Fakhir Brown wins appeal

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BROWN WINS DRUG APPEAL
Published 4/22/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
Rams cornerback Fakhir Brown, who was suspended four games in 2007 for a violation of the substance abuse policy, has won an appeal as to another potential violation , which likely would have resulted in a one-year suspension. Accrding to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch , Brown prevailed in the appeal and is working out with the team after missing four weeks of the offseason program, apparently due to the pending suspension. Brown, his agent, and the team declined comment.  Due to the confidential nature of the substance abuse program, the league will surely have nothing to say, ...

Rams' Fakhir Brown Wins Drug Appeal
Published 4/22/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
Filed under: Rams, St. LouisSt. Louis Rams cornerback Fakhir Brown has won an appeal of a failed drug test and will not be suspended for the 2008 season, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting, via PFT. Brown was suspended for four games during the 2007 season, and another failed drug test would have led to a yearlong suspension. But Brown was at the team's practice facility Monday and is apparently in the clear for 2008. Brown is the second player known to have won an appeal of a failed drug test recently, following ...

Another player wins drug appeal
Published 4/22/2008 at ESPN.com - NFL Nation - Blog
Posted by ESPN.com's Bill Williamson The news that St. Louis defensive back Fakhir Brown has won his appeal of a drug suspension is certainly newsworthy. This is the second public appeal victory of a drug suspension by an NFL player in less than five months. In early December, Denver running back Travis Henry won his appeal on what would have been a year-long suspension for marijuana. Back when Henry won his case, several league insiders thought the case could help others in the future. In February, NFL Commissioner ...