll for this. Source:
Percy Harvin and Vontae Davis tested positive for marijuana, Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews tested positive for steroids at NFL CombineFanIQ Blog
Percy Harvin and former Illinois CB Vontae Davis also reportedly tested positive for marijuana, and there are also reports that USC linebackers Clay Matthews and Brian Cushing tested positive for steroids. Source: www.profootballtalk.com
Reading the coverage: Jags, Texans start offseason programsESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog
Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky Houston Texans The Texans kick off their offseason conditioning program Monday, says John McClain. Prospects Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews have been told by the doctor who administers the league's drug policy that they did not fail drug tests , says ...
Raji Hasn’t Been Advised Of Positive Combine Result?ProFootballTalk.com
Sports agency Athletes First took two very different positions regarding two clients, USC linebacker Clay Matthews and Boston College defensive tackle B.J. Raji, in response to recent reports that both players had tested positive at the Scouting Combine. The distinction prompted some league ...
Cushing, Matthews Are In the ClearFootball Outsiders
No ... not the cream and clear. Yahoo! Sports' Jason Cole gets the word from sources who have told him that Dr. John Lombardo, who administers the league's drug policy, told USC linebackers Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews that had they tested positive for any banned substance at the Combine, ...
Update on Clay Matthews/Brian Cushing steroid reportNiners Nation
Well, this is getting really interesting. As you may have seen earlier today, NFLDraftBible.com was reporting that USC LBs Clay Matthews and Brian Cushing tested positive for steroids.  They had no specific sources other than "various sources, including one NFL team." According to Pro ...
The NCAA's Black Eye :: Raji, Cushing, & Matthews Test Positive For Steroids...Sports2Debate
Linebackers Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews of USC, and Defensive Tackle BJ Raji of Boston College tested positive for steroids recently.  read more »
ProFootballTalk.com - Report of Matthews Drug Test RefutedBuffalo Rumblings
ProFootballTalk.com - Report of Matthews Drug Test Refuted In response to earlier reports from NFLDraftBible.com, the representation for USC LB Clay Matthews has denied that the pro prospect tested positive for steroid use.
Raji, Cushing, Matthews Cleared; NFLDraftBible In Hot WaterBleacher Report - College Football
B.J. Raji was claimed to have failed a drug test and the speculation was that it was due to marijuana use. Open and shut right? Professionals making millions of dollars to accurately read drug tests couldn't possibly mix up drug tests results, ...
USC's Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews Test Positive for Steroids at NFL CombineBleacher Report - NFL
Following Tuesday's report of a failed drug test concerning Boston College's defensive tackle B.J. Raji, it looks like two more NFL prospects have found themselves in hot water. The Associated Press is reporting that Brian Cushing and ...