A post on the blog Testing It Up reported on the suspension of Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing, after testing positive for the banned substance HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin). The athlete was suspended from the first four games of the NFL season, suspended without pay until October 4, and will be ineligible for the Pro Bowl as well as from NFL-sponsored awards.
Cushing, however, denied taking the drug, and maintained that he did not know how it got into his system.
A report on the Associated Press shares that Cushing’s doctors have attributed his failed drug test to a condition called “overtrained athlete syndrome,” which can allegedly trigger hormone spikes.
Bob McNair, owner of the Texans, flew to New York on Monday to meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, to see if Cushing’s punishment can be reduced.
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