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DEA stages surprise NFL inspections
espn.com ^ | November 16, 2014 | John Barr

Posted on 11/16/2014 3:16:59 PM PST by John W

WASHINGTON -- In an unprecedented step, agents from the federal Drug Enforcement Administration conducted surprise inspections Sunday, targeting the medical and training staffs of visiting NFL teams, in an effort to determine whether they violated federal drug laws governing the handling and distribution of prescription painkillers, "Outside the Lines" has learned.

A federal law enforcement official, with knowledge of the investigation, told "Outside the Lines" the inspections were motivated by allegations raised in a May 2014 federal lawsuit, filed on behalf of several prominent NFL players, who allege team physicians and trainers routinely gave them painkillers in an illegal manner to mask injuries and keep them on the field.

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1 posted on 11/16/2014 3:17:00 PM PST by John W
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To: John W

Did they find any dogs to shoot on these raids?


2 posted on 11/16/2014 3:21:01 PM PST by IncPen (None of this would be happening if John Boehner were alive...)
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To: John W

Obviously, the NFL players and owners did not make large enough contributions to the Democratic Party.

Anybody remember what happened to Microsoft when it failed to give enough money to Clinton and the Democrats?


3 posted on 11/16/2014 3:23:45 PM PST by Presbyterian Reporter
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To: John W

No word on the millions of hits of percodan sold to junior high school students last week. Or all the unapproved adult psych drugs given to infants.


4 posted on 11/16/2014 3:26:35 PM PST by Seruzawa (Gully Foyle is my name, and Terra is my nation)
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To: John W

The Liberal Messiah is pissed. We have rejected Him and so He shall punish us by shutting down the NFL.


5 posted on 11/16/2014 3:26:52 PM PST by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: John W

Ridiculous....

What’s next? Are they going to go after the military during battles? “Does this soldier have a prescription for this Morphine?” (hopefully they’d just shoot the bastard asking the question)


6 posted on 11/16/2014 3:28:56 PM PST by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: KoRn

They should have shot Wickard, and sent Filburn to Congress.


7 posted on 11/16/2014 3:33:58 PM PST by tacticalogic
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To: John W

Just first heard about this on sports radio a short time ago. Interesting reactions. It sounds a bit like the way they use to go after dopers at the Tour de Frances. Just what the NFL needs, another blackeye or maybe they will escape scrutiny.


9 posted on 11/16/2014 3:36:09 PM PST by BeadCounter
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To: Repeal 16-17
We have rejected Him and so He shall punish us by shutting down the NFL

I hope so — w/o the NFL there's a chance more people will pay attention to the government.

10 posted on 11/16/2014 3:36:54 PM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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Road Teams were targetted I heard, Tampa Bay is one of the 6. Maybe they won’t turn up too much. Probably some whistleblower.


11 posted on 11/16/2014 3:37:33 PM PST by BeadCounter
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Meanwhile, no one in the Senate, Congress or the White House are ever randomly drug tested or inspected for drugs.

Those people throwing balls around and running around the field are much more important to focus on. They endanger all of us.

12 posted on 11/16/2014 3:42:56 PM PST by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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Meanwhile, no one in the Senate, Congress or the White House are ever randomly drug tested or inspected for drugs.

Nor are they tested for intelligence.

13 posted on 11/16/2014 3:45:43 PM PST by Publius ("Who is John Galt?" by Billthedrill and Publius now available at Amazon.)
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To: John W

Forget about Jonathan Gruber, the Sunday roid-rage festival is in danger. It’s all about the timing.


14 posted on 11/16/2014 3:48:00 PM PST by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: Repeal 16-17

Football is not a socialist game such as soccer
Thus it needs be stoped


15 posted on 11/16/2014 3:48:02 PM PST by Joe Boucher (The F.B.I. Is a division of holders Justice Dept. (Nuff said))
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To: John W

During the Cowboys bye week. Jerry Jones is grinning like a possum somewhere.


16 posted on 11/16/2014 3:56:09 PM PST by Pilsner
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To: dragnet2

“Meanwhile, no one in the Senate, Congress or the White House are ever randomly drug tested or inspected for drugs.”

Don’t give the dictator any ideas. The POS might have the DEA plant drugs on Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Mike Lee etc. All they really have to do is have the lab just use samples from drug abusers.


17 posted on 11/16/2014 3:57:48 PM PST by grumpygresh (Democrats delenda est. President zero gave us patient zero.)
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To: Presbyterian Reporter
Obviously, the NFL players and owners did not make large enough contributions to the Democratic Party.

They wouldn't hire the gay guy. Now it's payback time for those muscle-bound homophobes!

18 posted on 11/16/2014 4:02:19 PM PST by Cementjungle
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To: John W

Joe Biden was extremely clear about it:

At the height of the Feminist-inspired War on NFL Men, he stressed:

“You ain’t seen NOTHIN’ YET...!!”

And he has made good on that —the NFL is being punished.

Actually, the NFL was already highly pussified and by being so, they signaled their readiness to Become a Victim.

So they’re now being punished for not being pussified **ENOUGH**.

And they absolutely DESERVE it.


19 posted on 11/16/2014 4:11:45 PM PST by gaijin
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To: BeadCounter

Tampa needs all the help it can get.


20 posted on 11/16/2014 4:14:14 PM PST by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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