Yes, the NFL and NFLPA finally have worked out a new drug policy. Yes, players who tested positive in the offseason for stimulants banned under the PED policy will be reinstated.
But the joint announcement from the league and the union identifies only three players to return: Broncos receiver Wes Welker, Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick, and Rams receiver Stedman Bailey.
So where are all the other players who supposedly were suspended for taking stimulants in the offseason? Dolphins defensive end Dion Jordan claimed that his four-game suspension came from taking a banned stimulant. If so, he should be reinstated.
So maybe he didn’t really take a banned stimulant. Unless he had prior violations of the substance-abuse policy that resulted in a four-game suspension based on the off-season reclassified stimulant violation or unless his positive test came before March 11, Jordan was lying.
UPDATE 11:19 a.m. ET: Per a league source, Jordan’s positive test came before March 11, which means that his suspension won’t be listed.