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The policy only applies to the player's personal lives and image in the public spotlight. The NFL conducts separate investigations for drug and alcohol abuse and performance enhancement. As of December 2011, seven players have been suspended for an extended period by the NFL due to conduct off the field.
Critics argue that the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs, set by the NFL and by the players' union (National Football League Players Association) instead of an independent agency like USADA, bans a specific list of stimulants rather than a "catchall" approach like the World Anti-Doping Agency, and uses random testing instead of the ...
The NFL has committed to testing for a wide array of Performance Enhancing drugs, Starting in 2011 the NFL implemented random blood test for the use of the human growth hormone (HGH). [48] NFL sanctions include a minimum four-game suspension for first-time offenders, six-game suspension for second-time offenders, and a year suspension for third ...
A new database of NFL performance-enhancing drug suspensions shows persistent issues in a sport that rewards strength, size and speed. NFL players suspended for PED violations at least 258 times ...
Autry, 34, has 59 sacks in 10 NFL seasons. He had a career-high 11 1/2 last season for the Tennessee Titans and signed a two-year, $20 million free-agent contract with the Texans in March.
The NFL has revised its personal conduct policy to expand the definition of sexual assault offenses that could result in a more severe penalty. A first violation of sexual assault “involving ...
The classifications of substances as performance-enhancing substances are not entirely clear-cut and objective. As in other types of categorization, certain prototype performance enhancers are universally classified as such (like anabolic steroids), whereas other substances (like vitamins and protein supplements) are virtually never classified as performance enhancers despite their effects on ...
The NFL has suspended Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo two games for violating the league's Performance Enhancing Substances policy, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.Garoppolo ...