BJ Raji has positive drug test at combine
You typically don't wanna start your NFL career in the drug program.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Apr 2, 2009 4:15 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Could Raji testing positive be a positive for the Bills?
Another top defensive tackle, Warren Sapp, fell to the #12 overall pick in the 1995 NFL draft, apparently due to allegations that he tested positive for marijuana. Imagine if Raji is available at #11?
Just don’t do what Mario Manningham did last year and lie about it. I’m guessing that pro personnel understand that these kids sometimes make mistakes; at least take responsibility and own up to it.
Great plays don't make great players; great players make great plays.
by Fort Worth on Apr 2, 2009 4:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
well
the good news is if Raji comes to Buffalo he knows where to get some sweet reefer…..
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by MARVelous on Apr 2, 2009 5:22 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
and save 15% on pot purchases from your stupid caveman teammate!
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by Fort Worth on Apr 2, 2009 5:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
LOL!!!!
WOW….that is scary!!!!
"In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of the... Anyone? Anyone? ...the Great Depression, passed the... Anyone? Anyone? The tariff bill? The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act? Which, anyone? Raised or lowered? ...raised tariffs, in an effort to collect more revenue for the federal government. Did it work? Anyone? Anyone know the effects? It did not work, and the United States sank deeper into the Great Depression. Today we have a similar debate over this. Anyone know what this is? Class? Anyone? Anyone? Anyone seen this before? The Laffer Curve. Anyone know what this says? It says that at this point on the revenue curve, you will get exactly the same amount of revenue as at this point. This is very controversial. Does anyone know what Vice President Bush called this in 1980? Anyone? Something-d-o-o economics. "Voodoo" economics." - Ben Stein
by Joe P. on Apr 2, 2009 11:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
yeah but was it Sapp's second time in like 4 yrs?
I agree though……..it helps the Bills land him BIG TIME.
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by norcaliangelsfan on Apr 2, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
As I said before it got zapped
Luis Castillo tested positive and it didn’t stop the Chargers from taking him in the first. I don’t see this hurting his stock to awful much.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Apr 2, 2009 4:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Castillo took the steriod to help injury heal faster .He told teams he would give back signing bonus if he had a postive test.
by BigUgly on Apr 2, 2009 5:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
These kids know they are getting tested at the combine.
It’s an announced test. You can supposedly get around any test if you know about it in advance. It’s just silly to get caught at the combine.
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 2, 2009 4:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
At the combine...
At BC… missed a year because of academic problems too. Not the brightest bulb out there.
by twoeightnine on Apr 2, 2009 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Not good for Raji. Assuming this is marijuana, then its at least the 2nd time he has tested positive for it.
by kaisertown on Apr 2, 2009 4:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I just don’t get it – I mean – I don’t care if they smoke or whatever – but these guys could potentially be throwing millions away. How dumb can you be?
he might not fall depending on the substance – but if you knew that you were guaranteed a job that pays you millions wouldn’t you at least have a clean system?
Anyway Kenny, Yellow MegaMan is only $8.95, so maybe your mom can put it on layaway and make payments for a year or two
by J2 on Apr 2, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yeah, if you’re invited to the combine, you know you’re under the microscope. I heard that some guys spend 6+ hours at the “hospital” being evaluated. It’s a big deal, they should be aware.
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Apr 2, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I work for a Fortune 500 company, and I like me a little reefer
But I also know my company tests for drugs when they put you into the hiring process, so I laid off of it for 6 months just to be safe. And my job pays about 30 time LESS than they get just in base salary as a top pick. Cripes guys, use your brains.
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Apr 2, 2009 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Exactly!!!!!!
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 2, 2009 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he's available at 11, how do you pass him up?
Or, at least answer the trade phones? I see this as a bigger problem for him if it’s performance-enhancing drugs.
"Buffalo Bills Football 2009 (sponsored by Labatt): A Future as Uncertain as the Beer You’re Drinking"
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Apr 2, 2009 4:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Bengals just moved him to the top of their board
The Bills CAN win every game
by killascript on Apr 2, 2009 4:37 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
lol – rec’d
Anyway Kenny, Yellow MegaMan is only $8.95, so maybe your mom can put it on layaway and make payments for a year or two
by J2 on Apr 2, 2009 4:40 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Funny thing is, he probably is high on their draft board. They need MAJOR defensive help.
"Buffalo Bills Football 2009 (sponsored by Labatt): A Future as Uncertain as the Beer You’re Drinking"
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by TheAfghanTwilight on Apr 2, 2009 4:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
he probably is high on their draft board
how “high” – hahahahahaha – i’m going to go shoot myself now ;)
Anyway Kenny, Yellow MegaMan is only $8.95, so maybe your mom can put it on layaway and make payments for a year or two
by J2 on Apr 2, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I guess that DayQuil/NyQuil is really kicking in, huh?
Great plays don't make great players; great players make great plays.
by Fort Worth on Apr 2, 2009 4:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
stuff messes me up man – espcially nyquil – BIG F’IN “Q”.
i love that dennis leary bit
Anyway Kenny, Yellow MegaMan is only $8.95, so maybe your mom can put it on layaway and make payments for a year or two
by J2 on Apr 2, 2009 4:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
espcially nyquil – BIG F’IN "Q".
That was/is, in my book, the best one hour of comedy ever. The comedy was genius…
by krytime on Apr 2, 2009 10:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Leary was great in that.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Apr 2, 2009 11:35 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Seriously – I’m a huge fan of stand up comedy. And “No Cure For Cancer” is in my top three, and probably number one. It was fairly offensive at times. So much so, I don’t even feel comfortable making references in public places…..
by krytime on Apr 2, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Check out "Robin WIlliams Live on Broadway"
One of myy favorite standup of all time. Leary’s “No cure for cancer” is deffinatly in my top 5 though… the other 3 spots in my top five are all held George Carlin. Carlin Was the man when it cam to standup.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 3, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Is that the one where he was really sweaty? :)
When an 800 pound gorilla has you by the teets, you listen….
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by Kurupt on Apr 3, 2009 12:30 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
thats the one
the invention of golf was pretty funny in that act too
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 3, 2009 12:38 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
You missed my lame joke
Robin Williams is always sweaty in those routines.
You were so right though, that stand up is one of the all time classics. I hate Robin Williams as an actor, but his stand up routines are some of the best.
~K
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by Kurupt on Apr 3, 2009 12:54 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I entirely agree
I especially hate it when Williams tries to make serious movies, absolutly horrible.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 3, 2009 1:33 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Carlin “Back in Town” was great. I saw George live in Vegas on my honeymoon. I will miss him.
The time has come for someone to put his foot down. And that foot is me.
by sireric on Apr 3, 2009 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“Complaints and Grievances” is another really good one. Love the trimming down of the ten commandmants at the end.
by CanadianBillsFan on Apr 3, 2009 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Brian – FYI – on your ticket to SBnation – its not just when we post – it could be a post thats already there and if a comment is replied to and that comment gets lost they both are lost.
Just happened to me in “way I see it” fanpost by stabby – was a reply to abayarde.
seems like DB w/r issue to me
Anyway Kenny, Yellow MegaMan is only $8.95, so maybe your mom can put it on layaway and make payments for a year or two
by J2 on Apr 2, 2009 4:49 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I am really going to be mad if
we have to pass up Raji to draft a replacement for “dough boy”!
"In 1930, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, in an effort to alleviate the effects of the... Anyone? Anyone? ...the Great Depression, passed the... Anyone? Anyone? The tariff bill? The Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act? Which, anyone? Raised or lowered? ...raised tariffs, in an effort to collect more revenue for the federal government. Did it work? Anyone? Anyone know the effects? It did not work, and the United States sank deeper into the Great Depression. Today we have a similar debate over this. Anyone know what this is? Class? Anyone? Anyone? Anyone seen this before? The Laffer Curve. Anyone know what this says? It says that at this point on the revenue curve, you will get exactly the same amount of revenue as at this point. This is very controversial. Does anyone know what Vice President Bush called this in 1980? Anyone? Something-d-o-o economics. "Voodoo" economics." - Ben Stein
by Joe P. on Apr 2, 2009 4:56 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Either way, they’d be drafting a fat guy, so you have to like that, right?
Great plays don't make great players; great players make great plays.
by Fort Worth on Apr 2, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
this stuff
is just nonsense….who was it last year they said smoked some dope as well? McFadden or Dorsey? I can’t remember but let the SMOKE start billowing around the 1st round picks as team’s jockey for position!
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by MARVelous on Apr 2, 2009 5:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Was it
Aquib Talib and Mario Manningham last year? Calvin Johnson the year before that? Dan Marino in 1983? Heck, prior to the 2004 draft, Lee Evans had it in his car.
Great plays don't make great players; great players make great plays.
by Fort Worth on Apr 2, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Talib
thank you for Talib….How could I forget. My buddy is a huge Bucs fan, and b4 the pick he was saying “ANYONE BUT TALIB” Turns out he’s a pretty good player
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by MARVelous on Apr 2, 2009 5:34 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
That's one
There was a story that 2 first round guys at the Combine had failed drug tests. If Raji is one then that leaves one more…
by Ron From NM on Apr 2, 2009 7:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Aaron Curry....
please be Aaron Curry :-)
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by MattRichWarren on Apr 2, 2009 8:49 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Well that’s a surprise. Not really. Raji is the guy I would have guessed. You don’t get that fat without having the munchies from time to time.
~K
"I’m Kurupt with Buffalo Rumblings. I am worth hundreds!"
by Kurupt on Apr 2, 2009 10:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
So – here’s a question I haven’t seen proposed yet…
If the dude is available at #11, is he a consideration for the Bills now?
I agree with Fort here – just man up. Admit you screwed up, apologize, and move on. Volunteer to do a “Don’t Smoke Pot” commercial or something along those lines.
One thing to keep in mind; fat people have a harder time passing a pot test than skinny people do. And he kind of of carries some pounds, some of which are not all lean muscle mass.
If he took a few bong hits at a frat party – no big deal. If he wakes up in the morning and the first thing he does is to look for the ashtray with the blunt roach in it, then we got a problem.
I for one, will be interested to see how this plays out. Out of curiousity, just asking – did Warren Sapp ever fail a drug test while in the NFL? I can’t remember…
by krytime on Apr 2, 2009 10:37 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I for one, will be interested to see how this plays out. Out of curiousity, just asking – did Warren Sapp ever fail a drug test while in the NFL? I can’t remember…
Not that I can remember.
All I remember of his NFL issues were the shouting match w/Mike Sherman after the cheap shot on Kyle Clifton, getting fined for skipping around like a tool and I think he bumped a ref at some point.
~K
"I’m Kurupt with Buffalo Rumblings. I am worth hundreds!"
by Kurupt on Apr 2, 2009 10:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Was Sapp also the one who horse collared (when it was legal) Jerry Rice, tore his ACL or something like that, and ended Rice’s season?
Great plays don't make great players; great players make great plays.
by Fort Worth on Apr 2, 2009 11:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes
~K
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by Kurupt on Apr 2, 2009 11:11 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Did Sapp run around, dance, and celebrate after he saw that Rice was injured?
Great plays don't make great players; great players make great plays.
by Fort Worth on Apr 2, 2009 11:16 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I do not know
But I’m pretty sure he did after the Clifton hit
~K
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by Kurupt on Apr 2, 2009 11:52 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
If he took a few bong hits at a frat party – no big deal. If he wakes up in the morning and the first thing he does is to look for the ashtray with the blunt roach in it, then we got a problem.
Well, considering this will be his second offense (assuming it is pot) it’s probably somewhere in between (though closer to the problem end.) A casual user doesn’t get popped twice, with one time coming right before the biggest test of his life.
As for Sapp, no he didn’t but he did get lucky on a technicality. He was busted for having pot in his car in his “friend’s backpack” but the judge ruled that there wasn’t enough evidence for a search.
And for the comparisons to Sapp I found this on Niners Nation. I think it’s better than anything I could say.
I’m not so anti-weed. Just worried about guys getting suspended from their job in the NFL because of it. When Sapp got popped I still knew he was a football player, the only worry was whether he would smoke during off day and end up getting suspended because of it. With Raji, I’m not so sure the guy is a football player or a guy with a football player’s body who decided to get his act together this last season because he saw a little pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Having to worry about that and a weed suspension issue really drops him down for me.
by bignerd on Apr 2, 2009 7:25 PM EDT
http://www.ninersnation.com/2009/4/2/820109/si-bj-raji-failed-drug-test-at
by twoeightnine on Apr 2, 2009 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
One time is an abberation, two times is a pattern, three times is a problem.
Great plays don't make great players; great players make great plays.
by Fort Worth on Apr 2, 2009 11:20 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just worried about guys getting suspended from their job in the NFL because of it.
I agree with this comment too. Very much so I might add. I won’t throw stones at people who like the hippy lettuce. But if you’re going to jeopardize millions of dollars……that’s dumb.
by krytime on Apr 2, 2009 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Agreed
a million times over
~K
"I’m Kurupt with Buffalo Rumblings. I am worth hundreds!"
by Kurupt on Apr 2, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yup
Whether or not your for it, doing it before one of the biggest days in your professional life is just plain stupid.
If the Bills were a drug, I could only hope they were like speed so I could lose some weight as well.
by WABillsfan on Apr 2, 2009 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
When someone has a problem, their logic often goes out the window.
Great plays don't make great players; great players make great plays.
by Fort Worth on Apr 2, 2009 11:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Just a second here. And this comes from a wee bit of diagnostic lab experience. I don’t think, and this is just my opinion, that he sparked one right before the combine. Drug testing, per the insurance companies, has gotten extremely sophisticated over the last few years. Technology usually wins. Nowadays, there are tests that can tell if you even “thought” of smoking a joint, let alone if you did or not. And I’m quite certain the NFL uses a lab that tests a helluva a lot better then your local joint (no pun intended).
by krytime on Apr 3, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
AND
MArijuana is fat soluable, on the average, it lasts in the system, meaning your blood or urine, for about a month. If you are, extra fit and trim, excercising a lot, it might get out in 2 weeks. But if you are a big fat bastard, it might stick around for more than a month…so he might not smoke all the time, but he could be a dummy. I think though, he waited the month, figured he was fine, but he wasn’t. And that is probably what happened.
I know what i know from experience, I’m guessing a blue chip prospect going to Boston College, doesn’t know the ins and outs of drug testing just yet…not till he’s injured year seven and wants to recover more quickly, or add strength if you know what I mean
The Bills CAN win every game
by killascript on Apr 3, 2009 12:16 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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