Union asks for hold during appeal

The NFL Players Association asked a federal judge on Thursday to keep the suspensions of five players on hold while the case over use of a banned substance is being appealed.

[Archangel]

Better at the beginning of the season, other than later... I think that the NFL deserves alittle egg in the face for knowing specifically what Starcaps contained, and that quite a few players used them, and NOT sharing the info. It's a bit like busting a speeder on an "unposted" road. And then telling the "violater" that they should've called the Police and asked them about the road before they even drove on it.- The players AND the NFL should pay for this cluster-f*(k. NOT just the players. Or NOBODY should, and then just correct it. It almost looks like the NFL was setting a speedtrap on an unmarked highway just so they can collect money, and be able to select which players, and at which time to "bust" them.

[Fran the Man]

Archangel wrote:

Better at the beginning of the season, other than later... I think that the NFL deserves alittle egg in the face for knowing specifically what Starcaps contained, and that quite a few players used them, and NOT sharing the info. It's a bit like busting a speeder on an "unposted" road. And then telling the "violater" that they should've called the Police and asked them about the road before they even drove on it.- The players AND the NFL should pay for this cluster-f*(k. NOT just the players. Or NOBODY should, and then just correct it. It almost looks like the NFL was setting a speedtrap on an unmarked highway just so they can collect money, and be able to select which players, and at which time to "bust" them.

It's pretty damn weird that the NFL is putting so much effort into something that all agree wasn't that big of a deal. Seems like there's more to it than what we're being told.
I think both parties should just say ok, it's a draw and get on with the season.

Of course if it was Urlacher or say AJ Hawk I might be of a different mind...

[Gonzo]

As I said one before here, whatever happens better be done by week one. They don't need to dick around and get suspended mid or late season.

[Archangel]

Fran the Man wrote:

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It's pretty damn weird that the NFL is putting so much effort into something that all agree wasn't that big of a deal. Seems like there's more to it than what we're being told.
I think both parties should just say ok, it's a draw and get on with the season.
Of course if it was Urlacher or say AJ Hawk I might be of a different mind...

Lol. That's right. Notice how many GB and Chicago fans turned all "rightous" about NFL policies all of a sudden? Watch all of the negative caca come floating on to threads like this as the day wears on to nightime...

[Archangel]

Gonzo wrote:

As I said one before here, whatever happens better be done by week one. They don't need to dick around and get suspended mid or late season.

I hear ya there, pal. Onlike that crap last season, where the NFL knew about it during preseason already, and then waited until before the Bears game to try and enforce it.