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Brown says NFL gave him reprieve
Brown says NFL gave him reprieve
Fakhir Brown May 9, 2008 -- Rams cornerback Fakhir Brown (left) closely shadows wide receiver Dante Hall during a Rams minicamp at the Russell Training Center in Earth City, Mo. (Chris Lee /P-D)
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FAKHIR AVOIDS ONE-YEAR SUSPENSION
ProFootballTalk.com — ... under the league’s substance abuse policy.  Brown declined comment at the time. But he’s talking now.  At a minicamp that opened on Friday, Brown told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that the suspension almost was imposed as a result of a diluted urine sample, which counts as a positive.“ That’s what it was — a ‘dilute,’” Brown said.  “If we’re getting tested right before practice, I’m quite sure it’s going to be a dilute, because that’s all I do is drink water and Gatorade before practice.  [But] I had to take the test right then.” Brown still thinks that some type of penalty ...

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