DEA investigating all NFL teams for illegal drug prescriptions

[matthewcannata]

From www.phinmaniacs.com:

It’s never a good sign when the Drug Enforcement Administration is investigating something. It makes matters much worse when you’re the most popular sport in America. That’s what is happening in the NFL locker rooms throughout the nation as they are the focus of a federal investigation into abuse of prescription medication.

According to the New York Daily News, agents from New York’s DEA division are talking to former players about how NFL doctors and trainers treat players with drugs like Percodan, Vicodin and Toradol. Players have claimed that they were given these drugs by their team’s medical staff. According to a source who spoke to the paper, they want to find out who provided and distributed the drugs to football players.


The DEA’s investigation began shortly after attorneys representing about 1,300 NFL retirees filed a class-action lawsuit in San Francisco federal court on May 20 that accuses the league of illegally providing prescription drugs to keep players on the field without informing them of the long-term risks.

As mentioned above, the fact that the DEA is involved is not a good sign. It will be interesting to see which direction this goes in and what teams may ultimately be implicated. If it's the Dolphins, will anything be done though since they fired head trainer Kevin O'Neill several months ago? One would assume that if they were to be implicated, he would be ultimately responsible for all drugs going to the players, correct?

 

[lurking]

If the Dolphins get caught, I think they should be kicked out of the NFL.
That seems to be the mantra around here.

 

[Dolphin North]

From www.phinmaniacs.com:



As mentioned above, the fact that the DEA is involved is not a good sign. It will be interesting to see which direction this goes in and what teams may ultimately be implicated. If it's the Dolphins, will anything be done though since they fired head trainer Kevin O'Neill several months ago? One would assume that if they were to be implicated, he would be ultimately responsible for all drugs going to the players, correct?

I would say that it is probably pretty widespread and that it will be more of an NFL thing than a Miami or any other individual team thing.

 

[Patrick_Bateman]

Same thing happened to the WWF/WWE back in the late 80's or early 90's, ultimately the doctor/s took the fall. I would expect a similar result here, gonna be a lot of job openings for doctors in the NFL

 

[MRojas4]

Doctors and Team Trainers will take the fall.

Lets not play dumb and pretend these guys are not on the worlds strongest pain killers in order to play on Sunday.

Injuries that would down the common man for weeks if not months quickly disappear for NFL players. Sure we could play the tough guy card, but the number of players that can easily play with broken this and sprained that or twisted this.

These guys are getting shot up with emergency room level anesthetics to the point they can feel that terribly twisted ankle.

I'll never forget heading of Big Ben destroying what was left of his ankle and foot and playing 3-4 games with a shoe 3 sizes bigger than normal because of the swelling.

 

[Hayden Fox]

The Feds investigate this...lol. Such a joke.

 

[utahphinsfan]

But, will Goddell assign Favre as special ambassador?

 

[Daytona Fin]

DEA is a little late to the party, it's been going on for decades.

 

[Hayden Fox]

Can they do something about the cartels spilling over the border in the South West? Nah, go after the NFL giving out a pain killer to a stupid LBer.

 

[LANGER72]

I am sure this is more crap from the Jojo Martin gut spill.
Glad the rat is gone.

 

[russianbear]

Typical waste of money by a bureaucratic, wheel spinning, organization. Wonder how long until they sniff out this mystery.

 

[LANGER72]

It is probably about a wider investigation from the Gonzalez investigation. That guy was probably involved in drugs at all levels. The Patriots could not be dirty, could they?

 

[Zildjianz]

With all the pain I'm sure they are in. I think it would be hard pressed that they weren't needed.

 

[Dolphin North]

But, will Goddell assign Favre as special ambassador?

Goodell? He will have all evidence destroyed before the Feds mount a case. At least anything implicating his pal Robert Kraft's team.

 

[AL R]

Can they do something about the cartels spilling over the border in the South West? Nah, go after the NFL giving out a pain killer to a stupid LBer.

Similar to Congress investigation of the steroids baseball situation.