Around the NFL

There’s another wrinkle to factor in when considering which wide receiver should be No. 2 on the board behind Randy Moss.

Chris Mortensen reports for ESPN that sources tell him Terrell Owens has been placed in the league’s "reasonable cause" testing program for performance-enhancing drugs.

If true – and Owens talks as if it is – it would mean that Owens would be tested more often than other players. And it would mean he would be more likely to face a suspension at some point, for either a failed or missed test.

Owens says he’s being placed in the program because of a missed test; league officials couldn’t get in touch with him, he said, because of a cell phone mix-up.

“I have been in the NFL for over 12 years and have never had a positive test for substance of any kind,” Owens said in a statement. “That includes tests that took place as recently as last month. The matter was resolved to everyone's satisfaction last Tuesday, and everyone has moved on."

It doesn’t sound like a big deal, but it might be enough to drop Owens a spot or two on fantasy draft boards. There are a lot of receivers of similar value bunched behind Moss this year, including Reggie Wayne, Steve Smith, Braylon Edwards and Andre Johnson.

To read Mortensen’s article, go to ESPN.com.

—Ian Allan

• Comments [0]

Readers' Comments

Add a Comment

Already a registered user? Please sign in to add comments.

To add comments, you must become a registered user of our site. To register, please click here.