Stedman to be re-instated …….

As expected, Stedman Bailey will be reinstated once NFL & NFL Players Assn. finalize drug agreement, per ESPN. Will it come in time for Sun?

— Jim Thomas (@jthom1) September 15, 2014

I’m confused. What new drug policy? Why doesnt Stedman
have to wait the four weeks?

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TackleDummy wrote:

Herzog wrote:
Bailey and Quick…finally we have something

I don’t know how soon Bailey will be effective. He has not practiced for two weeks. Might take awhile for him to get back into game condition. If he is back at practice today or tomorrow then he should be able to go pretty good this week.

Damn, ok sad again.

• This reply was modified 10 years, 3 months ago by Herzog.

wv wrote:

I’m confused. What new drug policy? Why doesnt Stedman
have to wait the four weeks?

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This (which RamBill just posted) doesn’t really answer the question, but…it’s better’n nothin:

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RamBill wrote:

ams preparing for Stedman Bailey’s return
By Nick Wagoner

http://espn.go.com/blog/st-louis-rams/post/_/id/11735/rams-preparing-for-stedman-baileys-return

EARTH CITY, Mo. — ESPN NFL Insiders Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen reported Monday afternoon that upon the completion of the new NFL drug policy, St. Louis Rams receiver Stedman Bailey is one of 20 players who will be reinstated.

According to the report, the deal is expected to be finalized in the next 24 hours. While Rams coach Jeff Fisher isn’t yet sure of the specifics, he did confirm Monday night that the team is taking steps to prepare to welcome Bailey back to the fold.

just some background/context for that

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Five players to be reinstated

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/11535705/five-nfl-players-reinstated-new-drug-policy

The NFL and the players’ union are close to finalizing the drug policy changes they tentatively agreed upon last week.

Union spokesman George Atallah told The Associated Press on Monday that the “drug policies are currently getting finalized.” League and NFL Players Association attorneys and officials are reviewing the documents and could approve them this week, but ESPN’s Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter report approval is likely to occur in the next 24 hours.

Upon agreement of the term sheet for the new drug policy, Broncos receiver Wes Welker, Rams receiver Stedman Bailey, Cowboys defensive back Orlando Scandrick, Giants lineman Eric Herman and former Vikings defensive end Spencer Nealy will be reinstated, sources tell Mortensen and Schefter.

Josh Gordon and former Colt LaVon Brazill will have their season-long suspensions reduced to 10 games. Gordon continues to be allowed to work out at the Browns’ training facility.

Those seven names are part of the estimated 20 who will be affected by the new policy once it is approved by the NFL. Those other players’ names will remain confidential under the policy. The players are not being reinstated but moved into different stages of the program based on retroactive adjustments.

Hours after the union voted Friday to accept the NFL proposal on changes that included HGH testing, the league said it was not a done deal. Further discussions have taken place since then.

Player representatives to the union also voted for changes to marijuana testing, classification for amphetamines, punishment for driving under the influence, and neutral arbitration on appeals.

Testing for human growth hormone was originally agreed upon in 2011, but the players have balked at the science in the testing and the appeals process for positive tests. If the proposal they voted on Friday is put into action, testing would begin for this season.

The player reps also approved an increase for the threshold for positive marijuana tests. Some players have complained that the NFL threshold of 15 nanograms per milliliter is so low that anyone within the vicinity of people smoking marijuana could test positive. The threshold was increased to 35 ng/ml in the league’s proposal.

A two-game suspension would be issued for a player convicted of driving under the influence. But an NFL proposal to immediately suspend a player, owner, coach, team executive or league employee for a DUI arrest was rejected by the union.

The players approved arbitration for appeals under the substance abuse and the PED policies. The NFL and NFL Players Association would hire between three and five arbitrators.

The league and the union also would retain independent investigators to review cases in which player confidentiality under the drug policy had been breached. Punishment for leaks could range up to $500,000 and/or termination of a job.

samitsroy

For what it’s worth – I met E.J. Gaines at a restaurant recently and he told me Stedman Bailey was the best receiver on the roster.

Oh, and I remember when folks thought Bailey was a throw away pick and I called him a “Reggie Wayne” type player.

Just watch. This year, he shows it. Been saying that since before he got here. I think with Quick showing up and ensuring that Bailey won’t get the #1 on every play, we’ll see him light things up.

Wow…just wow. Quick, Britt, Bailey, and Pettis? Austin when he’s ready and Givens who’s also coming along… we may just have the best WR corps since the GSOT. Certainly not better, but best since…

Which only makes the loss of Bradford that much more salty…

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Yuma Ram

Bailey and Hines Ward both drafted in the 3rd round …Ward had 14 catches as a rookie Bailey had 17. Style of play is about the same.

Ward was a great football player that happened to be a wr. Bailey is also a football player first. He does not have the wr diva gene that others have or had.