Players testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance has become more frequent amongst all major sports but more so for football players. One excuse many athletes often use is they unknowingly ingested something that contains one of the banned substances. Well the NFL is now trying to prevent more positive tests by warning players about consuming meat produced in China and Mexico that potentially contains clenbuterol, which is banned under the league’s performance-enhancing substance policy.
via ESPN:
The drug-testing program’s independent administrator sent a memo to players, saying “consuming large quantities of meat while visiting those particular countries may result in a positive test.”
Clenbuterol is a muscle-building and weight-loss stimulant.
“Players are warned to be aware of this issue when traveling to Mexico and China,” the memo read. “Please take caution if you decide to consume meat, and understand that you do so at your own risk.”
The drug-testing program again advised: “Players are responsible for what is in their bodies.”
Texans left tackle Duane Brown tested positive for clenbuterol last season after a bye-week trip to Mexico, during which he ate Mexican beef, sources told ESPN.
After a months-long process, Brown was finally cleared in April, sources said, allowing him to avoid what would have been a 10-game suspension.
Players are not happy about the memo and several took to Twitter after it was issued including Patrick Peterson who used the hashtag #GottaGoVeganOnVacation.
*memo in gallery*
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