Report: New NFL CBA would stipulate harsher penalties for PED violations

Under the yet-to-be-ratified CBA proposal, violators of the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs would face stricter punishment. Second offenses, in particular, would come with significant repercussions. First-time positive tests for anabolic substances currently trigger a four-game ban. Under this CBA proposal, said offenses would cost a player six games, Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk reports. The 2011 CBA shelved a violator 10 games for a second offense; the proposed new agreement would result in a 17-game suspension for a second positive test, Florio adds. Additionally, players who attempt to manipulate samples will be given eight-game suspensions. Should this CBA be ratified, disparate penalties for testing positive for anabolic substances and stimulants would take effect. The NFL will reduce the latter ban from four games to two, per Florio, and from 10 games to five for a second offense. Stimulants and anabolic substances currently trigger the same penalty, and with the NFL not disclosing the

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