Joe Thomas questions NFL's drug testing after Peppers' diluted sample
Jabrill Peppers' reportedly diluted drug sample from the combine will put him in the NFL's drug program to start his career, and Joe Thomas isn't buying it.
The Michigan product apparently drank too much water in an attempt to avoid dehydration and cramps before participating in the combine, but his sample was too diluted for the league's liking.
Thomas says that NFL players are not subjected to the same set of rules and questions why prospects are treated differently.
No player should ever have a "failed test" for a dilute sample. Especially at the combine where players frequently chug water to gain weight
— Joe Thomas (@joethomas73) April 24, 2017
Or you're chugging water to hydrate for a day of grueling physical testing. Lack of hydration leads to a significant decrease in performance https://t.co/FpuUZ3Fpe7
— Joe Thomas (@joethomas73) April 24, 2017
NFL tests 100s of plyrs each day in TC, way more than @combine, and that's the process. Pee in cup, tester checks so not dilute, done https://t.co/xKYHfdtOqX
— Joe Thomas (@joethomas73) April 24, 2017
Here's to people who love water 🍻. Just don't let @nflcommish know, I hear the NFL is anti water. https://t.co/mRsWE7zZWZ
— Joe Thomas (@joethomas73) April 24, 2017
Several hours after initially stating his first Twitter rant, the Cleveland Browns tackle posed a question to his NFL brethren to make sure he wasn't the only one receiving this treatment when testing for drugs.
Why should the combine b different? Wouldn't NFL want a test where they could c the results of what you're taking instead of "inconclusive"?
— Joe Thomas (@joethomas73) April 25, 2017
Retired 14-year veteran kicker Jay Feely confirmed that was the process he was a part of as well.
I did. Waited around for a couple hrs until I could go again https://t.co/oMwsDZJ70f
— Jay Feely (@jayfeely) April 25, 2017