Through his twitter account, Richard Sherman announced today that he won his case appealing the suspension handed down from the NFL for a drug test in which Sherman allegedly tested positive for a banned substance. Sherman should not face further discipline or suspension. Teammate and fellow corner back Brandon Browner is currently serving a suspension for a positive test but will play in the playoffs.
Before looking at Sherman’s argument, many outside observers had already condemned both corner backs. The logic of jumping to this conclusion is that two teammates who both start at the same position, who get caught and punished at the same time for taking a banned substance, could easily be taking said substance together. This logic must now be turned on its head just like the Sherman ruling, which leads to a lot of questions about what really happened behind closed doors.
We may never know exactly what happened in reality when it comes to Sherman and Browner, but we know something went wrong. There are two facts we cannot ignore. 1. At one point there were positive test results for a banned substance in Richard Sherman. 2. Sherman won his appeal and the test has been deemed invalid. Keep Reading…
