NFL Blind-sided by Federal Judge’s Decision
A federal judge’s decision last week to extend an injunction, allowing several NFL players to continue to compete for their respective teams despite testing positive for a banned substance could have significant ramifications for the NFL and its drug testing policy.
The NFL has always clung to the notion that players are responsible for what they put in their bodies, even if the banned substance is part of an otherwise legal supplement. This “strict liability” stance has even been agreed t