Asthma meds a steroid violation to NFL


	Asthma meds a steroid violation to NFL

geeknoob

12-15-2006 12:22 PM

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sports, asthma, medicine, steriods, nfl, football

geeknoob says:

If nothing else, it only *levels* the playing field for him, as opposed to giving him an "unfair advantage"! Couldn't that be spun as "discrimination due to illness" by lawyers?

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