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Yikes, i wonder how much this will effect his draft stock.
Here's the question, how far would he fall before the Rams grabbed him.
It sounds to me like he has a reasonable excuse for this, So I'd give him a pass! Maybe it bumps him from the Bottom of the 1st to the Top of the 2nd round! Possibly #37!!Supposedly he was ill right before the combine and has cramping issues so was loaded up on water and IV since he had to do both LB and DB drills. From everything I've read he is a good kid that's never had a problem until this so I'd lean towards taking his word for it if I liked him. Maybe it'll bump him down to us lol? I have a feeling this won't hurt his draft position though.
https://www.yahoo.com/sports/news/r...itive-drug-test-diluted-sample-181428150.html
A diluted sample counts as a positive test for the NFL. Peppers’ agents at CAA told Schefter that Peppers drank a lot of water because he was sick at the combine, which caused the failed test. Here’s the CAA statement Schefter posted:
“Peppers went to the combine. He was sick after flying there from San Diego. He has a history of cramping. Peppers was being pumped with fluids, drinking 8-10 bottles of water before he went to bed, because he was the first guy to work out two days for the LBs and DBs. He had to go through that first day, come back on second day, and that was the fear. So Peppers was pounding water and under the weather. He never failed a drug test in his life, nor tested positive before for any substance.”
Teams will have to figure out if or how much the Peppers news affects their evaluation of him as a prospect, and that evaluation was difficult to begin with. Peppers was one of the biggest names in college football last season, as the Wolverines used him at safety, linebacker and running back among other positions. His versatility was a plus in college, and will help in the NFL, but teams have to figure out what his best position is in the pros.
Peppers was considered a late first-round prospect by many draft prognosticators. Maybe teams won’t be worried about Peppers’ failed test because he has a plausible excuse and he had no known character concerns throughout his college career. But it’s another layer to evaluate for one of the draft’s most intriguing prospects.
Sounds like he gets the benefit of the doubt.
Wouldn't it be interesting if a prospect and his agent got out in front of this.? They offered a stated something like:
"Due to illness xxxxxxxxx will be taking in a lot of fluid during the combine to stay hydrated. We hope he passes all urine testing but, know their is a chance he could get a diluted sample. XXXXXXX has never failed a urine test before and hope this will not effect how he is perceived.by coaches and team personnel."
as great as that may sound, it would set a bad precedent. future players that know they may fail a test can just use that statement as a reason for why they will have a diluted sample