03-17-2018, 12:49 AM
(03-16-2018, 09:39 PM)PDub80 Wrote: My question will be do they require paperwork to show a prescription to get a medical exemption FIRST, or does the NFL accept medical paperwork post test to confirm?
That's a good question and one I don't know the answer to. Earlier I mentioned I remembered Freeney being suspended for a legit prescription. It was actually Robert Mathis.
https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nfl/colts/2014/05/16/indianapolis-colts-robert-mathis-suspended-performance-enhancing-drugs/9187069/
Mathis didn't get a therapeutic excemption before taking the medication. Despite Mathis' doctor providing the medical records indicating he prescribed the medication for a therapeutic reason Goodell denied his appeal.
But, I also know a player who tested positive for adderall at the combine won his appeal after providing proof of a valid prescription.
I don't expect Goodell to show any sort of consistency, however.
