DT B.J. Raji tests POSITIVE FOR DRUGS!

[Gunakor]

Welcome back to the NFL Cletidus.

Or Sapp

[mission]

Besides, the question as to whether the Pack should take him hinges on two questions: what drug did he test postive for? And, if it was pot, was it good pot and can he get some for the Packerrats who smoke it up in the Wisconsin area?

This is really all it comes down to.

[rbaloha1]

Too much talent to pass on. Its possible TT may have to select between Andre Smith and Raji.

[Guiness]

Weed made us and a lot of other teams pass on Warren Sapp--do you think Ron Wolf would have done that differently after a few years of watching Sapp play?

Carrying on with the assumption it's weed...

Not an immediate reason to pass on him, IMO. Need to re-interview and try to find out how if he's a chronic or not.

There's a quite a list of guys who were known to inhale in college, and a mixed bag of results.

Sapp, Moss - overcame the problem, great
Ricki Williams - some ok years, certainly could've better if he'd handled it better

[Bretsky]

OK, you draft Raji, have him sit in prison in a year, then he'll be a clean camper too..

C'mon man, use your head. Dude isn't going to stop smoking until it really bites him in the ass.

It is my understanding he will have one strike against him now, since it was the NFL that caught him.

Where are you getting the information from that he'll already be categorized as a first time offender ?

I honestly don't know either way so I'm just asking

[Lurker64]

Guys do sometimes get busted in college and shape up and fly straight when they get to the pros. Luis Castillo got busted juicing at Northwestern, still got drafted in the first, got drug tested several times a month for years and has been clean ever since.

A lot of guys go about things very differently when football is their fulltime job.

[Partial]

OK, you draft Raji, have him sit in prison in a year, then he'll be a clean camper too..

C'mon man, use your head. Dude isn't going to stop smoking until it really bites him in the ass.

It is my understanding he will have one strike against him now, since it was the NFL that caught him.

Where are you getting the information from that he'll already be categorized as a first time offender ?

I honestly don't know either way so I'm just asking

Catstillo of the chargers had it count as a first time offense when he was tested for banned substance. So did Merriman. Both initial tests were at Combine iirc. It counts because the NFL is the one administering the tests.

[Partial]

Guys do sometimes get busted in college and shape up and fly straight when they get to the pros. Luis Castillo got busted juicing at Northwestern, still got drafted in the first, got drug tested several times a month for years and has been clean ever since.

A lot of guys go about things very differently when football is their fulltime job.

He tested for a banned substance that he didn't know was banned. Quite a bit different than being unable to put down the peace pipe, even when some NFL team is willing to pay you millions of dollars to do so.

This guy has now tested positive for weed twice, in the face of getting a huge sum of money. He is a bum. No thanks!!

[Bretsky]

OK, you draft Raji, have him sit in prison in a year, then he'll be a clean camper too..

C'mon man, use your head. Dude isn't going to stop smoking until it really bites him in the ass.

It is my understanding he will have one strike against him now, since it was the NFL that caught him.

Where are you getting the information from that he'll already be categorized as a first time offender ?

I honestly don't know either way so I'm just asking

Catstillo of the chargers had it count as a first time offense when he was tested for banned substance. So did Merriman. Both initial tests were at Combine iirc. It counts because the NFL is the one administering the tests.

I'm torn; you've just given evidence of two guys I'd love to have as Packers

I'd probably roll the dice if he was there and he was the BPA

But I'm still on the Crabbie train if he's there as well.

And if we can steal a pick for somebody trying to move ahead of San Fran for a QB I'd take that in a second

[Partial]

The difference with those guys was banned substances. At least I am pretty sure it wasnt pot.

This guy seems to have a TON of baggage with him. No way does Teets pick a Bengal personality like this guy.

[Charles Woodson]

Its weed, who gives a fuck

[Bretsky]

The difference with those guys was banned substances. At least I am pretty sure it wasnt pot.

This guy seems to have a TON of baggage with him. No way does Teets pick a Bengal personality like this guy.

Well Warren Sapp would be another. Hey, you're talking with the dude who wanted Odell Thurman Of course, I didn't know his background.

I have a sick feeling we'll end up with the OT with the questionable character and work ethic

[Partial]

Its weed, who gives a fuck

On a personal level, probably no one.

On a "This guy has been busted twice already and is likely to do it again, with getting caught once more resulting in a 4 game suspension and twice more in a year suspension" kind of way I'd say every packer fan

[Partial]

At least he'll be able to suit up on Sundays. Raji cant do much good when he's suspended..

[DannoMac21]

Its weed, who gives a fuck

Couldn't have said it better myself. I do it every day, and I'm sure over 70% of all athletes smoke a lot as well. Calvin Johnson, Gaines Adams, and others admitted to ganja use in 2007 during their time at college, yet they're never criticized. THC stays in certain people's systems longer than others...so if Raji smoked one bowl a month ago, that THC could still be in his system. Unfortunate.