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Michael Vick Officially Retires From the NFL
After 13 active NFL seasons, which exclude his infamous two years suspended from the game and incarcerated for his involvement in a dog fighting ring, Michael Vick has declared himself officially retired from pro football. Vick’s exit from the game, which comes following a year on hiatus, was formally announced by ESPN’s Josina Anderson on Friday, February 3. Fans will recall Vick looking to make a splash in the league again when he got an opportunity to start in Ben Roethlisberger‘s place when the Steelers quarterback went down mid-2015. But his opportunity was short lived, as he himself got injured a couple of games into his fill-in role. What many…
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Steelers’ Le’Veon Bell Drug-Tested
April 20th is no date to take your blessing as an NFL football player for granted, Le’Veon Bell learned on Wednesday, as the Pro Bowl running back is reported to have been summonsed to take a random drug test. This is the second story to surface around the topic of drug-testing in the NFL in recent weeks, as earlier this month the Cleveland Browns‘ Josh Gordon made headlines when it was revealed that he had flunked a test in March, putting his reinstatement from suspension in jeopardy for the 2016 season. “Of course I get a “random” drug test on 4/20…good luck with that sample,” Bell posted on Twitter. …
