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![]() The Seattle Seahawks and their top pick, left tackle Russell Okung, have agreed to a six-year, $48.5 million deal, sources told ESPN senior NFL analyst Chris Mortensen.
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#1802 |
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![]() "Overtrained athlete syndrome" will be blamed for Cushing's suspension
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...gs-suspension/ Posted by Mike Florio on August 9, 2010 9:50 AM ET I'm tempted to say that I've now heard everything. But the crazy nature of this business guarantees that I'll soon hear something even crazier. Peter King of SI.com reports that, when Texans owner Bob McNair meets with Commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday, McNair will explain that Cushing's positive test for elevated hCG levels was the product of "overtrained athlete syndrome," a condition from which Andre Smith will never suffer. Cushing explained his better-never-than-late excuse to King on Friday. "Everything points to that overtrained athlete syndrome,'' Cushing said, using the word "that" as if King or anyone else already knew what it is. "I'm pretty sure it is. I'm pretty positive. I didn't take anything. It's not a tainted supplement. So all roads lead to that.'' Supposedly, an athlete who trains for a long period of time and then stops acquires a testosterone imbalance, which potentially spikes his hCG level. That said, it's never happened to any other player who has tested positive for hCG. More importantly, it feels like a round peg/square hole attempt to fashion an excuse for an elevated hCG level that was temporary. That was the biggest flaw in Cushing's ill-advised media blitz from May. If, as he claims he feared, he had a tumor, the hCG level would have continued to be elevated. And if there was some natural condition causing generally increased hCG levels, common sense tells us it wouldn't have popped up quickly and then dissipated after the positive test. Though the Commissioner may not buy any of it, Cushing's boss does. "He shows no sign of ever having been on steroids,'' McNair said. "His weight hasn't changed appreciably since he's been with us. I've looked into it pretty thoroughly, and I haven't found anything that would lead me to believe that he has ever taken a performance-enhancing drug." Apart from the traditional circumstantial evidence of steroid use (some would say there is such evidence based on pictures of Cushing while in college), it's possible that Cushing was taking steroids not to get bigger but to recover from the knee injury that threatened to derail the start of his rookie season. Last August, Cushing suffered the knee sprain. So if he decided to do a short cycle of steroids aimed at helping to heal the ligament, and if he then chased it with hCG to help kick-start his natural testosterone production, elevated hCG levels would thereafter be in his system. Here's the bottom line. Cheaters don't admit to cheating when they get caught cheating. So Cushing's effort to continue to attribute his behavior to something other than cheating is exactly what he would do if he were cheating. The fact that he and the Texans are offering a buffet line of excuses makes us even more skeptical of the situation, and we suspect that the league office will be just as skeptical, if not more. |
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#1803 |
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![]() Cushing needs to STFU and move on....he makes himself look foolish by dragging this out.
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#1804 |
Formerly known as Casson
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![]() Agreed. He forgot to take his masking agent one day so his levels spiked. How about
testing for masking agents? |
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#1805 |
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#1806 |
You honeydicking?
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![]() so apparently he is the hardest training player in NFL history
or he is lying hmm tough call |
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#1807 |
Formerly known as Casson
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#1808 |
You honeydicking?
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![]() http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=5459355
Brandon Marshall says he is planning on playing in the NBA next year if there is no football, and no he is not joking, he is serious |
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#1811 |
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![]() Meh....he is a WR....they like to run their yaps and make the news.
He knows he won't be playing any basketball. |
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#1812 |
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![]() Adam_Schefter
To quote one of Brandon Marshall's good friends on his goal of playing in the NBA: "Trust me, he is serious." |
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#1813 |
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#1814 |
Floridian living in KS
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#1815 |
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![]() FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- New England Patriots defensive end Ty Warren's hip injury was serious enough to cost him the 2010 season, as the team placed him on season-ending injured reserve Friday afternoon.
The injury is similar to what New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez had -- a labral tear. The injury is not considered career-threatening, but will require surgery, which Warren said is scheduled for Monday in Vail, Colo. |
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#1818 |
Formerly known as Casson
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#1819 |
Three Lombardis
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![]() I guess now we'll get to see who starts for the Pats this year. If they start Brace and he succeeds or is at least decent at the nose, it will make the Alphonso pick even worse. If he flounders, or the Pats go get someone else, it takes some of the steam off that pick.
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The OM's #1 Draft Pick
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![]() Brace isn't conditioned.
Rey got injured. Darius Butler was injured in college with knee issues and that continued in the NFL. Jairus Byrd was a pleasant surprise. The pick of Alphonso Smith will be judged on how he performs in his career as a Bronco. Not a comparative one regarding players we could have took instead. |
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#1824 |
Three Lombardis
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![]() I'm really not a fan of Mauluga's. I think he fell because his football IQ is very low. In fact I believe him to be borderline retarded. I think he's the next LaVar Arrington. Byrd? I suppose, but I actually think Bruton and McBath might both emerge. Not saying they'll be better than Byrd, but they played well and I don't feel we "missed out" by taking them. Three safeties would have been a stupid draft. Darius Butler does look like the better corner at this stage, but one season in isn't enough for me to decide one way or the other. It will take several years to know for sure. And really, if Smith emerges then it's all moot.
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