Federal Judge blocked the suspensions as well.
Judge blocks five suspensions in NFL drug caseUpdated: December 5, 2008, 3:26 PM EST 5 comments add this RSS blog email Print ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) -
A federal judge has blocked the NFL from suspending five players for violating the league's anti-doping policy.
U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson said Friday he needed more time to consider the case after hearing several hours of arguments from the league and the NFL Players Association.
Kevin Williams and Pat Williams of the Minnesota Vikings, and Charles Grant, Deuce McAllister and Will Smith of the New Orleans Saints all were suspended this week for four games. They tested positive for a banned diuretic in the dietary supplement StarCaps.
The union has argued the NFL didn't properly inform players about the substance. The NFL's attorneys argued that claim, and others, had been considered and rejected in a process set out by the league's collective bargaining agreement.
THREE Vikings defensive linemen facing suspensions
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Bunch of frickin' whiny-ass cheaters. The only way I'll be happy with this decision is if judge decides the NFL was right and re-instates the four-game suspension, which will then cause it to affect the first game of the playoffs. That'd be sweet.
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It'll cost them one way or another- they could always simply be suspended the first 4 games of next year. Sure it helps the Vikes now- but its not like theyre good enough to win many in the playoffs. With or without the "Wall".
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