Another Dolphins RB Suspended For Substance Abuse

[Bronco_Beerslug]

They're weak at RB.

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Reports: Dolphins RB Morris suspended four games
Associated Press

MIAMI -- Miami running back Sammy Morris will be suspended for the first four games of the regular season for violating the NFL's steroid policy, two newspapers reported Thursday night.

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Morris


The South Florida Sun-Sentinel and the Palm Beach Post, in stories posted on their Web sites after the Dolphins defeated St. Louis 29-9 in their preseason finale, both reported that Morris tested positive during the 2005 season for ephedrine, a banned stimulant.

Team officials declined comment, citing confidentiality policies, and Morris was not available to reporters in the locker room after the game. He had four carries for 3 yards in Miami's win.

Morris was expected to enter this season as the backup to starter Ronnie Brown, filling the role vacated by Ricky Williams, who is serving a one-year suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

Morris' attorney, David Cornwell, told the Sun-Sentinel that the test stemmed from Morris' use of the over-the-counter cold remedy Sudafed, which the running back used to battle sinusitis and upper respiratory disorders.

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[loborugger]

Ron, pack your bags. Your headed to Miami.

[Bronx33]

What don't these idiots understand? just stay off the junk until the OFF SEASON

[Hulamau]

Any relation to Mercury? :-)

[GonzoLays]

Any relation to Mercury? :-)

Bam would be more appropriate. :)

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Ron, pack your bags. Your headed to Miami.
Stephen Davis just signed with the Rams for $40,000 guaranteed ($800,000 for one year).

[watermock]

Trading Dayne would be simple if Wanny was running the asylum. I am on record that Saban would be my first choice if Shanahan left for Florida. He's just going to look at cuts before he does dick. Why would anyone give dick for Dayne when he cleared waivers? Everyone says we can plug in Gomer Pyle at RB and when a RB fails in Denver they are all going to run to get him?

I guess Nash can't go PS but I don't want to see him in Miami. Saban is just as crafty as Shanahan and a real threat. He allready turned that team around. If they want to send us a second for Tater, I'm in, but Saban isn't going to do crap till he looks at the wire on Sunday.

He's an evil twin and I see him in the rear view mirror.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

I am on record that Saban would be my first choice if Shanahan left for Florida.

He knows football, but he is a real azz. I wouldn't want him - Fisher would be a much better choice or Richt from Georgia

[Hotrod]

Stephen Davis just signed with the Rams for $40,000 guaranteed ($800,000 for one year).

Um I think it was 465,000 guaranteed

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Um I think it was 465,000 guaranteedThat sounds about right, $40,000 was the signing bonus I guess.

[Bronco_Beerslug]

Ah, ephedrine! As usual, these guys think they can get away with this stuff in the offseason.

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Lawyer: Dolphins' Morris suspended for banned stimulant

By Harvey Fialkov
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Posted September 1 2006

Dolphins backup running back Sammy Morris will be suspended for the first four games of the regular season for violating the league's steroid policy, his attorney said Thursday.

Morris tested positive for ephedrine on Oct. 17, 2005, the day after a 27-13 loss to the Buccaneers. Ephedrine is on the banned stimulant list of the NFL's Policy on Anabolic Steroids and Related Substances, which calls for a suspension for the first violation. The league's substance-abuse policy calls for admission into the program and counseling for first-time offenders.

Morris' attorney, David Cornwell, who helped draft the policies while employed by the NFL, said Morris had taken Sudafed, an over-the-counter cold remedy, to help combat his chronic sinusitis and upper respiratory disorders, and the positive results were due to inadequate testing by the laboratory.

Sudafed contains pseudoephedrine, which also violates the policy unless prescribed by a member of the team's medical staff. According to Cornwell, Dolphins trainer Kevin O'Neill confirmed during the appeals process that Morris ingested the Sudafed he prescribed on Oct. 16 and that he had treated Morris for the same condition on several other occasions.

Because the suspension applies only to the regular season, Morris started Thursday's exhibition game against the St. Louis Rams but left in the second quarter with an undisclosed injury to his left foot.

Coach Nick Saban declined comment, citing the policy's confidentiality clause, and Morris was unavailable.

According to a source, the Dolphins have called around the NFL this week trying to add another running back. Morris' suspension moves Travis Minor and Kay-Jay Harris up the depth chart behind starter Ronnie Brown. Some veteran running backs should become available via trade or waivers Saturday, when teams must trim rosters to 53 players. However, it's unlikely that any of those backs are as accomplished as Morris.

"I certainly feel a little better about the young guys and how they played tonight. But it's an area we've always had some interest in trying to improve, even in the offseason," Saban said. "We'll continue to do that in the next 48 hours to see if there's anybody that pops available that could maybe add some experience at that position for us."

During Morris' appeal, Cornwell argued that the results were unreliable because the test failed to indicate the presence of the pseudoephedrine that Morris had taken less than 24 hours earlier and should have still been detectable in his system. He also argued that confirmation by the NFL's hearing officer, Jay Moyer, and the league's consulting toxicologist that the laboratory could not prove its ability to distinguish pseudoephedrine from ephedrine was ground for dismissal.

Morris' case was first heard on May 12, and then appealed on July 21. Cornwell said he recently received a one-sentence letter from Moyer stating the appeal was rejected.

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