Report: Neal to Be Suspended for 4 Games

[pbmax]

Another player had an adderall positive overturned, but I do not remember the details of why. It was on NFL appeal, not the courts.

[MadScientist]

Another player had an adderall positive overturned, but I do not remember the details of why. It was on NFL appeal, not the courts.

I don't think all the details have been released as to why the suspension got nixed, but he had the prescription for ADHD (the standard thing that adderall is used for) and he had it since before he came in to the league.

My speculation is that he informed the league about it at the combine (if he attended there) so the positive was ignored, then he continued taking it, and renewed the prescription, but somehow it wasn't categorized as approved by the league. On appeal they decided that his actions were close enough to the requirements that the appeal was granted and the suspension dropped.

Since Neal got the prescription after entering the league, he needed to get it approved and did not, so he gets the suspension. I suspect he won't get it overturned and I don't think the CBA has any outside options for him.