Raiders veteran Nevin Lawson has been slapped with a four-game suspension, the cornerback announced on Twitter.
“Despite being very cautious about what I put into my body, I discovered that a test determined that I ingested something that is on the NFL’s banned substance list,” Lawson said in the statement. “Specifically, the substance is Ostarine, which I have never knowingly taken.
“Unfortunately, it does not matter, as I am responsible for knowing every single ingredient that goes into my body, and I apparently failed in this regard. This disappointing and temporary setback says nothing about my constant drive and daily commitment to be a better player and human being, a priority of mine which will continue for the rest of my life.”
The 2014 fourth-round pick out of Utah State spent the first five seasons of his career with the Lions, including a 2018 campaign where he finished with 53 tackles, one sack, and five passes defended. The 28-year-old averaged 15 starts per season between 2016 and 2018, but he hasn’t snagged a single interception in more than 3,000 career snaps.
Detroit determined that they couldn’t stomach his salary, and he was cut by the team back in March. He quickly caught on with the Raiders, where he’s expected to play a reserve role behind Daryl Worley and Gareon Conley. Lawson has the ability to play both outside cornerback and in the slot, so there should be a role for him when he returns from his suspension.
the league really has to fix their PED system. while it could obviously all be intended, they seems to have a heck of a lot of guys test positive each year. I know, i know, you have to know the names of all 1000 or so things on there and check every single thing you put in your body, time of year non-withstanding. still, seems lime their system isnt working well.
The players are knowingly cheating.
Those that get addicted to purple drank probably lack the intelligence needed to know how to cheat.
I love how half illiterate players end up sounding like English honor students when they present these fake press releases that were obviously written by someone else.
The NFL gives the players a list of league approved supplements. Just take those.