Post Draft Thoughts

[Doomsday]

If anyone is saying it is ~gasp~ weed "addiction" with this guy, they don't know what the eff they are talking about.

He chose weed over 9 million dollars. That's not addiction? He couldn't give it up for a few weeks?

 

[dbair1967]

were they testing and banning pothead players back then? it's not Gregory's level of play that concerns people; it's his availability.

answer to question was yes:

Dexter Manley And The Nfl Drug Policy - tribunedigital-chicagotribune

 

[peplaw06]

Let's see. Whether it is "legal" or not has absolutely zero to do with the NFL's substance abuse policy. It will STILL be tested for whether it is legal or not. Alcohol is too along with a plethora of "legal" substances.

Whether it's legal has everything to do with it. They wouldn't be doing initial testing for it if it were legal...

They only test for alcohol AFTER you enter into the substance abuse program, i.e. after you've been convicted of an alcohol related offense like DWI or intox manslaughter, or after you get popped for a positive drug screen, etc.

Other "legal" substances that are tested for fall under the umbrella of "performance enhancing" drugs and are separate.

 

[Doomsday]

Whether it's legal has everything to do with it. They wouldn't be doing initial testing for it if it were legal...

Sure they would. It would then be considered a PED. It's "legal" in several states, no change in NFL policy yet.

None of this of course deflects us from the fact he chose his weed over 9 million dollars.

 

[peplaw06]

Marijuana usage is not punished in the same way as a performance enhancing drug. They changed the drug testing and punishment policy last fall.

 

[Doomsday]

Marijuana usage is not punished in the same way as a performance enhancing drug. They changed the drug testing and punishment policy last fall.

No doubt they'll change it again for players in states where it is legal.

 

[peplaw06]

I seriously doubt they'll make a policy that isn't uniform among all 32 teams. If it were legal to have THC in your system in California, Washington, or Colorado, the Niners, Seahawks and Broncos would be getting all the players.

 

[Doomsday]

If it were legal to have THC in your system in California, Washington, or Colorado, the Niners, Seahawks and Broncos would be getting all the players.

Ha! Once their draft obligation is cleared?

Of course, they don't have to sign with the team who drafts them, I know.

 

[peplaw06]

And there's this thing called free agency.

 

[cmd34]

I seriously doubt they'll make a policy that isn't uniform among all 32 teams. If it were legal to have THC in your system in California, Washington, or Colorado, the Niners, Seahawks and Broncos would be getting all the players.

Also, what would stop a player from saying they were in one of the weed-legal states smoking and that's why they showed up hot on the piss test?

Positive for marijuana? I went to Colorado last month. All clear.