blog.ingamenow.com - 12/3/2008
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Very bad timing for the Vikings and Saints to lose key players to four-game drug suspensions. Charles Grant, Deuce McAllister and Will Smith of the New Orleans Saints, Bryan Pittman of the Houston Texans, and Kevin Williams and Pat Williams of the Minnesota Vikings are now suspended for the ...
sports.espn.go.com - 12/4/2008
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sports.espn.go.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 ...
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NFLPA to file suit to overturn recent suspensions
thesportscorner.ca - 12/5/2008
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thesportscorner.ca —
You cannot accuse the NFLPA of not pulling
their weight when it comes to defending their members’
rights these days. The NFLPA has announced it will be filing grievances against the NFL on behalf of five of the six players who recently were suspended for the remainder of the regular ...
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NFLPA goes grievance mad
nfl.com - 12/2/2008
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nfl.com —
The NFL suspended six players for four games
each on Tuesday for violating the NFL Policy on
Anabolic Steroids and Related Substances. The suspended players are Charles Grant , Deuce McAllister and Will Smith of the New Orleans Saints , Bryan Pittman ...
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NFL suspends six players for four games each
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Six NFL Players Suspended
Cheat or Beat —
... the pill with water weight loss. So why then didn’t the league aggressively ostracize the supplement? The action on this suspension is not over by a long shot. More legal maneuvering, and much more talk especially if the Vikings miss on their playoff run. The get tough policy by Roger Goodell may be justified by a letter the NFL sent to all players last summer. The letter warned players about supplements (long known to cheat on ingredients).
and finally InGameNow notes:
The Vikings are playing the Detroit Lions and remain the ...
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Report: Injunction extended
blogs.startribune.com 12/11/2008 — This story just moved on the Associated Press wire. Obviously, Kevin and Pat Williams will continue to play for at least the next two weeks.
Here is the AP story
A Minnesota judge has extended his preliminary injunction against the NFL’s ...
Legal action expected
blogs.startribune.com 12/3/2008 — The situation involving Vikings defensive tackles Pat and Kevin Williams, along with the four other players suspended today by the NFL for violating the league’s steroid policy, isn’t over. According to a people with knowledge of the ...
Williamses suspended
blogs.startribune.com 12/2/2008 — The four-game suspensions for Vikings defensive tackles Pat and Kevin Williams have been upheld.
The NFL confirmed the Williams will be suspended without pay for four games.
League spokesman Greg Aiello sent an e-mail saying, “The players violated a ...
NFLPA Sues to Block Suspensions
nfl.fanhouse.com 12/4/2008 — by Bruce Ciskie As expected, the NFL Players Association has filed suit in federal court asking that suspensions of six players be overturned. From the Associated Press story via Access Vikings: The NFL Players Association is suing to block five ...
Kevin and Pat Williams suspended
i94sports.com 12/2/2008 — 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 ...
Kevin Williams’ hearing not done yet
blogs.startribune.com 11/21/2008 — Talk about a long day.
Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams began his meeting with NFL officials regarding his appeal of a four-game suspension (see below blog for more details) at 10 this morning in New York. Just heard that as of about 10:15 p.m. ...
The Associated Press: Federal judge blocks NFL's suspension of 5
google.com 12/5/2008 — In this Oct. 7, 2008, file photo, New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith is shown during a football game against the Carolina Panthers at the Superdome in New Orleans. The NFL Players Association is suing to block five of the six player ...
NFL suspends 6 players for doping (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NFL News 12/2/2008
Six players, including the heart of the Minnesota Vikings' stout defensive line, were suspended by the NFL on Tuesday for violating the league's anti-doping policy. All six were punished for using a diuretic, which can serve as a masking agent for ...
StarCaps, and the Playoffs —
Redskins Insider 12/3/2008
The suspensions handed down by the NFL on Tuesday for use of a banned diruetic that is an ingredient in a weight-loss product called StarCaps could have major ramifications for the wild-card race. Minnesota lost its twin towers of run-stuffing ...
