What's with all of these defensive backs taking Adderall and getting suspended?

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Report: Bucs cornerback Eric Wright faces suspension for Adderall - Tampa Bay Times

TAMPA — Eric Wright will become the second Buccaneers defensive back to be suspended this season for using the stimulant Adderall, according to a report Sunday by Fox NFL analyst Jay Glazer.

Cornerback Aqib Talib has one week remaining on his four-game suspension for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs. Talib was shut down by the league after he said he admitted to taking one Adderall pill without a prescription before training camp.

Adderall is a stimulant used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) but considered by the NFL to be a banned performance-enhancing drug when used without a prescription.

Both the Bucs and the NFL declined comment Sunday, because apparently, the matter has not been resolved.

Talib, who is scheduled to return to the team Nov. 5, did not appeal his suspension. That might not be the case with the 27-year-old Wright.

The report by Glazer surfaced during his segment on Fox NFL Sunday. Later, he tweeted: "With Bucs starting Cb Aqib Talib suspended 4 games for Adderall, their other starting CB Eric Wright also facing a 4 game ban for Adderall.

"The whole Adderall thing is tricky (because) several players legitimately need such meds but league has become very strict who takes it."

Wright was one of Tampa Bay's touted free agents who signed a five-year, $38 million contract in March. He was given the responsibility of covering the opponent's top receiver once Talib, 26, was suspended Oct. 13.

Wright has started all seven games this season and has 31 tackles, an interception and eight passes defensed.

If he is suspended by the league, barring an appeal, it means the Bucs could be without both starting cornerbacks for Sunday's game at Oakland. E.J. Biggers has started the past three games at left cornerback in place of Talib.

In Thursday night's 36-17 victory at Minnesota, former Largo High standout Leonard Johnson started at nickel corner. The Bucs also have Brandon McDonald, who has been hobbled by an ankle injury.

Another option might be moving safety Ronde Barber back to cornerback, a position he played for 15 seasons.

Wright, who also played for the Lions and Browns, has had a tumultuous start to his career in Tampa Bay. He was arrested in the offseason in Los Angeles on suspicion of driving under the influence, but that charge was dropped by prosecutors.

According to Glazer, several players in the league take the drug to deal with ADHD.

Rick Stroud can be reached at stroud@tampabay.com and can be heard from 6 to 9 a.m. weekdays on WDAE-AM 620.
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Joe Haden, Aqib Talib and now Eric Wright
 
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I can see how it would affect training/playing...for people who REALLY don't need it like myself, it just gives you a different level of focus...would be very handy when studying a playbook and watching film
 
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These niccas can't get a proper prescription? 13 year olds know how to fake their way towards an adderall prescription.

Maybe them NFL team doctors are more strict on that?
 
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Adderall is an amphetamine, I don't think its approved regardless of a prescription or not, at least it isn't for boxing/mma.

Edit: nvm, looks like they allow it, don't think they should though. "But I need it!" Excuse could be applied to testosterone for older players too.
 
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CM_Burns said:
Adderall is an amphetamine, I don't think its approved regardless of a prescription or not, at least it isn't for boxing/mma.

Edit: nvm, looks like they allow it, don't think they should though. "But I need it!" Excuse could be applied to testosterone for older players too.
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but can someone explain the BADSIDE of having players pay attention :heh:
 
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lol its amphetamine if dudes really had ADD im sure their dr would be smart and probably be on a non-stimulant ADD drug
 
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William Bassington said:
I can see how it would affect training/playing...for people who REALLY don't need it like myself, it just gives you a different level of focus...would be very handy when studying a playbook and watching film
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:mindblown:

I swear you guys make every excuse for these pro-athletes. Stop babying them.

These are grown ass men who are millionaires and have absolutely NOTHING else to do other than what pertains to their job. They can study a damn playbook or watch film, it's not that hard when you consider the alternative of not beign in the NFL. And people do much harder focus tasks everyday.

A big cup of coffee will do the trick if you need a focus boost.
 
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