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Article: NFL suspends 6 players for doping violations
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- December 3, 2008
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Unless the courts intervene, the Minnesota Vikings will have to make their stretch run at the NFC North title without their two stalwart defensive tackles.
Kevin and Pat Williams, who have anchored a Minnesota defense ranked second in the NFL against the run, were among six players suspended by the league on Tuesday for violating the league's anti-doping policy. New Orleans Saints Deuce McAllister, Charles Grant and Will Smith also were suspended along with Bryan Pittman, the Houston Texans' long snapper.
All six were punished for using a diuretic, which can serve as a masking agent for steroids.
The punishment means all six will miss the end of the regular season, an ...