Chris Mortesen of ESPN reports that Jets quarterback Erik Ainge is the previously unknown eighth player who tested positive for a banned diuretic.
But, per Mort, Ainge didn’t take StarCaps. Instead, he took a diuretic he obtained from his girlfriend.
So the confirmation of the four-game suspension doesn’t necessarily mean that the StarCappers will lose their appeals.
AINGE TOOK A DIURETIC, BUT NOT STARCAPS
Posted by Mike Florio on November 23, 2008, 11:23 AM EDT
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Serious question here…
Why are all these football players taking diuretics? Why would they want to lose weight and/or be underhydrated? I would think a football player would want to pack a little extra weight.
Or is this just a cover for them taking illegal steroids?
I would imagine that they’re probably using them as masking agents. Hence the reason such substances are banned.