[Seahawker 562]

NEW YORK -- Six players, including the heart of the Minnesota Vikings' stout defensive line, were suspended for four games without pay by the NFL on Tuesday for violating the league's anti-doping policy.
All six were punished for using a diuretic, which can serve as a masking agent for steroids.
The suspended players were 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.
"I definitely was not trying to cheat in any form," McAllister told The Associated Press in a phone interview. "I tried to do everything the right way."
The punishment means all six will miss the end of the regular season, an especially harsh blow to Minnesota, which relies heavily on the Williamses in its run defense, which ranks second in the league.
Angelo Wright, the agent for Pat Williams, said he planned to file a motion in federal court in the next 24 hours, presumably to put off his client's suspension. Tom Condon, the agent for Kevin Williams, said he hadn't yet determined what course of action to take.
The NFL provided PDFs of two documents involved in the suspensions of six players for using a diuretic, which can serve as a masking agent for steroids.
• Appendix F and Appendix G from the NFL's Anabolic Steroids policy
• NFL memos from 2007, 2008 on Weight Reduction Products


A seventh player, Atlanta's Grady Jackson, was not suspended. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Jeff Pash, the league's chief counsel, had asked for additional information.
If a player's team makes the playoffs, the player will be eligible to return to the active roster on Dec. 29.

[Shawn Mike]

That's what the actually deserve.... breaching the laid policies reflects your casual behavior towards the sport and this kind of treatment is what they deserve...I think they should be banned rather than getting suspended