When is the last time a player won an appeal? (1 Viewer)

[Frank Black]

It seems like most players who are banned for 4 games or 1 season based upon testing positive for a banned substance appeal. Then, they either withdraw the appeal or the suspension is otherwise upheld.

When is the last time a player appealed, pursued the appeal to the end, and won the appeal?

 

[David Yudkin]

There was a LB from New Orleans that was originally tabbed to have a four game suspension for missing a drug test while on vacation. (I forget who it was but I believe it was last year.) He appealed and was not suspended. Not sure if that is the same as testing positive and winning an appeal though.

 

[Q-Bert]

This is a tough one. The results of drug testing are supposed to be confidential and no announcement is made until after a player is suspended/finishes their appeal process. Now, in reality we often here of players being suspended prior to their appeal (as is the case with Ricky Williams this year). I would speculate that if a lower level player is given a suspension, appeals, and wins their appeal it would probably never make it into the news. So, I don't think it is really possible to answer your question.

 

[loqutis]

He will not win. even Ricky's lawyer made a statement on how hard it really is to overturn a drug test.

 

[Osaurus]

Didn't Bill Romanowski win an appeal? No no...that's right.....he got his wife to get him prescription drugs on fake prescriptions to take the edge off his 'roid rage.

 

[Rounders]

Didn't Jim Miller win his appeal and have his suspension reduced to 1 game?

 

[Frank Black]

He will not win. even Ricky's lawyer made a statement on how hard it really is to overturn a drug test.

Not just thinking of Ricky, who is almost an afterthought. I will start an offshoot thread.