Robert Mathis Suspended: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction

May 16, 2014   ·   R. Cory Smith   ·   Jump to comments


Updates from Saturday, May 17
Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio passed along a statement from the NFL, who responded to Robert Mathis' agent's claims:
As Mr. Mathis’s agent acknowledged today, his client failed to follow the protocols in the policy that the NFL and NFLPA agreed upon to address precisely these kinds of claims. That policy also prescribes the disciplinary consequences of a positive test.  The policy does not provide — nor should it provide — for the Commissioner to override the policy’s procedures and assess discipline on an after-the-fact, ad hoc basis. Here Mr. Mathis actually withdrew his appeal and accepted discipline at the union’s suggestion. His hearing took place only after the Players Association requested that the appeal be reinstated.
The drug for which Mr. Mathis tested positive is not approved by the FDA for fertility in males and is a performance-enhancing drug that has been prohibited for years. Importa...

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