Comments on: Injunction Junction, What's Your Function? http://thevikingage.com/2008/12/03/injunction-junction-whats-your-function/ A Minnesota Vikings blog Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:30:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: jeege http://thevikingage.com/2008/12/03/injunction-junction-whats-your-function/comment-page-1/#comment-1205 jeege Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:58:30 +0000 http://thevikingage.com/?p=1142#comment-1205 I'm getting pretty tired of this "players are responsible for what goes in their bodies" argument. In many cases, I'd be in agreement with you Bob Gleason. But this is not a cut and dry issue. The league and the NFLPA have as much responsibility to keep their player's informed as the players have to know what is going into their bodies. The fact is, the league dropped the ball here. They did not respond to these player's requests for information per their agreement with the NFLPA. That was what the hotline was for. And frankly, the Viking's own front office is a bit at fault here. (Not the coaches, but the trainers) These players should have been in communication with their personal fitness trainers and the trainers associated with the organization. Do you read the label of ingredients of every single pill, potion, or extract that you put in your body? And don't give me "NFL players should be held to a higher standard". They should be, perhaps. But the league should bend over backwards to help players who try to be responsible. Which is what these players tried to do...and failed. Through no fault of their own. I’m getting pretty tired of this “players are responsible for what goes in their bodies” argument.

In many cases, I’d be in agreement with you Bob Gleason. But this is not a cut and dry issue. The league and the NFLPA have as much responsibility to keep their player’s informed as the players have to know what is going into their bodies.

The fact is, the league dropped the ball here. They did not respond to these player’s requests for information per their agreement with the NFLPA. That was what the hotline was for. And frankly, the Viking’s own front office is a bit at fault here. (Not the coaches, but the trainers) These players should have been in communication with their personal fitness trainers and the trainers associated with the organization.

Do you read the label of ingredients of every single pill, potion, or extract that you put in your body? And don’t give me “NFL players should be held to a higher standard”.

They should be, perhaps. But the league should bend over backwards to help players who try to be responsible. Which is what these players tried to do…and failed. Through no fault of their own.

]]> By: Bob Gleason http://thevikingage.com/2008/12/03/injunction-junction-whats-your-function/comment-page-1/#comment-1204 Bob Gleason Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:15:19 +0000 http://thevikingage.com/?p=1142#comment-1204 "The whole case hinges on whether the players actually knew what they were taking when they ingested the diet supplement StarCaps, which failed to mention on its label that it contained Bumetadine." I beg to differ.  The players are solely responsible for what goes into their bodies.  Knowing what's in supplements is the players responsibility.  Their only hope is to find a bleeding heart federal judge who is anti business. “The whole case hinges on whether the players actually knew what they were taking when they ingested the diet supplement StarCaps, which failed to mention on its label that it contained Bumetadine.”
I beg to differ.  The players are solely responsible for what goes into their bodies.  Knowing what’s in supplements is the players responsibility.  Their only hope is to find a bleeding heart federal judge who is anti business.

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