05-11-2005, 06:48 PM
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Vikings' running back Onterrio Smith was detained at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport last month when a kit used to circumvent drug tests was discovered in his luggage, according to Wednesday's Star Tribune. Smith confessed to airport officials that the item is used "for making a clean urine test," according to the police report. However, the two-time violator of the league's substance abuse policy also claimed that he was taking the item to his cousin. If Smith is found guilty of a third violation, he would be suspended for the entire 2005 season.
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The rules state that an attempt to substitute a urine sample qualifies as a positive test, but league officials have yet to determine whether simply possessing such an item technically qualifies as a violation of the substance abuse policy. Even if Smith gets by on a technicality, it's hard to imagine the Vikings' coaching staff will have any confidence in him, and nor should fantasy owners. At this point, it appears that the training camp battle for the starting tailback job in Minnesota is a three-man race between incumbent Michael Bennett, second-year player Mewelde Moore, and rookie Ciatrick Fason.
Vikings' running back Onterrio Smith was detained at the Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport last month when a kit used to circumvent drug tests was discovered in his luggage, according to Wednesday's Star Tribune. Smith confessed to airport officials that the item is used "for making a clean urine test," according to the police report. However, the two-time violator of the league's substance abuse policy also claimed that he was taking the item to his cousin. If Smith is found guilty of a third violation, he would be suspended for the entire 2005 season.
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The rules state that an attempt to substitute a urine sample qualifies as a positive test, but league officials have yet to determine whether simply possessing such an item technically qualifies as a violation of the substance abuse policy. Even if Smith gets by on a technicality, it's hard to imagine the Vikings' coaching staff will have any confidence in him, and nor should fantasy owners. At this point, it appears that the training camp battle for the starting tailback job in Minnesota is a three-man race between incumbent Michael Bennett, second-year player Mewelde Moore, and rookie Ciatrick Fason.
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