The Facts:
NFL players who test positive for amphetamines and methamphetamines will face harsher penalties beginning in 2007, the league and the NFLPA announced yesterday at the annual Rookie Symposium. A league official said the harsher guidelines will take effect next year so that players have a chance to adjust to the changes.
Reported by the San Diego Union-Tribune
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Once the new guidelines take effect, players will face a four-game suspension without pay for a first-time offense; an eight-game suspension without pay for a second positive test; and a one-year suspension without pay for a third offense. Players have the right to appeal test results. The discipline is significantly harsher than in the past, when players had to test positive three times before being faced with suspension.
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