On Thursday, a report emerged that Julian Edelman was facing a four-game suspension to start the 2018 NFL season because of positive test for performance enhancing drugs.
Edelman, according to ESPN, is currently appealing.
“The appeal is underway right now as we speak,” Adam Schefter said on ESPN’s “NFL Live” during a Thursday segment.
Naturally, this provokes questions about the league’s methodology in regard to testing athletes for performance enhancing drugs. The NFL updated its drug policy in 2014 in response to sustained criticism about its fairness.
Here’s how it works:
How the NFL tests players
Every year on April 20, the NFL officially begins testing for the new season.