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الأحد، 16 نوفمبر 2014

DEA agents check NFL medical staffs after games

Federal drug enforcement agents showed up unannounced Sunday to check at least three visiting NFL teams’ medical staffs as part of an investigation into former players’ claims that teams mishandled prescription drugs.

There were no arrests, Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman Rusty Payne said Sunday. The San Francisco 49ers‘ staff was checked at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, after they played the New York Giants. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ staff was checked at Baltimore-Washington International airport after playing the Redskins. The Seattle Seahawks, who played at Kansas City, confirmed via the team’s Twitter account that they were spot-checked as well.

The operation was still ongoing, Payne said.

"DEA agents are currently interviewing NFL team doctors in several locations as part of an ongoing investigation into potential violations of the (Controlled Substances Act)," Payne said.

الثلاثاء، 21 أكتوبر 2014

Trindon Holliday signals with Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Return specialist Trindon Holliday has signed together with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, based on NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport, per a source told of the offer. Holliday was formerly using the New York Giants this year, who released him on Oct. 6 without him appearing in a match.

Holliday is the sole player in NFL history to score on a punt return plus a kickoff return in the exact same postseason match. The fifth-year master did so in January 2013 as an associate of the Denver Broncos against the Baltimore Ravens. His 90-yard score can also be the longest postseason punt return in league history.

Though the 5-foot-5 Holliday is among the very realized at what he does, he also has a tendency to fumble and lacks versatility as he’s just a return guy.

The Buccaneers are likely to officially announce the signing as early as Tuesday, according to Rick Stroud of The Tampa Bay Times. The team must create a corresponding roster move to make room in the roll.

الأربعاء، 10 سبتمبر 2014

LSU"s Travin Dural"s status unclear after car wreck

LSU wide receiver Travin Dural, the Tigers’ top downfield offensive threat, suffered minor injuries in an automobile accident Saturday night in Baton Rouge, putting his status for LSU’s upcoming game against Louisiana-Monroe in doubt.

The third-year sophomore was hit from behind in the wreck, according to theadvertiser.com, and suffered a forehead gash requiring stitches as well as a bump on the head. The report noted Dural missed practice both Monday and Tuesday and did not meet with media, and with no comment from LSU coach Les Miles, it is uncertain whether Dural could be available to play Saturday.

Dural (6-2, 192) has exploded early in the season for LSU to mitigate the loss of two prized NFL draft picks in Odell Beckham and Jarvis Landry. The New York Giants made Beckham the 12th pick of the first round, and Landry went to the Miami Dolphins in the second round (No. 63 overall). After catching just seven passes as a freshman backup last year, Dural already has six catches for a staggering 291 yards and four touchdowns in two LSU wins. His yards-per-catch average of 48.5 leads the entire NCAA, and he led LSU in the same category last year at 20.7.

In short, preseason concerns about LSU’s wide receivers have waned thanks entirely to Dural. As such, a Dural absence of any length would add a troublesome variable to the development of first-year starting quarterback Anthony Jennings. As a third-year sophomore, Dural could conceivably enter the NFL draft as early as 2015, but could remain at LSU for as many as two years after this one.