Lane Johnson throws NFLPA under the bus for impending drug suspension

In a hedge against the near certainty that he will be suspended for 10 games due to an alleged failed test for performance-enhancing drugs, the Eagles Saturday dropped right tackle Lane Johnson from their first-unit offense. They give us an app.

“The NFLPA does not approve any supplements or substances”, Atallah stated.

When some element in whatever he took was flagged, Johnson believed he was a victim of a flawed system. “Mr. Johnson’s statements are factually inaccurate and we have been in touch with both Lane and his agent, who now understand the facts”. They give us an app.

An NFLPA spokesman responded to a PennLive email about Johnson’s comments to say his the association does not determine which substances are approved and makes sure to warn players the app does not represent an official ruling on banned substances.

Johnson also tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug in 2014 and sat out the first four games of that season with a suspension. We constantly remind all players that even if a supplement is “checked green” the supplement provider may not list certain ingredients therein that a player can test positive for. That’s hard to believe coming from a second-time offender, but I want to be clear that the NFLPA does not stick up for players and doesn’t check the supplements they give us on the app.

They are: Malcolm Jenkins (hamstring), Marcus Johnson, Mychal Kendricks (hamstring), Mike Martin (knee), Jordan Matthews (knee), Jason Peters (quad), Hunter Sharp, JaCorey Shepherd (hamstring), Wendell Smallwood (quad) and Marcus Smith (concussion). The guarantees in Johnson’s deal, which total almost $36 million, would be voided if the 10-game suspension is enforced, according to ESPN.

“That is”, Johnson said, “smart of them”. That said, I am very concerned about any leak of a player’s protected health information.

“I have to anticipate there’s a chance [Johnson will be suspended]”, Pederson said, according to The Associated Press. “If you test positive, that’s your own fault”.

“There is no worse feeling than having to go through this again”, Johnson said. This is something that I desperately wanted to avoid. This is what I’ve been using ever since and turns out in the long run the NFLPA does not have your back.

Johnson said he bought an amino acid supplement online.

“It’s been a nightmare”, Johnson said. “I have known for a couple weeks and had to come out here and act like nothing is wrong”. That’s been the hardest thing. The last thing I want to be labeled as is a cheater.