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Tue Jan 22, 2008 11:44 am EST

Anthony Hargrove gets a year off

Whatever his substance of choice, Bills defensive end Anthony Hargrove must really, really like it. He violated the league's substance abuse policy for a third time, and will now be sitting out the 2008 season.

We'll probably never know exactly what Hargrove did ... you can violate the league's substance abuse policy by missing a test, failing to cooperate with a testing program, or failing to comply with league-mandated treatment. And even if it is a positive test, unless Hargrove feels like telling us, we'll never know the exact substance. 

So until I'm told otherwise, I'm going to assume it's the third time that Hargrove has eaten all the red jelly beans out of the jar on Roger Goodell's desk, and Goodell's mad as hell about it. I don't blame him. The reds are delicious.

And Hargrove is prone to such misbehavior. The Rams traded him to Buffalo in 2006 after he skipped a couple days of practice, and in 2007, he was charged with harassment, resisting arrest and criminal mischief for an incident outside of a nightclub.

As for what this means for the Bills 2008 campaign ... oh, probably not a lot. Hargrove is primarily a back-up and a special teams player, and while he's a good one, I don't think anyone considers him a key cog to the Bills success in 2008.

• NFL suspends Bills' DE Hargrove for season after he violated substance abuse policy third time / Yahoo Sports

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  1. Jim C
    1. Posted by Jim C Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:07 pm EDT

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    Good stuff MJD. Don't you go a-changin' for nobody. And where is Muff-Stubble Girl?
  2. WhiskerBiscuits
    2. Posted by WhiskerBiscuits Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:48 pm EDT

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    I concur with Jim C ... although it's possible that, instead of eating all the reds, Hargrove made it rain reds all over The Commish's office.
  3. WhiskerBiscuits
    3. Posted by WhiskerBiscuits Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:48 pm EDT

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    I concur with Jim C. Although it's possible that - instead of eating all Goodell's red jelly beans - Hargrove made it rain reds all over The Commish's office.
  4. FairlyHonestBob
    4. Posted by FairlyHonestBob Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:28 pm EDT

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    Is he friends wit Ricky Williams mon?
  5. G. MarkB
    5. Posted by G. MarkB Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:12 pm EDT

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    These guys deserve stiffer penalties, just like the rest of us. If that was me, Joe Average, I would be locked up and lost my job and the good standing in the community and proabably not work in that field again , at least not in that town. Throw him to the curb and let him survive in the real world. Same for any athlete, any sport.
  6. G. MarkB
    6. Posted by G. MarkB Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:12 pm EDT

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    These guys deserve stiffer penalties, just like the rest of us. if that was me, joe average, i would be locked up and lost my job and the good standing in the community and proabably not work in that field again , at least not in that town. throw him to the curb and let him survive in the real world. same for any athlete, any sport.
  7. G. MarkB
    7. Posted by G. MarkB Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:12 pm EDT

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    These guys need stiffer penalties. Throw him to the curb. If he was Joe Average, he be in jail and lost his job permanently. All athletes should be treated the same way.
  8. WhiskerBiscuits
    8. Posted by WhiskerBiscuits Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:48 pm EDT

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    I'm all for reading comments twice - especially mine - but this is getting ridiculous.
  9. sam spade
    9. Posted by sam spade Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:12 pm EDT

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    MJD(Mostly Just Drunk), you even admit that this is a: Who's this guy? If you don't have anything more than this: Please go back to the powder room and powder your nose.
  10. michgzlr
    10. Posted by michgzlr Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:18 pm EDT

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    @sam spade
    Repetition does not make bad jokes better.
  11. sam spade
    11. Posted by sam spade Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:12 pm EDT

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    The bad joke is (Mostly Just Drunk) MJD. Since you didn't respond to the blog, i must assume that you never heard of Anthony Hargrove, either. He's a back up who will be out of the league at the end of his suspension. The point of this blog indicates that MJD is most just drunk to think that Anthony Hargrove is important enough for a blog. Now Ron Mexico is tired. C'mon, you're associating yourself with a veneral disease. You can't be taken seriously.

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