Gordon suspension reduced to 10, 12 if convicted of DWI

[AuxiliaryPie]

Olympic limit for weed is 150ng/ml, an Air Traffic Controller's limit is 50ng/ml, and the NFL is 15ng/ml. According to Bull and Fox right now

 

[Spectre]

I'm getting more hopeful about this by the day. Between Ray Rice getting only 2 games and Gordon having a split sample (at a ridiculous standard to begin with), I wonder if the league will play it easy with Gordon instead of risking more PR backlash.

 

[polska2211]

What makes the the most proud is he passed over 70 of these drug tests. Really makes it seem like he doesn't have an issue, does it? I mean when you're at that stage of the program, you're tested a ton, and he passed all of those. Pretty obvious he is making an attempt to break through the habit. Wish him well.

 

[Pyro]

Olympic limit for weed is 150ng/ml, an Air Traffic Controller's limit is 50ng/ml, and the NFL is 15ng/ml. According to Bull and Fox right now

Just got raised to this in 2013.

 

[Randolphkeys]

The NFL will have the Greg Hardy issue coming up soon as well. I'm wondering how they can potentially sandwich a one year suspension for low levels of mary jane in between two domestic violence charges and be equitable with both Rice and Hardy.

 

[Jack Brickman]

The NFL will have the Greg Hardy issue coming up soon as well. I'm wondering how they can potentially sandwich a one year suspension for low levels of mary jane in between two domestic violence charges and be equitable with both Rice and Hardy.

Because no matter how bad the PR for the NFL is Goodell knows we'll just keep fucking watching.

 

[AuxiliaryPie]

Just got raised to this in 2013.

9.23 said it got raised in 1998

edit- you are right, i guess in 1998 it was an issue with a snowboarder who tested 17.8 out of 15 http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...iati-olympics-marijuana-drug-testing/2528283/ but it was raised in 2013

 

[SixPACK]

What makes the the most proud is he passed over 70 of these drug tests. Really makes it seem like he doesn't have an issue, does it? I mean when you're at that stage of the program, you're tested a ton, and he passed all of those. Pretty obvious he is making an attempt to break through the habit. Wish him well.

I have no idea how these tests work, but even that 13.6 is passing, but that still means he smoked. This guy needs to start getting straight 0.0's. I hope if he gets a lenient suspension he doesn't take it as, "Oh shit, I can only take 1 hit every other day and be scotch free!"

best comment on that article though:

Nath says:
Jul 29, 2014 2:17 PM
He should have just punched the drug tester unconscious, then he would be able to play this season.

 

[polska2211]

It would be hilarious to see what the NBA looked like if they had the weed testing policy that the NFL had...

 

[calleger]

So, NSAIDs (over the counter pain meds) can cause false positives (didn't know that till today) in a normal level test. What, if any, testing procedures does the NFL use to check for this? Obviously, NSAIDs will be commonly used with players.

 

[The Oi]

It would be hilarious to see what the NBA looked like if they had the weed testing policy that the NFL had...

 

[ajz20]

I think Huber deserves a suspension way more then Gordon based on all the evidence.

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[chrisrich91]

After reading this stuff, fuck trying to settle for 8 games. A good lawyer should get this thrown out completely with the test results coming up like that.

If the two bottles at 16 ng/ml and 13.8 ng/ml story is accurate, he should receive no suspension. Or at least a re-test. Knowing Gordon, I wouldn't be surprised if they grant him a re-test that he then fails at 2697 ng/ml.

 

[col63onel]

After reading this stuff, fuck trying to settle for 8 games. A good lawyer should get this thrown out completely with the test results coming up like that.

If the two bottles at 16 ng/ml and 13.8 ng/ml story is accurate, he should receive no suspension. Or at least a re-test.

This is a nice, reasoned and optimistic opinion. It's nice to read an opinion that doesn't take a shot at Gordon.

Knowing Gordon, I wouldn't be surprised if they grant him a re-test that he then fails at 2697 ng/ml.

Oh for fucks sake

 

[bushwick_bill]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/1...ond-hand-smoke-reason-positive-marijuana-test

The legal team for Cleveland Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon will argue in a hearing Friday that its client has disputed test results that were caused from second-hand marijuana smoke, according to sources.

Gordon is appealing the NFL's imposition of a yearlong suspension for a positive test for marijuana.


Gordon's legal team will argue that the positive tests are so marginal that they show uncertainty as to whether the test results were truly positive, and even if so, were the result of exposure to second-hand smoke, according to sources familiar with the case.

Gordon's "A" sample tested at 16 nanograms per milliliter, a bare one nanogram per milliliter above the 15-nanogram-per-milliliter threshold, while Gordon's "B" sample -- which should theoretically be consistent with the "A" sample, as it comes from the exact same specimen -- tested at 13.63 ng/ml, lower than the threshold.

With both samples coming from the same specimen test, the results should be consistent. Gordon's attorneys do not believe their client should be suspended for a year for differing disputed test results, especially when only one was barely higher than the threshold, sources said.

Gordon's attorneys also plan to introduce witnesses who will testify that Gordon's scores indicate he was the victim of breathing in second-hand smoke, according to sources. The league has maintained that it does not intend to suspend players for second-hand smoke


Scientific studies have shown that second-hand smoke exposure can result in the kind of test results similar to those of Gordon. Because of this, Gordon's test results would have been negative for marijuana if considered under other professional sports testing regimens -- including the strict Olympic standard and Major League Baseball -- the federal workplace testing standards and various state testing standards, including California and Nevada, which govern boxing and MMA.

And lastly, Gordon's attorneys also will point out that with their client being subject to over 70 drug tests, there was only one time since his rookie year that a test came back positive for marijuana, and even then, the "A" and "B" samples did not match.

Gordon's arrest in early July in North Carolina was a DWI charge, which is unrelated to the proceedings surrounding his positive marijuana test. It cannot and will not be factored into any discipline that is doled out to Gordon over this violation.

Gordon is facing the indefinite one-year ban for violating the league's substance-abuse policy for at least the third time. If he loses, he'll have to wait a year to apply for reinstatement. Last season, Gordon was suspended two games and docked four game checks for testing positive for what he said was codeine in his prescribed cough medicine.