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Shaun Rogers suspended 4 games.. (1 Viewer)

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PennStater77

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Just saw this on ESPN NEWS..

Don't know what it's for, but Rogers was on keep yourself clean commercial, so I doubt its for drugs or illeagls substance..

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from MLIVE

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Shaun Rogers suspended by league

According to the NFL's daily 4 p.m. waiver wire, Detroit Lions defensive tackle Shaun Rogers has been played on the Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner list. There is no reason given for the suspension or how long the suspension will last.

Rogers' name appears with other players, including Koren Robinson of the Green Bay Packers and Matt Lehr of the Atlanta Falcons.

Sources close to the situation say Rogers tested positive in a drug test, but it's not believe to be an illegal substance.

 
posted on a Lions board:

Rogers is not believed to be in the league's substance abuse program and this suspension does not necessarily mean he's been hit with a "third strike.'' Instead, as in previous cases with Jim Miller and Julius Peppers, a positive test for a banned substance (even an over-the-counter drug) results in an immediate suspension.

It's believed that Rogers tested positiveat some point early in training camp (all NFL players are tested within the first couple of weeks of camp). If that's the case, it's possible the banned substance was an ingredient in a weight-loss product. Rogers, who has been fined for being overweight in the past, might've been trying to get his weight down before reporting to camp.

 
Good, maybe Leon Washington will perform well this week against Detroit now.

 
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PennStater77 said:
Just saw this on ESPN NEWS..Don't know what it's for, but Rogers was on keep yourself clean commercial, so I doubt its for drugs or illeagls substance.. :thumbdown:
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Rep. Mark Foley chaired the Congressional Missing and Exploited Children's Caucus prior to being busted in the page sex scandal. I'm pretty sure all Catholic priests also deem being a pedophile as a sin. You never know.
 
Detroit was doing very well against the run. I highlighted every week it was around 3.0 ypc, not many RB have had a good week against them...this will definitely change projections and people should take note.

 
delusional said:
lions run d takes a hit?
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Major hit. They now have 3 undersized and inexperienced LBs. James Hall at DE is a great pass rusher. Shaun Cody has looked goot at DT, but he is more of athletic DT- not a guy to plug the middle with. Major, major loss.
 
Ilov80s said:
delusional said:
lions run d takes a hit?
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Major hit. They now have 3 undersized and inexperienced LBs. James Hall at DE is a great pass rusher. Shaun Cody has looked goot at DT, but he is more of athletic DT- not a guy to plug the middle with. Major, major loss.
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And they're not getting many breaks in the schedule with who'll be rushing against them after their bye: 07 - @NYJ 08 - bye 09 - ATL 10 - SF 11 - @ARI 12 - MIA 13 - @NE 14 - MIN 15 - @GB 16 - CHI 17 - @DAL
 
Ilov80s said:
delusional said:
lions run d takes a hit?
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Major hit. They now have 3 undersized and inexperienced LBs. James Hall at DE is a great pass rusher. Shaun Cody has looked goot at DT, but he is more of athletic DT- not a guy to plug the middle with. Major, major loss.
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Plus Cody is still hurt. Marcus Bell is a nice plug in, but he is no Shaun "Big Baby" Rogers.Only other remaining DTs are Bell and Tyoka Jackson (Cory Redding and Jared DeVries will probably have to play some DT).
 
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I just heard it was some kind of over the counter diet pill..not steroids.

Rogers is worried because of Reggie Whites death in his sleep. rogers has sleep apnea as well and needs to control his weight.

 
:lmao: at Rogers testing positive from a weight-loss diet pill. I'd be asking for my money back if I was him. Maybe he overdosed on butter or something and the Haagen Daz masking agent failed.
 
Interesting bit about the knee surgery....another report I saw said he is having surgery this week to repair a partially torn Meniscus in his left knee - recovery time is 4-6 weeks.

Lions' Rogers suspended four games

By Len Pasquarelli

ESPN.com

Detroit Lions defensive tackle Shaun Rogers, one of the NFL's most talented players at his position, has been suspended four games for a violation of the steroid and related substances policy, the league said Wednesday.

Rogers told ESPN.com's Michael Smith that he was taking an appetite suppressant that contained a banned substance, a form of ephedrine, to help eliminate the late-night cravings he had while dealing with a sleeping disorder. Rogers, who underwent surgery in the preseason to correct sleep apnea, said he stopped taking the product before reporting for training camp. He failed an Aug. 6 league test.

Rogers was in Houston on Wednesday undergoing right knee surgery to repair a partially torn meniscus. Rogers' agent, Kennard McGuire, confirmed that the defensive tackle will not appeal the suspension because the recovery period from surgery is four to six weeks, possibly putting Rogers on track to return from injury right around the time he's eligible to return from suspension. Also, there's a possibility the Lions may still be willing to pay the $250,000 weight bonus they withheld from Rogers when he reported to training camp over his target weight of 335. He said he's at 334 now.

"My biggest concern," Rogers said before going into surgery, "is letting people know I didn't take any steroid or performance enhancer. That's not what I'm about. I've been blessed to be able to play the game well from a natural state.

"I didn't take anything to hurt the integrity of the game. Anybody who looks at me knows I don't have abs the first. Well, maybe one. I've taken several random test since then and if they look at those they'll see the substance was gone."

The substance that precipitated the positive test is not considered an anabolic steroid. But the violation still falls under the purview of the NFL's steroid and related substances policy, and not the substance abuse policy. Under the latter, a player must test positive multiple times to mandate a suspension. A violation under the steroid and related substances policy earns a player an immediate four-game suspension, even for a first offense.

ESPN.com's John Clayton first reported the four-game suspension.

Because of the timing of the suspension, and since Detroit has a bye week during the sanctions, Rogers will forfeit $250,000 of his scheduled $850,000 base salary for the 2006 season.

The suspension is immediate, meaning that Rogers will miss this Sunday's game at the New York Jets, home contests against Atlanta (Nov. 5) and San Francisco (Nov. 12), and a game at Arizona (Nov. 19). He will be eligible to return for the Thanksgiving Day game against the Miami Dolphins on Nov. 23.

A sixth-year veteran, Rogers was a second-round choice in the 2001 draft, and the former University of Texas star has, at times, been one of the NFL's most dominant interior defensive linemen. There have also been times, however, when Rogers' performance has been inconsistent, and in which his effort has been questioned by the Detroit organization.

Rogers, 27, has been battling right knee problems this season and first-year coach Rod Marinelli has held him out of some practices lately to take some pressure off the knee. Rogers may now use the suspension to take time to have arthroscopic surgery on the knee. In six games this season, Rogers has 20 tackles, three sacks and a fumble recovery.

For his career, Rogers has 314 tackles, 22 sacks, 18 pass deflections, four forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries. After the 2004 season, he signed a six-year, $46 million contract extension that made him the league's highest paid defensive tackle at the time.
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