The Houston Texans asked the NFL to reduce or rescind the four-game suspension given to star linebacker Brian Cushing on Monday, saying he has a unique medical condition stemming from something called overtrained athlete syndrome. Cushing described the condition after Monday morning's practice. He said the syndrome can trigger hormonal spikes after breaks in training, explaining why he would have tested positive for a fertility drug last September -- a drug he said he never took.
"I think that's the final diagnosis we came up with," he said, "and a lot of doctors have supported why this has happened (CBS)."
I have a hard time believing this, because I really don't think that can happen that dramatically, but then again I'm no doctor. I actually think that this is going to somewhat work. The suspension will not be rescinded, but I think they will reduce it. I think the owner sticking up for him will put a lot of weight behind this, but I'm really interested to know if this is what actually happened. We will probably never know, which is too bad.
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