Oct 29th 2008 11:30PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Vikings, NFC North, NFL Fans
The NFL used to be about football. Recently, it’s been more about punishing players for any number of transgressions, many of them bordering on the ridiculous.
What isn’t ridiculous, at least in theory, is keeping performance-enhancing drugs out of the league. But the devil, as they say, is in the details.
Last week we learned that several NFL players had tested positive for a banned diuretic that not only helps with weight loss, but is also used as a masking agent for steroids. The biggest names included Saints Will Smith and Deuce McAllister, and Vikings Pat Williams and Kevin Williams.
In an effort to educate players about what they can legally put into their bodies, the NFL set up a telephone hotline. Seems simple enough: have a question about a supplement, get somebody on the horn and get an answer.
One problem, though: the ol’ phone bank is understaffed. At least according to Vikings wideout Bernard Berrian:Continue Reading
