i94sports.com - 12/2/2008
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NFL.com is reporting that Kevin and Pat Williams of the Minnesota Vikings have been suspended by the league for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. Six other players have been suspended as well. The suspensions will take both Kevin and Pat out for the Vikings final four games ...
Federal Judge Blocks NFL Suspensions [NFL] —
Deadspin
Have you made your NFL picks for this weekend? (Just for fun! No money, right?) You might want to hold off on a couple of those games, since a few of the rosters won't be finalized until a judge makes up his mind about the suspensions of the six players who received four-game bans for using an ...
Federal Judge Blocks Suspensions —
FanHouse
by Bruce Ciskie Great news for Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints fans. Maybe. A federal judge has blocked the suspensions of five players, including Vikings Pro Bowl defensive tackles Pat and Kevin Williams . The five were banned for the last four games of the NFL regular season after ...
Judge Blocks Suspensions —
The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A federal judge has blocked the NFL from suspending five players for violating the league’s anti-doping policy.
U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson said Friday he needed more time to consider the case after hearing several hours of arguments from the league and the ...
Judge Blocks StarCaps Suspensions —
Football Outsiders
After hearing hours of testimony, U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson has blocked the four-game suspensions of Kevin Williams and Pat Williams of the Minnesota Vikings, and Charles Grant, Deuce McAllister and Will Smith of the New Orleans Saints. Magnuson said that he needs more time to consider ...
Judge Overturns Suspensions in Minnesota —
SaltyMilk.com
Looks like the Minnesota Vikings may get their defensive stars Kevin and Pat Williams back for Sunday’s game. A judge has temporarily blocked the suspension of the players saying he wanted more time to hear arguments but their status for Sunday is still unknown.
Hennepin County ...
NFLPA To File Lawsuit —
The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors
From Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com:
The NFL Players Association will file a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis on Thursday, seeking to overturn all suspensions issued Tuesday by the league for any player who took the supplement identified as StarCaps that triggered several positive ...
Minnesota Judge Blocks Suspensions of Vikings Pair —
NFL Gridiron Gab
Count it as a win for the Vikings and their two big men on the D-line - Kevin and Pat Williams. Earlier this evening, a Minnesota judge blocked the NFL’s suspension of both players for violating the league’s anti-doping policy.
Hennepin County District Judge Gary Larson issued a temporary ...
Minnesota Judge Blocks Suspensions of Vikings Pair —
Full of Sports
Count it as a win for the Vikings and their two big men on the D-line - Kevin and Pat Williams. Earlier this evening, a Minnesota judge blocked the NFL’s suspension of both players for violating the league’s anti-doping policy. Hennepin County District Judge Gary Larson issued a temporary ...
BREAKING VIKINGS NEWS: Judge Blocks Williams' Suspensions —
Daily Norseman
This just coming across from the Associated Press :
A Minnesota judge has blocked the NFL's suspension of Vikings stars Kevin and Pat Williams for violating the league's anti-doping policy.
Hennepin County District Judge Gary Larson issued a temporary restraining order at the players' ...
VIKINGS SIGN JIMMY KENNEDY —
ProFootballTalk.com
The Vikings, down two defensive tackles and in need a big body in the middle, have signed defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy.
Kennedy will step right into the defensive tackle rotation, assuming Pat Williams and Kevin Williams are unsuccessful in their attempts to block the four-game suspensions the ...
VIKINGS EXPRESS DISAPPOINTMENT WITH SUSPENSIONS —
ProFootballTalk.com
Though the Minnesota Vikings technically should be on the management side of the labor relations issue that has resulted in the suspensions (for now) of six players who took a supplement that had illegally been laced with Bumetanide, the franchise has issued a statement expressing disagreement ...
NFL Suspends Six —
The National Football Post » Hot News and Rumors
From the National Football League and NFL.com:
The NFL announced Tuesday the suspension without pay for four games of six players — Charles Grant, New Orleans, Deuce McAllister, New Orleans, Bryan Pittman, Houston Will Smith, New Orleans, Kevin Williams, Minnesota and Pat Williams, ...
NFLPA sues to block drug suspensions —
FOXSports.com News for NFL
The NFL Players Association is suing to block five of the six player suspensions for violating the league's anti-doping policy.
The suit filed in federal court is on behalf of Kevin Williams and Pat Williams of the Minnesota Vikings, and Charles ...