Ravens tight end Darren Waller suspended for a year

[Deleted member 2897]

Sorry Whiskey_Clear but in Colorado, Oregon and Washington those issues have not increased as you stated. In fact it's proven in those states that there has been a large decline in underage usage and no noticeable incline of auto accidents as a result of legalization. I'm a not partaker but it is far less harmful than your forum handle and the difference in fatalities is incomparable. The Feds won't legalize it because it's too lucrative the way it is and the same with the No Fun League, though in this case Waller it appears has an addiction issue and it's gonna cost him dearly.

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[AE 87]

Never said that, that's assumption on your part. You can pee in a cup or take blood or do a hair follicle sample. The problem was stated above on false positive tests.

The problem, iiuc, is not false positives for the use (see reliance on tests for discipline of Waller, but tbat the tests can't show impairment ar a particular time.

So, if you didn't mean "no test for stoned" by what you said, then I don't think you know what you're talking about, iiuc.

 

[awbuzz]

Waller is a GT guy, so I'm always going to wish him well. For this though, I have absolutely ZERO remorse for him. He got in trouble multiple times at GT for the the equivalent reasons (allegedly), and I can sorta understand that being young guy away from the parents and just having fun in college like most of us did. Then he goes pro, gets drafted by one of the best franchises in the NFL whose coaches are obviously high on him (no pun intended) that they've got the patience to move him to another position and develop him. Then he goes and gets suspended for 4 games for failing a drug test. That should have been a reality check. Dude, you're making ridiculous amounts of money for playing football for a living. You have the chance to set yourself up for life. You've got physical gifts that could make you one of the best TEs in the NFL. What do you do? Go and get yourself suspend for and entire YEAR!!! If you don't fathom what you almost threw away multiple times in college, almost threw away your first time you got suspended in the NFL, and you just might have thrown away now...well, you just don't deserve to reap the rewards of the gifts God gave you. That sh!t pisses me off...

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Darn good summary of my thoughts too!

 

[awbuzz]

Regardless of the state considers it legal or illegal many companies will fire your rear end if you test positive regardless of the state. That is the company's perogative to be allowed to do so. So many liability issues.

 

[jwsavhGT]

I think that we can all agree that it is a shame that a former GT athlete is now dealing with a tough situation and hope that he will be able to turn things around for the better.

With that said, I'm locking this thread until there are any updates as to DW's status.