Former USC linebacker and possibly the scariest white guy alive, Brian Cushing, had his four-game suspension for taking a performance-enhancing drug upheld by the NFL on Thursday. Cushing won’t be eligible to play until October. Cushing won the Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year award but was suspended in May for testing positive for […]
Read moreChris Galippo Goes In On ESPN’s Adam Schefter
From the Twitter world, first we have Adam's tweets: "Brian Cushing suspended, LenDale White suspended, Reggie Bush tarnished — what other surprises does USC have for us this off-season?" "And reminders about other USC alums pour in. RT @alex_xxv: Dont forget Rey Maualuga DUI and Kevin Ellison case." Chris follows up with: "@Adam_Schefter it's amazing […]
Read moreTexans’ Cushing Denies Taking Banned Substance
Texans linebacker Brian Cushing, the defensive rookie of the year, denied taking anything banned by the N.F.L. and painted his situation as something of a medical mystery.
Read moreCushing Keeps AP Defensive Rookie Award
NEW YORK (AP) — A positive drug test notwithstanding, Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing is still The Associated Press NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Read moreBrian Cushing wins DROY revote
I am not surprised that Brian Cushing held onto the defensive rookie of the year award in the Associated Press’ revote. The AP reported Cushing got 18 votes, Buffalo safety Jairus Byrd got 13 to finish second and Green Bay linebacker Clay Matthews finished third with 10. Three voters were unable to return ballots and […]
Read moreCushing Wins D.R.O.Y…..Again
(Photo by Icon Sports Media) Brian Cushing is your first two time winner of the AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award. Cushing won the award for a second time after the nationwide panel of 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the NFL held a revote. Cushing received 39 of 50 votes originally. […]
Read moreBrian Cushing allegedly tested positive for fertility drug
Cushing supposedly tested positive for the same drug that led to Manny Ramirez’s suspension last year. Houston Texans and former USC linebacker Brian Cushing tested positive for HCG, a fertility drug that is on the NFL’s banned substance list.
Read moreCushing: DROY Re-vote
With a four game suspension for a violation of the league’s performance enhancing drug policy, Brian Cushing is down, but not (yet) out. The drug, which ESPN’s Adam Schefter has reported as slightly elevated levels of hCG, is on the NFL’s banned substance list as a non-steroid PED. The repercussions of Cushing’s positive test are […]
Read moreMatthews, Cushing and guilt by association
Take a look at the background picture of Green Bay linebacker Clay Matthews’ Twitter account. It’s a 2009 Sports Illustrated cover featuring Matthews and two of his former USC teammates: Brian Cushing, later drafted by Houston, and Rey Maualuga, who landed in Cincinnati. <!–photo1–>Barely a year later, Matthews is the only one of the trio […]
Read moreMorning Buzz
Brian Cushing did release a statement over the weekend: “I was substance-tested randomly by the NFL during the 2009 season. The results of thtests indicated the presence of a non-steroidal banned substance. The League acted to suspend me based on those results, which I challenged in my appeal of the suspension. “I believe we presented […]
Read moreKalil to the Pro Bowl
Carolina Panthers center Ryan Kalil has been added to the NFC Pro Bowl roster, joining linebacker Clay Matthews and wideout Steve Smith as the three Trojans who will be in the NFL all-star game in Miami on Sunday (4:30 p.m. on ESPN). Also, rookie linebacker Brian Cushing was originally on the roster but had to […]
Read moreThe Band’s Back Together: Time to Go to Work
Ok, just about 72 hours after all the Pete Carroll departure talk started really heating up, Mike Garrett has managed to put Trojan football back together again. With a coaching staff in place and putting the finishing touches on another stellar recruiting class, it’s time for the rest of the Trojan legion to start getting […]
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