Robert Mathis suspended for using fertility drug. Commish rejects review

[ArcadiaGP]

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/1...-indianapolis-colts-suspended-four-games-peds
http://www.indystar.com/story/sport...uspended-performance-enhancing-drugs/9187069/

Using fertility drug to get wife pregnant, doc said it was ok.

Turns out it WASN'T ok. Robert asked Commissioner to review the situation, he refused.

I'm sure there'll be enough backlash to get him to overturn this.

 

[hoosierdoc]

Assuming he can document the medical stuff I think the players union needs to stand up en masse for him.

 

[Stickfight]

If the 'backlash' is enough to get his suspension overturned you might as toss out the idea of drug testing NFL athletes. Not that they take it seriously anyway, but allowing made up cover stories as alibis makes the whole effort a waste.

 

[Crbn79]

Honestly, there is something not being stated. I've known a couple of NFL players personally. They won't take anything without clearing it with the team DRs first.... The deal with the starcaps made players scared to take anything at all unless the team Dr prescribed it.

 

[horsehaulin]

If the 'backlash' is enough to get his suspension overturned you might as toss out the idea of drug testing NFL athletes. Not that they take it seriously anyway, but allowing made up cover stories as alibis makes the whole effort a waste.

I would typically agree with you, but this guy was taking a fertility drug, not truly perfermance enhancing on the field, unless he celebrates with a....... Well that's not family friendly, so I will stop.

He didn't do anything wrong in my eyes since this was a family thing, steroids are a totally different subject!

 

[sepe]

I would typically agree with you, but this guy was taking a fertility drug, not truly perfermance enhancing on the field, unless he celebrates with a....... Well that's not family friendly, so I will stop.

He didn't do anything wrong in my eyes since this was a family thing, steroids are a totally different subject!

Clomid is used as post cycle therapy for steroids. Some even use strength gains.

 

[Benny]

Take it to court. If he can prove he has a low sperm count or whatever, then he shouldn't be suspended for wanting a family.

Otherwise, he was more than likely cheating.

 

[snapping turtle]

He got caught.
Does not name what he was taking.
What fertility drugs would cause a failed **** test.
The NFL policy is policy and it is posted, has exceptions, and could have been avoided within the policy if it was a needed to bring a child into the world. The nfl has a driver policy where any player can call for a driver 24-7-365 no questions asked for free without even the team knowing anything and they still get several DUI's a year.

1: he should have called the team doc.
2: he should have had his dr. Call the team doc/nfl docs.
3: he should have brought a note from "Roberts mother" (welcome back Kotter fans)
4: he should have had the union rep call a press-conference

normally a player gets less sacks as they age. NFL d player of the year. ECT. At least he gets to play 12 games this year.

 

[sepe]

[video=youtube_share;JfRkHdmb_iQ]http://youtu.be/JfRkHdmb_iQ[/video]

RIP Juan Epstein

 

[jd4320t]

Well crap

 

[Benny]

normally a player gets less sacks as they age.

Michael Sam is going to be the exception. That 7th round draft pick that everyone won't shut up about is going to be so good that he's going to keep getting sacks even after he retires.

 

[sepe]

Michael Sam is going to be the exception. That 7th round draft pick that everyone won't shut up about is going to be so good that he's going to keep getting sacks even after he retires.

I think Michael Sam will be happy to chase 1 sack after he retires. But, he will be a solid football player.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

I would typically agree with you, but this guy was taking a fertility drug, not truly perfermance enhancing on the field, unless he celebrates with a....... Well that's not family friendly, so I will stop.

He didn't do anything wrong in my eyes since this was a family thing, steroids are a totally different subject!

The drug he was taking increases testosterone production in men. And has been per the article prohibited for years as a performance enhancing drug. While it is not a steroid in itself, it causes the brain to produce the hormone that signals the body to produce testosterone (steroid) beyond what it naturally would, by blocking what tells the brain to stop production.

He got caught.
Does not name what he was taking.
What fertility drugs would cause a failed **** test.

Clomid from the article linked.
See above.

 

[forgop]

Meanwhile, we're still waiting to hear what's going to happen to the jackwagon pill-popping Jim Irsay. The NBA bans a guy for like after amounted to sometihng like a 72 hour investigation, but the NFL hasn't done anything to Irsay after months. Par for the course.

 

[snapping turtle]

Well I am no doctor but does testosterone levels rise as sperm count goes down. Maybe not.

We will have to deal with the issues of missing a sack leader. He has to deal with 4 lost pay checks.

Not it unusual for players in top levels of sport to get hit at some point. Look at last years Super Bowl champion team they had a couple of issues.

 

[BE Mike]

Mathis made a choice based on his desire to have another child. He may or may have not known that the drug was banned. If he knew that it was banned, his desire to have another child may have overridden his fear of getting caught. Either way, he has admitted his mistake and apologized. Sometimes life trumps playing a game. I still think that he is a stand-up guy. Now back to our regularly scheduled program.

 

[hornadylnl]

I had take steroids to shrink it down enough to fit.

 

[Crbn79]

So, this guy stars in a couple of Big Mac commercials and he gets popped for PED! Coincidence, I think not!

 

[Destro]

I had take steroids to shrink it down enough to fit.

you too?

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

I had take steroids to shrink it down enough to fit.

I just stay away from skinny jeans.