DOLPHINS: Sorta OT: Starcaps

[Bruce Burden]

On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 11:39:49AM -0500, Gmail wrote:
>
> taking a banned substance after a hearing then a judge overturning the
> suspensions?
>
	My understanding is that the suspensions were not overturned,
    but rather suspended, as the judge requested more time to consider
    the case.
> 
> Seems like the bottle didn't list any bad ingredients and the players
> took it to the trainers who cleared it through the NFL promoted
> hotline. the problem came in where the guy who's in charge of the
> testing and the guy in charge of the hotline weren't cooperating.
> 
	What I heard is that Starcaps changed the formulation, and
    did not bother to notify the NFL of the change.

	So, it once was okay. Now it is not.

	What my take is, is the NFL needs to be more proactive with
    what the players may and may not take if they are going to be
    talking suspensions that mean 1/4 of the season.

	It is a fact of life that the professional players are going
    to look for every edge they can find. So, either the NFL make
    it a point to ban EVERYTHING, or the have to routinely test 
    EVERYTHING every 4 - 6 months, and tell the players what is
    and what is not allowable. For the NFL to smack the players 
    down later, and claim "too bad - you should have have taken
    that substance" is silly buggers at its worst.

	Either accept that if the FDA allows its sale, it is fine,
    or it isn't. But then, what do you expect from a outfit that
    is too cheap to have professional referees?

							Bruce
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