The NFL reportedly wants an appeals court to reconsider a federal judge's order that blocked the suspensions of five players for violating the league's anti-doping policy.
Attorneys for the league filed notice they were asking the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals to take up the issue after U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson in St. Paul, Minn., earlier this month cleared the way for Kevin Williams and Pat Williams of the Vikings, and Charles Grant, Deuce McAllister, and Will Smith of the Saints to continue playing.
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Judge Blocks 5 Of NFL's Drug Suspensions
A federal judge has blocked the NFL from suspending five players for violating the league's anti-doping policy.
Kevin Williams and Pat Williams of the Vikings and Charles Grant, Deuce McAllister and Will Smith of the Saints were suspended this week for four games each. They tested positive for a banned diuretic in the dietary supplement StarCaps.
Giants Suspend Burress Four Games
The Giants have suspended wide receiver Plaxico Burress for four games and placed him on the non-football injury list.
Burress accidentally shot himself in the right thigh at a club last weekend in New York.
He faces legal charges as well.
NFL Suspends Six Players
The NFL has suspended six players for four games each for violating the league's anti-doping policy.
The players used a diuretic, which can be used as a masking agent for steroids.
The suspended players are running back Deuce McAllister and defensive linemen Charles Grant and Will Smith of New Orleans; defensive linemen Kevin and Pat Williams of Minnesota; and long snapper Bryan Pittman of Houston.