After NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s appeal to congress to amend federal labor law to allow professional sports league to suspend players who tested positive for drug tests, the Congress issued a statement last Tuesday regarding their reluctance to intervene and even encouraged the NFL and the players union to settle their dispute.

According to the chairperson of house subcommittee for Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, Rep. Bobby Rush, they are concerned about the effects of the StarCaps case and would want to keep a vigilant watch on the procedure and the conflict. However, Rush said that congress would prefer to help both parties with coming up with a solution and resolving the issue among themselves.

Rep. Henry Waxman, the congressional representative who led investigations during the 2005 to 2008 steroids abuse in baseball supports Goodell’s appeal.

According to Rep. Waxman, steroids policies set by professional sports league to curb steroids abuse should prevail. If these policies will be considered null and void, it could lead to an invitation of steroids abuse not only in professional sports but as well as in high school and college football fields and baseball diamonds.

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WASHINGTON — The chairman of a House subcommittee investigating the landmark drug-testing lawsuit of Minnesota Vikings Kevin and Pat Williams said Tuesday that Congress is reluctant to intervene and urged the NFL and the players association to settle their dispute.

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Since the blocking of the suspensions of two Minnesota Viking players who tested positive for a banned diuretic substance, Roger Goodell, NFL commissioner, plans to ask congress to create a law that could protect collective bargaining agreements from state law changes.

In his testimony for the House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing yesterday in Washington, Goodell expressed his belief that a Labor Management Relations Act is amendment is important and necessary to shield the collectively bargained steroid policies from attack under state law.

NFL suspended Kevin and Pat Williams, 2 Minnesota Vikings players and 2 other Saints players for allegedly testing positive for bumetanide, a banned diuretic. Although the players did not test positive for steroids use, they were suspended because diuretics can mask the presence of steroids in the urine.

However, the players filed a counter case, saying the league violated Minnesota testing laws. Furthermore, the players union also filed a similar lawsuit, supporting the players.

In May, a federal judge dismissed the union’s and the Williamses’ cases, although claims on Minnesota workplace laws were sent back to state court. In September, federal court’s decision allowed the players to continue playing while the case is still in state court.

From Boston:

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell plans to ask Congress for legislation that would protect collective bargaining agreements from state law challenges, like the one that led to blocking the suspensions of two players who tested positive for banned substances.

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Melanie Wade, former fiancée of ex-49er defensive lineman Dana Stubblefield has obtained a restraining against the football star.

According to the 26-year-old Wade, Stubblefield had been repeatedly harassing her and threatening her life. In an incident in June 2008, Wade was reportedly riding her bicycle when Stubblefield hit her with his truck. She suffered several bruises and cuts from the said incident. There were also times when the two would fight and Stubblefield would wrestle her physically in an attempt to take away some items Wade would claim as hers.

There were also times when Stubblefield would lock her up in the house, and would threaten to kill her.

The couple broke in July; however, Stubblefield kept calling her repeatedly. Finally, last August 5, Wade obtained a restraining order, requiring Stubblefield to keep a 300 feet distance away from Wade or 30 feet distance when both are attending services at Family Community Church in San Jose.

The former NFL player denied allegations through his lawyer, Dan Nicholson. Head football coach and Valley Christian school officials where Stubblefield works supported him, saying he has been a good role model and was honest about his former steroids use.

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The former fiancée of ex-49er defensive lineman Dana Stubblefield has obtained a restraining order against the one-time football star, after accusing him of repeatedly harassing her and threatening her life.

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According to a research presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2008, the larger body size of professional soccer players does not enhance the risk of atherosclerosis or cardiovascular disease after they retire.

Benjamin D. Levine, M.D., senior author of the study and director of the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, remarked that active players prevent the progression of pre-diabetes from becoming real diabetes by following an active lifestyle.

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“Perhaps by remaining fit, the players were able to prevent the progression of pre-diabetes from becoming real diabetes,” said Benjamin D. Levine, M.D., senior author of the study and director of the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine at Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas. “The prevalence of obesity, using normal criteria, is really high when you look at NFL players.

“But the BMI is only a crude measure of fatness. For the athletic community it may be biased against very dense, muscular people who may have a high BMI but not as much fat. The BMI might not tell the whole story.”

This study was based on retired players from another era. The football players today are about 50 percent larger than they were a quarter of a century ago, said Levine, who is also professor of internal medicine in the Division of Cardiology at UT Southwestern. “Today, there is a lot of incentive for football players to get as big as possible through eating, extensive training or by using anabolic steroids and growth hormones. The criterion for success is that bigger is better.”

Whether current or recently retired players are at greater risk for cardiovascular events or death merits further study, given the larger body sizes of today’s NFL player, he said.

It was found during the study that the retired National Football League (NFL) players had a considerably lower prevalence of diabetes, metabolic syndrome, sedentary lifestyle, and hypertension when compared to other men.

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The NFL had undertaken to suspend Minnesota Vikings Pat Williams and Kevin Williams four games each for breaching the league’s anti-doping policy.

Now, the House Energy and Commerce Committee contrives to conduct a hearing next month on the case of two professional football players, whose suspensions were barred by a federal appeals court.

According to Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, he is worried that the legal issues concerning to NFL would result to lighter implementation of performance-enhancing drug policies for professional football.

The league wanted to suspend the two Viking players for testing positive for a weight loss supplement called Starcaps during the 2008 training camp. The players unwittingly took the supplement with the diuretic bumetanide. Diuretics are prohibited because they can mask the presence of steroids in the urine. The players were not accused of using any steroids.

However, the two players sued the league because they laid claim that NFL neglected to inform them that StarCaps secretly contained bumetanide.

Aside from that, the players also contended that the testing breached particular state workplace laws. Last month, the eighth US Circuit Court of Appeals continued an injunction issued by a federal judge barring the order.

From Journal Gazette:

WASHINGTON – The House Energy and Commerce Committee plans to conduct a hearing next month on the case of two professional football players, whose suspensions were blocked by a federal appeals court.

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The StarCaps issue still has not been resolved as of the moment, and yet the National Football League faces another case of their player violating their policy on anabolic steroids, other performance enhancing and related drugs.

David Vobora, linebacker for the St. Louis Rams, has been suspended for four games, according to the league.

According to Marc Lillibridge, Vobora did everything “by the book”. He called the NFL supplement hotline to check the ingredients in his nutritional supplement. He even read the list of ingredients to the employee and he was told that the product was safe. He was confident that none of the product’s ingredients would yield a positive result for drug tests. He eventually began using the product.

Although they have contested the test result, Vobora still faces suspension because according to NFL rules, every player is responsible for his own body and for whatever supplement or substance that he ingests.

Lillibridge and Vobora are currently in the process of filing a case against the manufacturer of the supplement that Vobora took.

Vobora started his football career in NFL as a rookie on July 22, 2008 under the St. Louis Rams. During the 2009 season, he was named as the starting strongside linebacker.

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While the StarCaps suspensions hang in the balance, the NFL has cracked down on another player for violation of the league’s policy on anabolic steroids and related substances. St. Louis linebacker David Vobora has been suspended for four games, the league announced.

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With all the athletes who tested positive for performance enhancing drugs and their common excuse of not being aware that what they were taking contained PEDs, it is only sensible that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and executive director of the Players’ Association, DeMaurice Smith send a “friendly” reminder regarding the use of performance-enhancing drugs or nutritional supplements.

According to ESPN reports, the summary of the commissioner’s reminders are as follows:

Any athlete is responsible for his own body. Therefore, the common excuse of taking a nutritional supplement containing an undeclared performance-enhancing substance is NOT an excuse if a doping test is failed.

Second, take any supplements at your own risk. There are nutritional supplements certified by the Sports Nutrition Label Certification Program, however, if you want anything not approved by this program, then you must be responsible for the consequences. These supplements ay contain ingredients that may cause you to test positive.

Third, weight loss supplements are as risky as any other supplements; therefore, you must not take them. One example is the weight loss supplement, StarCaps that caused two Vikings and Saints players to fail their doping tests.

Lastly, any questions regarding supplements must be addressed by Dr. John Lombardo, the administrator of the league’s policy on steroids and other related substances.

From NESN:

What is the most common excuse the infamous members of The List have used when informed that they had tested positive for performance-enhancing substances?

“I didn’t realize that what I was taking was a PED,” they say — or some variation on that theme.

So it makes sense that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith are being proactive with their own league this season

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If it is determined, that NFL could not run its steroid testing program effectively in cooperation with the player’s union, then it is possible that the league would give control of its steroid -testing program to an outside agency.

It would be a very significant move for the league, considering that it has administered its own testing policy for two decades.

The acknowledgement came after the court rulings on the case of Minnesota Vikings players were released. Courts ruled two issues involving Minnesota workplace laws while rejecting most of the players’ claims.

According to the league’s view, players belonging to different teams are subject to a different set of drug-testing rules depending on which state they play in.

In a telephone interview, Jeff Pash, the league counsel and executive vice president for labor said that their program was fragmented by wide-ranging state laws. If this were the case, then it would be best if they turn to an outside agency such as the World Anti-doping Agency (WADA) to administer their drug-testing program. If there is anything they do not want to do, that is to stop the program because it has been beneficial to everyone.

According to The Washington Post:

The NFL might consider giving control of its steroid-testing program to an outside agency if it determines that it cannot continue to run the program effectively in cooperation with the players’ union, a top league official said Thursday. Such a move would represent a significant shift in policy for a league that has administered its testing policy in conjunction with the union for two decades.

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New Orleans Saints Will Smith and Charles Grant would still be able to play just like the two Viking players.

Grant and Smith have a case similar to that of the Williamsons. They also unknowingly ingested a banned diuretic contained in a weight loss product. The diuretic was known to mask the presence of anabolic steroids.

The NFL may have decided not to suspend the pair after the other two players took legal action, which resulted for their suspension to be put on hold.

According to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in a written statement, the primary goal of the league is to uphold fairness, effectiveness, and integrity of their program.

He believes that the appropriate step to take is to defer the suspensions of the four players while discussions regarding legal options continue with the National Football League Players Association.

According to players, the National Football League knew that the supplement StarCaps contained bumetanide but did not inform the players who were using it.

The league argued that they made the necessary actions according to the testing program. Whatever the players ingested, even if unknowingly, is still the responsibility of the player.

From Washington Post:

The NFL has announced that it will not enforce its four-game suspensions of New Orleans Saints defensive ends Charles Grant and Will Smith “at the present time.”

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With no news coming from the NFL about the future of Will Smith and Charles Grant, Saints coach Sean Payton intends to play them in the season opener against Detroit on this Sunday. It is worth noting here that the two players are facing the possibility of a four-game suspension and among a handful of NFL players who have tested positive last year for bumetanide (used to mask steroids and a banned diuretic).

From Timesunion.com:

“We’re waiting to hear from the league,” Payton said. “Right now we’re proceeding with the idea that those two players are playing.”

Payton said he hoped to hear something from the league by Tuesday. Otherwise, he would not expect the suspensions to start until Week 2 at the earliest.

“Generally, (the NFL is) mindful of the preparation time it takes to bring in players to replace them,” Payton said. “I don’t anticipate that being an issue.”

Smith and Grant both practiced Monday. Payton said both looked good. They were not available when reporters were allowed in the locker room at the Saints’ training headquarters.

Currently, the Saints have only two other defensive ends on the roster: Bobby McCray and Jeff Charleston. Anthony Hargrove also played end earlier in his career and began working at that spot when the Saints opened camp, but has spent most of the preseason at tackle.

If the NFL decides to enforce the suspensions soon, Payton said the Saints also could re-sign DE Paul Spicer, who started the last preseason game but was waived Saturday when the roster was trimmed to the regular-season maximum 53.

“He’s someone who has gotten a lot of work,” Payton said. “We’ll stay in touch with him and make sure he’s staying in shape.”

It has been argued by the accused players that their suspensions are improper as the NFL was already aware of the fact that bumetanide had already been detected in the over-the-counter StarCaps weight-loss supplement and it was the NFL that failed to inform the players during a hotline to check if the supplement was allowed to be used.

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