The Facts:
A Minnesota judge on Thursday extended his preliminary injunction against the NFL’s suspension of five players for violating the league’s anti-doping policy, clearing the players to play for two more weeks. “This is consistent with the approach the judge has taken in giving careful consideration to these issues, which we fully respect,” an NFL spokesman said.
Reported by NFL.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Given that the parties have been asked to propose a schedule to file pleadings by Dec. 22, which precedes the actual pleadings, the hearing of the case and then the decision, it’s likely all of the players involved will be done playing by the time any decision is made. What it means is that the five Vikings (most notably DTs Kevin and Pat Williams) and Saints (including Deuce McAllister) players who tested positive for a banned diuretic are probably good to play for the rest of the season and the playoffs. Bottom line? Good news for the Saints and the Vikings, and bad news for their opponents.
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