Julius Peppers drug scandal
By: Caleb Tate
Tested positive
In Julius's rookie season he was suspended for 4 games after testing positive for ephedrine or a derivative of the stimulant ephedra. Peppers was the sack leader through the first 10 weeks of the season before suspension.
Drugs
Ephedrine has always been ban list in the NFL. Ephedrine basically prevents you to have low blood pressure and Ephedra is used for weight loss and obesity to enhance athletic performance. Peppers took it as a dietary supplement
Resolution
In the end of all of this Peppers didn't appeal and got suspended for the four games which actually lasted till the end of the season. Peppers owned up for his mistake and said he was going to come back better next season. His teammates were mad about his ban because it was 25% of his season gone just for taking a dietary supplement which means he was automatically out $235,000 because of the games he was missing.