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What do you think ? Still in Patriots sights ?
What do you think ? Still in Patriots sights ?
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CLICK HERE to Register for a free account and login for a smoother ad-free experience. It's easy, and only takes a few moments.Diluted urine sample.It's pointless speculating until we know what the substance was.
I read that but athletes routinely dilute samples. I'm not for one minute suggesting Mettenberger has taken substances to expedite his recovery but it has been known to happen. The reasoning given by his management seems straightforward and simple enough to me.
Non-story his doctor wrote a note saying that he was taking in excessive amounts of water for rehabbing his ACL
Mettenberger's agents Joe Linta and Seth Katz told FOX Sports that the diluted sample was caused by extra water his client was drinking on the advice of his doctor. Linta said Mettenberger had begun to suffer from cramping while rehabilitating from a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
Linta said he has spoken with NFL teams about the situation and provided medical documentation to Dr. Lawrence Brown, the league's advisor for drugs of abuse, alcohol and HIV. The documentation also was provided to FOX Sports.
Suspend him for drinking water instead of Gatorade.