According to a report by The Tennessean, Tennessee Titans reserve defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson has been suspended for four games without pay.

The ban was imposed after Vickerson was found violating the NFL‘s policy on anabolic steroids and related substances.

From Espnstar.com:

“It was kind of a rough situation for Kevin, the timing and everything,” Vickerson’s agent Tony Fleming told The Tennessean.

“He completely feels like he was innocent and didn’t do anything wrong. But for the benefit of the team and the situation, he wanted to get it out of the way and get ready for the Super Bowl run.”

Vickerson was placed on the team’s suspended list, leaving its roster at 52 players. The Titans are not expected to add a player prior to Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns, the newspaper reported.

League sources told the newspaper that Vickerson tested positive for the banned diuretic Bumetanide.

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The NFL has had a “rash” of positive tests under its policy about anabolic steroids and related substances, according to Fox 31.

The station reported, while citing a “highly-placed NFL source”, said there have been as many as 10 positive tests.

From Espnstar.com:

Fox 31 reported Friday the NFL has had a “rash” of positive tests under the league’s policy regarding anabolic steroids and related substances.

Citing a “highly-placed NFL source,” the station reported that there have been as many as 10 positive tests, resulting from players taking water pills in an effort to lose weight.

The NFL could not be reached for comment.

The report said among the players with positive tests were running back Deuce McAllister and defensive end Will Smith of the New Orleans Saints.

The substance in question is Bumetanide, a drug which can mask the presence of other substances, including steroids.

A first violation results in a four-game suspension under policy of the league for anabolic steroids and related substances.

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Grady Jackson of the Atlanta Falcons has sued the manufacturer of a diuretic that led to his suspension of four games from the NFL.

Jackson filed the suit in Superior Court of California against Nikki Harrell’s StarCaps diet pills, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

From Espnstar.com:

“We’ve received notice of a problem with an NFL player,” the statement read. “We have referred the matter to our counsel and are taking all necessary steps to ensure that our customers receive product that is safe and effective. We have temporarily suspended shipping of StarCaps pending the results of our investigation.”

Jackson is among a handful of NFL players who reportedly tested positive for Bumetanide, a diuretic which is on the NFL’s list of banned substances.

Defensive tackles Pat Williams and Kevin Williams of the Minnesota Vikings and a trio of players with the New Orleans Saints – running back Deuce McAllister and defensive ends Will Smith and Charles Grant – have been identified in multiple media reports as testing positive for the drug.

Bumetanide is a diuretic which can mask the presence of other substances, including steroids.

The player is seeking restitution and damages for false advertising and unfair business practices against the retailers and StarCaps.

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The NFL Players Association has filed a lawsuit for blocking the suspensions handed to five players.

The suit was filed recently in a United States District Court and carried out in response to penalties handed down to Pat Williams and Kevin Williams of the Minnesota Vikings and Deuce McAllister, Charles Grant and Will Smith of the New Orleans Saints.

From Espnstar.com:

Attorneys for Pat and Kevin Williams, both Pro Bowl defensive tackles, won a temporary reprieve in Hennepin County District Court on Wednesday, arguing that league officials were aware that StarCaps contained the banned substance but failed to share that information with players.

The Players Association’s lawsuit alleges the same argument, claiming that the NFL violated its duty to the players.

The NFL will challenge the ruling of the Vikings’ players, said spokesman Greg Aiello, noting that the league policy on steroids and related substances was collectively bargained between the league and the Players Association.

David Cornwell, a Washington-based attorney who represented the Saints players during their appeals, argued that Dr John Lombardo, the administrator of the NFL’s policy regarding anabolic steroids and related substances, was aware that StarCaps contained Bumetanide but did not share the information with NFL players.

The players were suspended after testing positive for a banned diuretic (Bumetanide) that can mask the presence of other substances, including steroids.

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The trio of defensive tackles and three players with the New Orleans Saints – running back Deuce McAllister and defensive ends Will Smith and Charles Grant – have been identified in media reports as testing positive for a banned drug.

The players reportedly tested positive for Bumetanide that figures on the NFL’s list of banned substances.

From Espnstar.com:

McAllister said after Sunday’s game against the San Diego Chargers that he was not surprised to learn of his inclusion on the list, although he insisted he always has tried to play by the rules.

Grant disavowed any knowledge of the report following Sunday’s game while Smith said he did not know the full details of the report and declined to comment on it.

“My initial reaction to it, we’ve been kind of going through this process for a while,” McAllister said. “I guess you guys just found out about it at this point.

“But whatever happens that’s what’s going to happen. We’ve hired counsel. He’s going to do his job to kind of put the case together and however the NFL rules, that’s the way it will be.”

Bumetanide is a diuretic that can mask the presence of anabolic steroids.

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Two of the six players suspended by the National Football League (NFL) for testing positive to drugs are about to challenge the ruling.

The NFL suspended defensive tackles Pat Williams and Kevin Williams of the Minnesota Vikings, a trio of players with the New Orleans Saints – running back Deuce McAllister and defensive ends Will Smith and Charles Grant – and centre Bryan Pittman of the Houston Texans for violating the league’s policy on anabolic steroids and related substances.

From Espnstar.com:

Attorneys for the Williamses are expected to argue that league officials were aware that StarCaps, a product used by the players, contained bumetanide but failed to share that information with players.

The league, however, seemed to leave little room for such an argument in spelling out its policy to the players in the statement which announced the players’ suspensions.

“You and you alone are responsible for what goes into your body,” the policy read. “Claiming that you used only legally available nutritional supplements will not help you in an appeal. Even if they are bought over-the-counter from a known establishment, there is currently no way to be sure that they contain the ingredients listed on the packaging or have not been tainted with prohibited substances.

“If you take these products, you do so at your own risk.”

Defensive tackle Grady Jackson of the Atlanta Falcons also faces a four-game suspension but the Falcons said his appeal has been deferred pending additional information requisition by NFL Chief Counsel Jeff Pash.

“The players specifically violated a long-standing provision of the policy relating to the use of diuretics and water pills, which serve as masking agents for steroids and are potentially dangerous to the health of players,” the NFL statement read.

The drug in question is Bumetanide, which is a diuretic that can mask the presence of other substances, including steroids.

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The National Football League (NFL) has won in Minnesota case that threatened to dilute its league wide drug testing policy. This means that Kevin Williams and Pat Williams who violated policy on performance enhancing drugs of NFL will have to serve a four game suspension in the 2010 season.

Hennepin County Judge Gary Larson ruled that the NFL players were not harmed by the failure of NFL to provide notice and it wasn’t enough to block the suspensions.

From NYTimes.com:

“For the past two years, this case has been reviewed on numerous occasions by both the federal and state courts,” the N.F.L. said in a statement. “Those decisions make clear that the claims of the players and the N.F.L. Players Association were without substance and that the players suffered no harm by being required to comply with the terms of the collectively bargained policy on steroids and related substances. We intend to continue to administer a strong, effective program on performance-enhancing drugs that applies on a uniform basis to all players in all states.”

Still, the case is not over. The players plan to appeal the ruling and on Thursday asked for an injunction that will allow them to play while the appeal plays out. The judge is expected to rule on the injunction in a couple of weeks.

Their lawyer claimed at least a partial victory on Thursday. Peter Ginsberg said the decision was a victory because the judge ruled that the N.F.L. violated state law.

The N.F.L. originally suspended Kevin Williams and Pat Williams for four games in 2008 after they tested positive for a banned diuretic (bumetanide), which can be used to mask steroids.

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Grady Jackson of the Atlanta Falcons has sued the manufacturer of a diet pill that led to his suspension for four games from the NFL.

It was reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Jackson filed the suit in Superior Court of California against StarCaps diet pills of Nikki Harrell.

From Espnstar.com:

The lawsuit also names Balanced Health Products, the maker of StarCaps. Jackson is seeking restitution and damages for false advertising and unfair business practices against the company and retailers of StarCaps.

The company acknowledged the lawsuit in a message posted on its web site, StarCaps.com.

“We’ve received notice of a problem with an NFL player,” the statement read. “We have referred the matter to our counsel and are taking all necessary steps to ensure that our customers receive product that is safe and effective. We have temporarily suspended shipping of StarCaps pending the results of our investigation.”

Jackson is among a handful of NFL players who reportedly tested positive for Bumetanide, a diuretic which is on the NFL’s list of banned substances.

Defensive tackles Pat Williams and Kevin Williams of the Minnesota Vikings and a trio of players with the New Orleans Saints – running back Deuce McAllister and defensive ends Will Smith and Charles Grant – have been identified in multiple media reports as testing positive for the drug.

Bumetanide, the diuretic, has the ability of masking the presence of substances such as steroids.

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The suspensions handed down to five NFL players (Pat Williams and Kevin Williams of the Minnesota Vikings and Deuce McAllister, Charles Grant and Will Smith of the New Orleans Saints) for violating the league’s anti-doping policy was blocked, at least temporarily, by a federal judge.

U.S. District Court Judge Paul Magnuson said that he required more time for ruling on the case involving the five NFL players.

From Espnstar.com:

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in an e-mail to PA SportsTicker on Friday that the league is confident Magnuson will uphold the suspensions once he has time to fully review all aspects of the case.

“We welcome that scrutiny,” Aiello said. “We are confident that, once he has had an opportunity to review all of the relevant materials, including the Collective Bargaining Agreement, he will uphold our longstanding agreements with the NFLPA that protect the health and safety of NFL players and the integrity of our game.”

Magnuson heard arguments from attorneys for the players’ union and the NFL in a three-hour hearing before rendering his decision shortly after a recess Friday.

The players were suspended Tuesday after testing positive for Bumetanide, a banned diuretic that can mask the presence of other substances, including steroids.

However, the NFLPA said in its lawsuit that league officials were aware that a supplement called StarCaps contained the banned substance but failed to share that information with players.

Magnuson wrote in his ruling that the case issues are complex and contentious and it is not possible in the two days that remain before the players at issue are next scheduled to take the field.

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New Orleans Saints running back Deuce McAllister recently said that he was not surprised to see his inclusion on a list of players who reportedly tested positive for a drug on the list of banned substances of the NFL.

McAllister also insisted that he tried to play by the rules in the wake of victory attained by the Saints over the San Diego Chargers at Wembley Stadium.

From Espnstar.com:

The Times-Picayune reported Saturday that McAllister and Saints defensive ends Will Smith and Charles Grant had tested positive for Bumetanide, a drug which can mask the presence of other substances, including steroids.

FOX Sports reported Sunday night that Minnesota Vikings Pro Bowl defensive tackles Kevin Williams and Pat Williams also are facing suspensions for the same substance, as is Atlanta Falcons tackle Grady Jackson.

Saints coach Sean Payton declined comment and said the NFL will deal with the issue.

“It’s a league policy. Its not a club’s position to comment on,” Payton said. “I think the league will handle it and they’re the ones that will make the comment in regards to it.”

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Friday that the league had no comment, and agents for all three New Orleans players could not be reached for comment.

On Friday night, FOX 31 in Denver reported that the league has had a “rash” of positive tests. McAllister and Smith were the only players named by the station, which reported that as many as 10 players tested positive as a result of taking water pills in an effort to lose weight.

McAllister said that he and many others have been going through with this for a while and it is all for others to find out about it.

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