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Michael McCann - Player suspensions hinge on the question of league responsibility
[SIZE=-1]SI.com - 6 minutes ago[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Should an NFL player be suspended for consuming a dietary supplement which contains a diuretic (a substance which can help to mask the presence of anabolic steroids in one's body) prohibited by the NFL's collectively-bargained steroid policy, even when the product's label omits mention of the diuretic?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The short answer is yes, he should. That's because Section 3.E of the NFL's Policy on Anabolic Steroids and Related Substances expressly calls for a strict liability standard -- which refers to a standard whereby fault is assigned to a person for engaging in a particular act, regardless of intent, knowledge or reasonableness -- for players who test positive for a banned substance. The strict liability standard means that whether the player accidentally or unknowingly consumed the banned substance is irrelevant; all that matters is whether the substance is found in his body through a sanctioned drug test. Thus, unless the player can prove that the test itself was somehow defective, he will be punished as per the terms of the steroid policy.[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=-1]SI.com - 6 minutes ago[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Should an NFL player be suspended for consuming a dietary supplement which contains a diuretic (a substance which can help to mask the presence of anabolic steroids in one's body) prohibited by the NFL's collectively-bargained steroid policy, even when the product's label omits mention of the diuretic?[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]The short answer is yes, he should. That's because Section 3.E of the NFL's Policy on Anabolic Steroids and Related Substances expressly calls for a strict liability standard -- which refers to a standard whereby fault is assigned to a person for engaging in a particular act, regardless of intent, knowledge or reasonableness -- for players who test positive for a banned substance. The strict liability standard means that whether the player accidentally or unknowingly consumed the banned substance is irrelevant; all that matters is whether the substance is found in his body through a sanctioned drug test. Thus, unless the player can prove that the test itself was somehow defective, he will be punished as per the terms of the steroid policy.[/SIZE]
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