Cushing and Matthews might have Tested Clean?
by Fam_1st on Apr 4, 2009 10:01 PM EDT
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A website that focuses on the NFL draft recently reported that some draft-eligible players had tested positive for drugs. However, an NFL spokesman refuted that report Friday, saying “neither the 32 clubs nor the league office know the results of drug or steroid tests taken at the 2009 Combine.”
“The independent medical advisors who administer the tests have notified in writing those players –- and only those players -– who tested positive at the Combine,” the spokesman said in a statement. “Unfortunately, rumors about draft-eligible players, including rumors about test results, begin to circulate every year at this time. Many of these rumors are circulated for self-serving reasons, and they are terribly unfair to the players and their families.”
USC coach Pete Carroll was quick to defend Trojans LBs Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews, both of whom were named in the report. Carroll said he had talked to the drug-testing service and that Cushing and Matthews were cleared.
“These rumors are absolutely false,” said Carroll, according to USC’s official website. “If they were found positive, Clay and Cush would have been notified three weeks ago, which they weren’t, and all of the NFL teams would have been notified, too, which they weren’t.
“They’re both men of outstanding character and they never tested positive for anything here,” Carroll said. “This is an major example of irresponsible reporting, and the site that published this report should be ashamed of themselves.”
A lawyer at Athletes First, which represents Matthews, sent an e-mail to the website in question, saying, “Neither Clay nor our office has received notification of any positive test, whether for steroids or any banned substance.”
The lawyer also pointed out that the league hasn’t received the results of the drug tests and that teams haven’t been notified either.
Illinois CB Vontae Davis was also mentioned in the report. His representatives at France All Pro Athlete Management Inc. issued the following statement: “Neither Vontae nor our office has received any notification of any positive test, whether for marijuana or any other banned substance. In addition, we have been informed by several of our NFL contacts that they have not been notified of any drug testing results from the combine.”
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I still think there’s no dought at all that Cushing at least has abused steroids in the past because a man of his age does not suffer from Gynocostemia unless he has a severe medical condition or else the obvious that he’s juicing and on his down cycle and sporting a B-cup.
Be serious Fam
I hope I’m not sounding naive here, but, I just dont think because a young kid like Cushing happens to have a physique most of us aging guys wish we had, does not mean he has been juicing. Cushing is in tremendous shape. He isnt blown up with water weight, have the classic facial acne or the hair loss. These false reports usually come out every year at this time just before the draft.
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Hambone maybe you were misunderstanding what I was saying, What I was saying is that he use to suffer from Gyno and that is something that only guys who abuse steroids or else have a severe Thyroid disorder get, The guy had Gyno at what 21 years old? That’s as abnormal as can be and that’s a fact!
I do’nt really think there is any reason to suspect Clay Matthews at all, But I think there is overwhelming reason to suspect Cushing with him having suffered through Gyno and also the claims from his fellow high school teammates!
Not might have, these guys definitely did not test positive at the combine. Both players have publically said that Dr. John Lombardo has called them (or maybe they called him) and told them that they did not fail the drug test at the combine and that any player who did fail has already received a letter from the NFL informing them that they failed. Lombardo runs the NFL drug policy.
The article also says that Vontae Davis has denied the reports as well. For me, these denials are as good as fact because the names of the players who failed will be released soon (more like leaked by NFL teams) and if these guys deny being on the list and then everyone finds out they did test positive, they look like complete idiots considering that players have already been informed if they failed.
Yea, i read that article this past weekend.
But it would be interesting to know who exactly failed the drug test at the combine.
Are we drafting Dino's now?
"6'6" monster receiver with a Terradactyl wingspan "....... Keysh67
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