Peppers may be suspended

Not to mention he doesn't play defense.

 

Panthers | Expecting Peppers To Play - posted at KFFL (http://nfl.kffl.com)
12:41 PT: Panthers.com reports Carolina Panthers Coach John Fox said he expected DE Julius Peppers to play Sunday. Under NFL rules, Fox could not comment on Peppers' possible suspension.

Panthers | Peete Practices - posted at KFFL (http://nfl.kffl.com)
12:40 PT: Panthers.com reports Carolina Panthers QB Rodney Peete (fingers) practiced on Thursday.

Panthers | Byrd Sits Again - posted at KFFL (http://nfl.kffl.com)
12:39 PT: Panthers.com reports Carolina Panthers WR Isaac Byrd (groin) missed practice again Thursday. He is day-to-day.

i thinks it time to cut Isaac Byrd

 

I am not sure of anybody who even comes close to this point to beating out Peppers.

I really don't understand though how something can be banned that a 12 year old can buy over the counter at Wal-Mart. Does anybody know what advantage this drug would give a player?

 

None, but it can apparently increase the risk of heatstroke, ala Korey Stringer, thus the ban.

 

It makes little sense for Peppers to take the drug for to use as a fatburner, when he is not fat. I’m not sure if it’s effective at keeping fat off so much as burning what you have.


If he gets suspended for taking some cough syrup….damn.

 

I hear you about the drug, but to me if its found to be that bad, then get it off the shelf entirely.

I guess Peppers takes it to stay as lean as he can. But it doesn't give him an on the field advantage then? Just doesn't really make sense to me. And 4 games does seem pretty stiff either way you go on this. I could understand if he was given an unfair strength advantage like steroids would give.

 

Well I took a piss test at 3:10 today with the probation officer standing at the stall door. It worked like it always works. He didn't mind me flushing, but if he did I would have shoved the condom back in my underwear.

My car has a temperature setting but I'm sure your High would be suitable.

 

NEW YORK (AP) -- Carolina Panthers rookie defensive end Julius Peppers was suspended for four games by the NFL on Thursday for violating the league's substance-abuse policy, his agent said.

Agent Marvin Demoff said the league office told him that Peppers had tested positive for a banned substance in a dietary supplement. A source close to Peppers, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Peppers did not test positive for steroids

Demoff said Peppers would appeal the suspension, meaning he can play in Sunday's game against Tampa Bay.

In a statement released together with one from his agent, Peppers said he couldn't discuss the suspension until there's a ruling on his appeal.

"While I would like to provide the fans with more information due to the legal ramifications I cannot comment on the situation and I will not be able to until the appeal process is complete," he said.

Peppers practiced with the Panthers (3-6) on Thursday, but did not make himself available to reporters.

The 22-year-old player was an All-American at North Carolina, and after he decided to leave after his junior year, the Panthers kept him in his home state and made him the No. 2 overall pick in the draft. The 6-foot-6, 283-pound player has made an immediate impact, leading the NFL with 10 sacks. He also has one interception.

Peppers can keep playing while his appeal is heard.

"My understanding is, he will be our starting left defensive end this Sunday," said coach John Fox. "And all of my focus -- and his, too -- is on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers."

If the suspension is not overturned, Peppers would begin serving it immediately. Normally, appeals are heard on a Tuesdays, the regular day off for NFL players.

Panthers linebacker Mark Fields said the situation did not create a distraction for the team Thursday.

"It's not that serious, so we're not looking at it like it's that serious," Fields said. "We're playing Tampa Bay on Sunday, and he's playing."

If Peppers is suspended for all four games, he would lose $235,000 in salary. He signed a seven-year, $62 million contract in July, the richest deal in team history.

If the league suspends him for four games, it would cost him about $235,000 from the seven-year, $62 million contract he signed in July. Peppers is the highest-paid player in Panthers history.

Another Panthers defensive lineman, Brentson Buckner, was hit with a four-game league suspension on Nov. 4 for violating the league's anti-drug policy. George Mavrikes, Buckner's agent, said his client took a dietary substance in training camp to help him lose weight. It contained one of the substances now banned by the league.

 

I am subject to randoms at work. We had a dumbass guy who couldn't give up the weed. He got by for 8 years by having a ziplock bag of clean piss in his glove compartment. When he got the call (usually get 2 hours heads up) he would go and warm up the bag a and then go in and fill up the cup. Problem was this time he didn't have very long to warm it up gradually. So he microwaved it briefly. (Hey I said he was a dumb ass) When they did a temperature reading, his piss was 110 degrees. LOL needless to say he no longer works with us. They stopped coming in the bathroom and watching us when accidental piss splashes hit the nurses. Now it's just, "We'll be out here when your done"

 

I couldn't accept a urine test as a work requirement.