AtlantaDan
10-20-2017, 08:33 AM
ESPN has an article discussing the Steelers experiences with the NFL "random" drug testing procedures
[Vince] Williams recalls rarely getting tested for performance-enhancing drugs while training in Central Florida for his first three NFL offseasons.
This spring, he switched it up and worked out with the NFL’s most fibrous man, James Harrison (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/4433/james-harrison), in Arizona.
“And I got drug-tested a lot,” Williams said. “I don’t know how random that is, but it is interesting.” ...
“Some guys go all year and don’t get a random test,” Harrison said. “Some guys get tested five, six, seven, eight, nine times.”
Harrison falls into the latter category....
Players say that even a mere affiliation with Harrison can make the process feel calculated.
Safety Mike Mitchell (http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/12619/mike-mitchell) has a similar story to Williams. He calls it “odd” that he got tested a day after publicly discussing the gains he made while working out with Harrison in Arizona....
And then there’s [Ramon] Foster, who as a player rep is turned off by the suspicion conversation.
After all, players facing potential drug suspensions is another example of a league that specializes in "nonsense," Foster said.
“Why have so much negativity brought upon our league?” Foster said. “Nobody else broadcasts suspensions the way we do. Nobody tells about guys getting fined the way we do. Brighten the league. That’s front-office stuff.”
http://www.espn.com/blog/pittsburgh-steelers/post/_/id/25627/from-bathrooms-to-grannys-house-nfl-drug-testers-will-find-you
If the NFLPA was not a clown union this would stop
And Foster's comments reflect the seething anger many players have for the league office - the NFL has by the far the worst labor-management relations of any major professional team sport.
[Vince] Williams recalls rarely getting tested for performance-enhancing drugs while training in Central Florida for his first three NFL offseasons.
This spring, he switched it up and worked out with the NFL’s most fibrous man, James Harrison (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/4433/james-harrison), in Arizona.
“And I got drug-tested a lot,” Williams said. “I don’t know how random that is, but it is interesting.” ...
“Some guys go all year and don’t get a random test,” Harrison said. “Some guys get tested five, six, seven, eight, nine times.”
Harrison falls into the latter category....
Players say that even a mere affiliation with Harrison can make the process feel calculated.
Safety Mike Mitchell (http://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/12619/mike-mitchell) has a similar story to Williams. He calls it “odd” that he got tested a day after publicly discussing the gains he made while working out with Harrison in Arizona....
And then there’s [Ramon] Foster, who as a player rep is turned off by the suspicion conversation.
After all, players facing potential drug suspensions is another example of a league that specializes in "nonsense," Foster said.
“Why have so much negativity brought upon our league?” Foster said. “Nobody else broadcasts suspensions the way we do. Nobody tells about guys getting fined the way we do. Brighten the league. That’s front-office stuff.”
http://www.espn.com/blog/pittsburgh-steelers/post/_/id/25627/from-bathrooms-to-grannys-house-nfl-drug-testers-will-find-you
If the NFLPA was not a clown union this would stop
And Foster's comments reflect the seething anger many players have for the league office - the NFL has by the far the worst labor-management relations of any major professional team sport.