The Proof is in the Poliquin: The Yin and Yang (R-ALA) of Brandon Copeland’s Battle Against Supplement Maker’s Fraudulent Practices

By Coley Howard, Elizabeth Catalano, and Dylan Henry, of Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads LLP (The following article appeared in Sports Medicine and the Law, a publication produced by Hackney Publications) In April 2019, Brandon Copeland, linebacker for the New York Jets, failed a random NFL drug test.   Unbeknownst to Copeland, a dietary supplement called “Yang R-ALA” that he used contained a banned substance called Ostarine.  After the NFL suspended him, Copela