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Texans’ Brown has PED suspension overturned
- Updated: May 4, 2016
The next time you take a Mexican vacation, remember to save all of your receipts, because they could one day help you get an NFL suspension overturned.
Just ask Texans offensive lineman Duane Brown about that.
Back in November, the NFL sent a letter to Brown letting him know that he was in violation of the league’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs. According to the NFL, Brown had tested positive for clenbuterol.
The positive test meant that Brown was facing a 10-game suspension because it was the second offense of his career. The Texans offensive lineman was suspended four games in 2010 for violating the league’s PED policy.
For Brown, the only way out of the 10-game suspension was to file an appeal and win, which almost never happens, but it did in this case thanks to the fact that Brown kept a few receipts from his Mexican vacation.
According to ESPN.com, Brown went on a red meat rampage during a trip to Mexico that he took while the Texans were on a bye week back in November. Receipts from his trip show that he ate about 10 hamburgers and two steaks.
The problem with eating …
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