What a freaking idiot Pinkard is.
from espn:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfldraft/columnist?id=1543860
Three prospects tested positive for marijuana
By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com
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Three candidates for this weekend's NFL draft, none of them considered high-round prospects, tested positive for marijuana at the scouting combine two months ago, ESPN.com has learned.
Officials from five different NFL teams, all of whom received the update more than a week ago, verified the reports. One league source confirmed the positive tests as well but, because of NFL confidentiality guidelines, could not comment on them.
The most prominent prospect of the three is Arizona State tight end Mike Pinkard, who is regarded by most teams as a middle-round selection. The others, North Carolina State defensive tackle Terrance Martin and tailback Santonio Beard of Alabama, are viewed as late-round prospects or even as free agent candidates.
The agents for two of the players, Alvin Keels who represents Martin and Ed Cunningham for Pinkard, said they have not been notified by league officials of the positive tests.
"But maybe the notification doesn't come until you're actually in the league, after the draft," Keels said. "At any rate, it's good to have a heads-up when there is something like this. It's definitely something for me to look into."
Albert Irby, the agent for Beard, did not return a telephone message.
It is likely that, because of the tests, the players will enter the league as so-called "Phase One" offenders. That could subject them to random testing and to counseling as well.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported last week that Michigan State wide receiver Charles Rogers and cornerback Torrie Cox from the University of Pittsburgh were red-flagged by combine officials for having diluted urine. That is a situation the league considers a "masking" device and is regarded as a positive test.
Len Pasquarelli is a senior writer for ESPN.com.
from espn:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfldraft/columnist?id=1543860
Three prospects tested positive for marijuana
By Len Pasquarelli
ESPN.com
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Three candidates for this weekend's NFL draft, none of them considered high-round prospects, tested positive for marijuana at the scouting combine two months ago, ESPN.com has learned.
Officials from five different NFL teams, all of whom received the update more than a week ago, verified the reports. One league source confirmed the positive tests as well but, because of NFL confidentiality guidelines, could not comment on them.
The most prominent prospect of the three is Arizona State tight end Mike Pinkard, who is regarded by most teams as a middle-round selection. The others, North Carolina State defensive tackle Terrance Martin and tailback Santonio Beard of Alabama, are viewed as late-round prospects or even as free agent candidates.
The agents for two of the players, Alvin Keels who represents Martin and Ed Cunningham for Pinkard, said they have not been notified by league officials of the positive tests.
"But maybe the notification doesn't come until you're actually in the league, after the draft," Keels said. "At any rate, it's good to have a heads-up when there is something like this. It's definitely something for me to look into."
Albert Irby, the agent for Beard, did not return a telephone message.
It is likely that, because of the tests, the players will enter the league as so-called "Phase One" offenders. That could subject them to random testing and to counseling as well.
ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported last week that Michigan State wide receiver Charles Rogers and cornerback Torrie Cox from the University of Pittsburgh were red-flagged by combine officials for having diluted urine. That is a situation the league considers a "masking" device and is regarded as a positive test.
Len Pasquarelli is a senior writer for ESPN.com.
