Lett: Drug Test Tainted
Leon Lett is denying reports he failed an NFL drug test that could bar the Dallas Cowboys defensive tackle from the league for a year.
“If the league messed up my test, then how could it be positive?” Lett said after the Cowboys’ 21-10 Thanksgiving Day victory over the Washington Redskins. “I haven’t failed any drug test,” he was quoted as saying in The Dallas Morning News.
The Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram have reported this week that Lett is facing suspension because of a possible substance abuse violation.
The Morning News reported Friday that Lett tested positive for cocaine, and has had an NFL hearing. Lett is claiming the chain of custody of his urine sample was broken, invalidating the test, according to a source the newspaper did not identify.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and head coach Barry Switzer have denied any knowledge of the matter.
Lett has been tested two to 10 times per month since the NFL suspended him for four games last season for violating its substance-abuse policy. A second positive test would carry with it an automatic one-year suspension.
Bradshaw’s comment ‘out of line’
Washington Redskins coach Norv Turner says Terry Bradshaw was “out of line” in a comment the Hall of Famer made about receiver Michael Westbrook during the telecast of the Redskins-Dallas Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game.
The Redskins were expecting the oft-injured Westbrook to be a big part of their game plan against the Cowboys, but the second-year receiver bruised his knee when he collided with tight end Jamie Asher on the team’s second offensive play.
Summing up the Redskins’ situation, Bradshaw offered Turner some advice at halftime of the Fox broadcast.
“I’d get Westbrook in a corner and say, ‘Listen, I need you in this game. Get your butt out there. I don’t give a hoot what’s wrong with your knee,”’ Bradshaw said.
Turner responded by saying Bradshaw was not in a position to make such a remark.
“I know Terry Bradshaw’s an awfully talented guy,” Turner said. “But that’s some supernatural talent to be able to evaluate a guy from a studio in L.A. who’s playing in Dallas. I don’t know if he knows Michael Westbrook, so to question his toughness or to evaluate his condition, I think he’s a little out of line.”
Brooks on hot seat
The St. Louis Rams have four games left to salvage a sorry season, and Rich Brooks might have to win them all to salvage his job.
Despite their 3-9 record, his players believe it’s possible.
“I want to go 4-0 these final games,” wide receiver Isaac Bruce said. “I think we’re capable of doing it and I think we will. It’s all from the heart. We just have to start pounding people.”