Gunzlingr
07-15-2003, 08:08 AM
With training camp less than two weeks away, it appears that cornerback Rashard Anderson will not be with the Carolina Panthers again this season.
Anderson, who missed all of the 2002 season after being suspended by the NFL for violating its substance-abuse policy, has not been reinstated by the league, his agent, Ben Wilson, said Monday.
A decision on the issue had been expected by mid-May, after Anderson met with NFL physicians.
"Rashard has not been reinstated, and we think it's going to be awhile," Wilson said Monday afternoon. "We're going to have to be patient."
NFL spokesman Michael Signora confirmed that Anderson remains under suspension, adding that the league would have no comment because of the confidentiality rules that apply to the situation.
Wilson would not discuss what might have prompted the NFL to delay Anderson's reinstatement. Scenarios that could lead to such a delay include problems with the player's aftercare program or another positive drug test
more (http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/sports/football/nfl/carolina_panthers/6305269.htm)
Anderson, who missed all of the 2002 season after being suspended by the NFL for violating its substance-abuse policy, has not been reinstated by the league, his agent, Ben Wilson, said Monday.
A decision on the issue had been expected by mid-May, after Anderson met with NFL physicians.
"Rashard has not been reinstated, and we think it's going to be awhile," Wilson said Monday afternoon. "We're going to have to be patient."
NFL spokesman Michael Signora confirmed that Anderson remains under suspension, adding that the league would have no comment because of the confidentiality rules that apply to the situation.
Wilson would not discuss what might have prompted the NFL to delay Anderson's reinstatement. Scenarios that could lead to such a delay include problems with the player's aftercare program or another positive drug test
more (http://www.charlotte.com/mld/charlotte/sports/football/nfl/carolina_panthers/6305269.htm)