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BREAKING: Prospects allegedly tested positive at Combine

Note: This information is, as of right now, completely unconfirmed by me. I'm waiting to hear back from some folks, but we'll see.

NFLDraftBible.com reports that Southern California linebackers Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews III tested positive for steroids at the NFL Scouting Combine in March.

The site is also reporting that B.J. Raji of Boston College, Vontae Davis of Illinois, Percy Harvin of Florida and Jose Martinez of UTEP tested positive for marijuana at the combine.

More on these accusations as they develop today.

UPDATE: Not much of an update on the actual status of this news. Someone in the comments asked how much this would hurt the players.

This probably won't affect the guys who allegedly tested positive for marijuana at all. For Matthews and Cushing, I'm not exactly sure. The last time something of this nature took place, it was Luis Castillo, who was coming off a back injury at Northwestern.

It didn't really affect Castillo's stock much. He still went in the first round, at pick 28.

How it will affect these two will greatly depend on how they react to it. If they did in fact test positive for steroids, it would behoove them to do like Castillo and send a letter to each team explaining and apologizing for it.

UPDATE 2: Southern California coach Pete Carroll has shot down what now can be called a rumor:

“These rumors are absolutely false,” said Carroll, adding that the NFL testing service informed him that both players didn’t test positive. “If they were found positive, Clay and Cush would have been notified three weeks ago, which they weren’t, and all of the NFL teams would have been notified too, which they weren’t.

“They’re both men of outstanding character and they never tested positive for anything here. This is an [sic] major example of irresponsible reporting, and the site that published this report should be ashamed of themselves.”

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If that is true

those guys should be banished from the league. How stupid do you have to be to test positive at the combine?

Titans Blogger at Music City Miracles even though gramsey hates it.

by Jimmy on Apr 3, 2009 8:41 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

agree about stupid

Not sure I agree about banished from the league, but it’s definitely stupid. The question becomes, how much does this really impact their draft status—even if it’s true? I could see Vontae falling a bit as a result of it (since there are already some questions about his work ethic and dediction, this would seem to be another piece of evidence in that direction) but even still, all of these guys (other than maybe the kicker, never heard of him) are so darn physically gifted, I just can’t seem ’em slipping all that much. Does anyone think—even if true—this takes any of those four out of the first round?

by JohnPaul on Apr 3, 2009 8:57 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yeah the banished thing was a joke

It is just unbelievable to me that someone could be that stupid.

Titans Blogger at Music City Miracles even though gramsey hates it.

by Jimmy on Apr 3, 2009 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

sooooo....

what would this mean for their position in the draft?

by MentallyMIA on Apr 3, 2009 11:22 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

The marijuana probably does not affect much.

Steroids maybe though, since that would seem to discount their college production, or at least their combine numbers.

by LantermanC on Apr 3, 2009 12:01 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

So does it strike anyone else that the two guys that tested positive for Steriods are USC LB's?

Now we know Pete Carol’s secret to great defense. I wonder if they got the cream or the clear from Balco?

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may win.

I Corinthians 9:24

by Southern Dawg on Apr 3, 2009 12:14 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Thats USC for you.

GO IRISH

by BradyQuinnisBeast on Apr 3, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

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