I dunno. But they coons. Since I don't play football and no one sees who I go to work with and I'm.just anameless face on tbe internet, I get to be a militant. Fight the power!
Sports Legal: NFL has randomly selected Eric Reid to drug test FIVE times NFLPA defends OWNERS!
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No. 6 today
Muthafuck the NFL
Muthafuck the NFL
NFL is full of shit, collusion-ass bastards
#7 in 11 weeks 
At this point he should just go to the drug testing agency after the games so they can save the time in printing out the letter.
I feel dirty watching the NFL.
U really think any of these morons are concerned with justice if it doesnt affect them personally?
Let these dopes who say " we didnt draft the right player" . We ?
Play on.I used to love her...
What are the odds of the NFL 'randomly' drug-testing Eric Reid 7 times this season?
Jack Baer
Yahoo SportsDecember 18, 2018, 5:54 AM GMT
A familiar sight greeted Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid as he walked into the locker room following a 12-9 loss to the New Orleans Saints.
“You have been randomly selected by the NFL drug testing program’s Medical Advisor to complete a urine doping test today,” the small slip of paper informed him.
According to Reid’s count, that makes seven drug tests for the 27-year-old despite only being a member of the Panthers organization for 11 weeks, which sure seems like a lot of drug tests for a program that is supposed to randomly select a small group of players each week.
Of course, Reid doesn’t seem to think they’re random.
“I’ve been here 11 weeks, I’ve been drug-tested seven times,” Reid said, per The Riot Report. “That has to be statistically impossible. I’m not a mathematician, but there’s no way that’s random.”
Well, let’s just go ahead and calculate those odds for Reid.
What are the odds of Eric Reid being drug-tested this much?
Let’s go through some numbers that we first dove into when Reid received his fifth drug test of the season. There were 72 players on the Panthers’ roster eligible for drug testing. NFL drug-testing policy dictates that 10 players from each team, supposedly chosen randomly by a computer, are tested each week of the season.
Reid has been with Carolina for 11 weeks and says he has been drug-tested seven times, though one of those would have been his mandatory annual test that is basically part of his physical. That means six positive results out of 11 chances on odds that work out to 72 divided by 10.
Eric Reid sure has been unlucky this season with drug tests. It could also be something else (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
Using a cumulative binomial probability calculator, those numbers work out to a 0.17 percent chance of Reid getting randomly selected at least six times in 11 chances, according to the NFL’s rules. That’s a 1-in-588 chance. Reid would have a better chance at correctly guessing a coin flip nine times in a row.
Considering Reid and the NFL’s relationship, hitting on those odds that often is quite convenient for a league likely looking for any reason to make Reid go away.
Eric Reid and Roger Goodell won’t be exchanging Christmas cards
Why Reid would be the target of a suspiciously high number of drug tests isn’t exactly a mystery. Reid has been Colin Kaepernick’s staunchest advocate among players in the league and has continued to kneel before games this season. That was especially true on Monday, when Reid wore cleats depicting a kneeling Kaepernick.
Reid has also filed a collusion grievance against the NFL after he was met with a frosty free agent market last offseason, a case which is still ongoing even though he eventually signed with the Panthers after the season began. Reid has continued to be outspoken against the league, stating last week that he planned to use three fines he had received from the NFL as evidence in his collusion case.
You can only imagine Reid has similar plans for his experience with the NFL’s drug-testing procedures.
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Jack Baer
Yahoo SportsDecember 18, 2018, 5:54 AM GMT
A familiar sight greeted Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid as he walked into the locker room following a 12-9 loss to the New Orleans Saints.
“You have been randomly selected by the NFL drug testing program’s Medical Advisor to complete a urine doping test today,” the small slip of paper informed him.
According to Reid’s count, that makes seven drug tests for the 27-year-old despite only being a member of the Panthers organization for 11 weeks, which sure seems like a lot of drug tests for a program that is supposed to randomly select a small group of players each week.
Of course, Reid doesn’t seem to think they’re random.
“I’ve been here 11 weeks, I’ve been drug-tested seven times,” Reid said, per The Riot Report. “That has to be statistically impossible. I’m not a mathematician, but there’s no way that’s random.”
Well, let’s just go ahead and calculate those odds for Reid.
What are the odds of Eric Reid being drug-tested this much?
Let’s go through some numbers that we first dove into when Reid received his fifth drug test of the season. There were 72 players on the Panthers’ roster eligible for drug testing. NFL drug-testing policy dictates that 10 players from each team, supposedly chosen randomly by a computer, are tested each week of the season.
Reid has been with Carolina for 11 weeks and says he has been drug-tested seven times, though one of those would have been his mandatory annual test that is basically part of his physical. That means six positive results out of 11 chances on odds that work out to 72 divided by 10.
Eric Reid sure has been unlucky this season with drug tests. It could also be something else (AP Photo/Mike McCarn)
Using a cumulative binomial probability calculator, those numbers work out to a 0.17 percent chance of Reid getting randomly selected at least six times in 11 chances, according to the NFL’s rules. That’s a 1-in-588 chance. Reid would have a better chance at correctly guessing a coin flip nine times in a row.
Considering Reid and the NFL’s relationship, hitting on those odds that often is quite convenient for a league likely looking for any reason to make Reid go away.
Eric Reid and Roger Goodell won’t be exchanging Christmas cards
Why Reid would be the target of a suspiciously high number of drug tests isn’t exactly a mystery. Reid has been Colin Kaepernick’s staunchest advocate among players in the league and has continued to kneel before games this season. That was especially true on Monday, when Reid wore cleats depicting a kneeling Kaepernick.
Reid has also filed a collusion grievance against the NFL after he was met with a frosty free agent market last offseason, a case which is still ongoing even though he eventually signed with the Panthers after the season began. Reid has continued to be outspoken against the league, stating last week that he planned to use three fines he had received from the NFL as evidence in his collusion case.
You can only imagine Reid has similar plans for his experience with the NFL’s drug-testing procedures.
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and NUMEROUS on the field calls have even OBVIOUSLY bullshit....
I stop drinking Saturday midnight with out fail .
I have failed one too many breath analysis on Monday , when I walk into any of of data centers .
Fuck I hate heavy current .
There is nothing like random . He is being setup .
Naw.... Gay is Gay...not a good analogy.
Where is his players rep? Can he sue for this too?
So he should quit and go get another job that pays better where there is no racial bias?
Blame Malcolm jenkins
It just shows how vindictive people are when black people stand up. I think he has a case.
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Interesting after ALL these weeks?
These ex NFL players on ESPN ever day
But not until TODAY...
Do they decide to say
Well yeah when we played
we got tested that frequently too
These ex NFL players on ESPN ever day
But not until TODAY...
Do they decide to say
Well yeah when we played
we got tested that frequently too
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#7 in 11 weeks
Wonder if he took pics every time...would be hard to argue with proof. Now they're gonna hit him with the "average" & it becomes his word vs theirs.
And,this is why the NFLPA is considered the weakest players union.....
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NFL, NFLPA say Eric Reid testing allegations not substantiated
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A joint investigation by the NFL and NFL Players Association determined there was no evidence that Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid was targeted in the performance-enhancing drug testing program.
Reid said after a Dec. 17 loss to the New Orleans Saints that he had been selected for testing for the seventh time since signing with Carolina in late September. He implied that the tests were not random as stated in the collective bargaining agreement and that he was being targeted because of his collusion grievance against the NFL.
Rivera on Reid drug tests: Should play lottery
Panthers coach Ron Rivera said that if his name came up for random drug testing as many times as Eric Reid says his has, then "I'd buy a lottery ticket."
The NFL and NFLPA responded by asking John Lombardo, the administrator of the performance-enhancing drug testing program for 28 years, to look into the matter.
"There is no evidence of targeting or any other impropriety with respect to his selection for testing," the two organizations said in a joint statement released Wednesday.
The joint investigation found that Reid's claims about the number of times he had been tested since signing with the Panthers were not accurate, sources told ESPN.
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Reid had told ESPN before the final game that the NFL and NFLPA came back with a different number of tests than what he deemed accurate.
The NFLPA filed the grievance against the league on Reid's behalf in May. The grievance alleged team owners and the league, influenced by President Donald Trump, colluded to prevent Reid's employment because of his protests against social injustice during the pregame national anthem.
Reid, who spent the previous five seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, was unemployed until the Panthers signed him after safety Da'Norris Searcy was placed on injured reserve.
After being signed, Reid began being selected for postgame testing at a rate that, according to Reid and Carolina coach Ron Rivera, raised suspicion.
"I guess there was something about some mathematician saying it's highly improbable, but definitely possible," Rivera said after Reid said he was tested a seventh time. "But I'll say this: If my name came up that many times, I'd buy a lottery ticket."
Reid, the first player to join former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in kneeling during the anthem, did not drop his grievance after signing with Carolina. He also continued to kneel during the anthem.
Reid's grievance is scheduled to be heard after the season. Reid made it clear he and his representatives are "taking notes" about everything that has happened the past few months.
Reid also has suggested his four fines for hits during games and his ejection for his hit on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger during a Thursday night game are other examples of the league's efforts to target him because of the grievance.
The joint investigation only looked into Reid's complaints about the drug testing program.
"We take any claim questioning the integrity of our collective bargained performance-enhancing drug policy seriously," the joint statement said. "We will not breach any player's confidentiality but can confirm that the report documents the dates he was randomly selected for testing and the actual dates of the drug tests.
"The report also demonstrates that Mr. Reid's tests were randomly generated via computer algorithm and that his selection for testing was normal when compared with the number of tests players were randomly selected for throughout the league during the time that he was on the active roster.
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David NewtonESPN Staff Writer
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A joint investigation by the NFL and NFL Players Association determined there was no evidence that Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid was targeted in the performance-enhancing drug testing program.
Reid said after a Dec. 17 loss to the New Orleans Saints that he had been selected for testing for the seventh time since signing with Carolina in late September. He implied that the tests were not random as stated in the collective bargaining agreement and that he was being targeted because of his collusion grievance against the NFL.
Rivera on Reid drug tests: Should play lottery
Panthers coach Ron Rivera said that if his name came up for random drug testing as many times as Eric Reid says his has, then "I'd buy a lottery ticket."
The NFL and NFLPA responded by asking John Lombardo, the administrator of the performance-enhancing drug testing program for 28 years, to look into the matter.
"There is no evidence of targeting or any other impropriety with respect to his selection for testing," the two organizations said in a joint statement released Wednesday.
The joint investigation found that Reid's claims about the number of times he had been tested since signing with the Panthers were not accurate, sources told ESPN.
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Reid had told ESPN before the final game that the NFL and NFLPA came back with a different number of tests than what he deemed accurate.
The NFLPA filed the grievance against the league on Reid's behalf in May. The grievance alleged team owners and the league, influenced by President Donald Trump, colluded to prevent Reid's employment because of his protests against social injustice during the pregame national anthem.
Reid, who spent the previous five seasons with the San Francisco 49ers, was unemployed until the Panthers signed him after safety Da'Norris Searcy was placed on injured reserve.
After being signed, Reid began being selected for postgame testing at a rate that, according to Reid and Carolina coach Ron Rivera, raised suspicion.
"I guess there was something about some mathematician saying it's highly improbable, but definitely possible," Rivera said after Reid said he was tested a seventh time. "But I'll say this: If my name came up that many times, I'd buy a lottery ticket."
Reid, the first player to join former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick in kneeling during the anthem, did not drop his grievance after signing with Carolina. He also continued to kneel during the anthem.
Reid's grievance is scheduled to be heard after the season. Reid made it clear he and his representatives are "taking notes" about everything that has happened the past few months.
Reid also has suggested his four fines for hits during games and his ejection for his hit on Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger during a Thursday night game are other examples of the league's efforts to target him because of the grievance.
The joint investigation only looked into Reid's complaints about the drug testing program.
"We take any claim questioning the integrity of our collective bargained performance-enhancing drug policy seriously," the joint statement said. "We will not breach any player's confidentiality but can confirm that the report documents the dates he was randomly selected for testing and the actual dates of the drug tests.
"The report also demonstrates that Mr. Reid's tests were randomly generated via computer algorithm and that his selection for testing was normal when compared with the number of tests players were randomly selected for throughout the league during the time that he was on the active roster.
Sources: Browns to name Freddie Kitchens head coach
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Kitchens served as the Browns' interim offensive coordinator the final eight games of the 2018 season. That work and his relationship with and development of Baker Mayfield were keys to his promotion.
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The Browns did not want to lose Kitchens and denied him permission to talk to other teams about offensive coordinator openings during the interview process.
Interim coach and defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was relieved of his duties and is no longer with the team.
Kitchens wasn't well known when the Browns moved him from assistant head coach/running backs coach to interim offensive coordinator after Hue Jackson and Todd Haley were let go. When he started to impress with his playcalling and his name reached the rumor mill as a possible head coach, Kitchens heard the critics say he wasn't ready.
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General manager John Dorsey said the day after the season that Kitchens had "moved the bar on the offensive side of the ball."
"He's gotten the ball out of the quarterback's hands quicker," Dorsey said. "I think he's put some flair and different route combinations together that help out the quarterback."
Under Haley, Mayfield was 1-4 as a starter (with a win in relief over the Jets) and completed 58.3 percent off his passes with eight touchdowns, six interceptions and 20 sacks. Under Kitchens, Mayfield went 5-3, completing 68.4 percent of his passes with 19 touchdowns, eight interceptions and five sacks.
Mayfield Thrived Under Kitchens
Freddie Kitchens was promoted from running backs coach to offensive coordinator after the firings of Hue Jackson and Todd Haley. Under Kitchens, quarterback Baker Mayfield underwent a significant turnaround.
WEEKS 1-8 9-17
QBR 36 70
Comp. pct. 58% 68%
Yards per att. 6.6 8.6
TD pct. 3.6 7.2
-- ESPN Stats & Information
Kitchens played quarterback in college under Gene Stallings at Alabama. He's coached under Bill Parcells and Bruce Arians, and with Haley. He worked 11 seasons in Arizona -- as running backs, quarterbacks and tight ends coach -- before joining the Browns.
During the season, Kitchens talked about his desire to stay with the Browns.
"I like it here and I like it here a lot, and everybody around here knows that I like it here,'' he said in December. "I love the town of Cleveland. Cleveland and I get along well. I didn't have a dad as a coach, OK?
"I didn't have a starting point in this league. I grew up the son of a tire maker at Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant in Gadsden, Alabama. Benjamin E. Mays said: 'Those who start behind in the game of life must run faster to catch up,' and I feel like I've been running fast my whole life. And that's the way it's going to continue, so whether it's here or what, I'm just here to do a job right now, this week and this year.''
Kitchens is the ninth full-time coach since the team returned to Cleveland in 1999 and the 11th if interim coaches are included. He's also the sixth head coach since Jimmy Haslam took ownership of the team in 2012 (Pat Shurmur, Rob Chudzinski, Mike Pettine, Jackson and interim Gregg Williams).
The Browns chose Kitchens after interviewing him, Williams, New Orleans Saints assistant head coach/tight ends coach Dan Campbell, former Colts and Lions coach Jim Caldwell, Vikings interim offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski (who interviewed twice), Patriots linebackers coach/defensive play caller Brian Flores and Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus.
Stefanski, a finalist for the Browns' head-coaching job, is returning to Minnesota as the Vikings offensive coordinator, according to a source.
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Adam Schefter notes the rapport Browns OC Freddie Kitchens has with Baker Mayfield that led to his promotion as head coach of Cleveland. (0:48)
12:54 PM ET
Pat McManamonESPN Staff Writer
Kitchens served as the Browns' interim offensive coordinator the final eight games of the 2018 season. That work and his relationship with and development of Baker Mayfield were keys to his promotion.
ADVERTISEMENT
The Browns did not want to lose Kitchens and denied him permission to talk to other teams about offensive coordinator openings during the interview process.
Interim coach and defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was relieved of his duties and is no longer with the team.
Kitchens wasn't well known when the Browns moved him from assistant head coach/running backs coach to interim offensive coordinator after Hue Jackson and Todd Haley were let go. When he started to impress with his playcalling and his name reached the rumor mill as a possible head coach, Kitchens heard the critics say he wasn't ready.
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General manager John Dorsey said the day after the season that Kitchens had "moved the bar on the offensive side of the ball."
"He's gotten the ball out of the quarterback's hands quicker," Dorsey said. "I think he's put some flair and different route combinations together that help out the quarterback."
Under Haley, Mayfield was 1-4 as a starter (with a win in relief over the Jets) and completed 58.3 percent off his passes with eight touchdowns, six interceptions and 20 sacks. Under Kitchens, Mayfield went 5-3, completing 68.4 percent of his passes with 19 touchdowns, eight interceptions and five sacks.
Mayfield Thrived Under Kitchens
Freddie Kitchens was promoted from running backs coach to offensive coordinator after the firings of Hue Jackson and Todd Haley. Under Kitchens, quarterback Baker Mayfield underwent a significant turnaround.
WEEKS 1-8 9-17
QBR 36 70
Comp. pct. 58% 68%
Yards per att. 6.6 8.6
TD pct. 3.6 7.2
-- ESPN Stats & Information
Kitchens played quarterback in college under Gene Stallings at Alabama. He's coached under Bill Parcells and Bruce Arians, and with Haley. He worked 11 seasons in Arizona -- as running backs, quarterbacks and tight ends coach -- before joining the Browns.
During the season, Kitchens talked about his desire to stay with the Browns.
"I like it here and I like it here a lot, and everybody around here knows that I like it here,'' he said in December. "I love the town of Cleveland. Cleveland and I get along well. I didn't have a dad as a coach, OK?
"I didn't have a starting point in this league. I grew up the son of a tire maker at Goodyear Tire and Rubber plant in Gadsden, Alabama. Benjamin E. Mays said: 'Those who start behind in the game of life must run faster to catch up,' and I feel like I've been running fast my whole life. And that's the way it's going to continue, so whether it's here or what, I'm just here to do a job right now, this week and this year.''
Kitchens is the ninth full-time coach since the team returned to Cleveland in 1999 and the 11th if interim coaches are included. He's also the sixth head coach since Jimmy Haslam took ownership of the team in 2012 (Pat Shurmur, Rob Chudzinski, Mike Pettine, Jackson and interim Gregg Williams).
The Browns chose Kitchens after interviewing him, Williams, New Orleans Saints assistant head coach/tight ends coach Dan Campbell, former Colts and Lions coach Jim Caldwell, Vikings interim offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski (who interviewed twice), Patriots linebackers coach/defensive play caller Brian Flores and Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus.
Stefanski, a finalist for the Browns' head-coaching job, is returning to Minnesota as the Vikings offensive coordinator, according to a source.
so he IS NOT LYING...
WTF
sports journalism is DEAD
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