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Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:50 am EDT

Manningham admits he used marijuana at Michigan

By Joe Zedalis

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Former Michigan receiver Mario Manningham has admitted he used marijuana and tested positive for the substance while playing for the Wolverines, according to a report in Pro Football Weekly.

Manningham, who left Michigan after his junior season to enter this month's NFL draft, sent a letter to NFL teams shortly before the Pro Day workout at U-M early last month and revealed his drug use. He had denied testing positive throughout his college career when asked by NFL scouts during the NFL Combine earlier this year, the report said. Manningham had a poor workout at the Combine.

"I don't use marijuana anymore — and I have passed tests since," Manningham wrote in the letter. "I know what is at stake for me and my career. I am learning what it is going to take to be a professional. I am writing this letter because I just want a fair evaluation, and I want to be accountable for my actions. I am willing to be re-interviewed, re-tested and to undergo any evaluation any team wants me to undergo."

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  1. Crux
    1. Posted by Crux Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:34 pm EDT

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    I would jail this guy and take away Michigan's national titles.
  2. Chronron
    2. Posted by Chronron Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:27 pm EDT

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    Dude, you lied about 420 time....How lame!!
  3. Brett Z
    3. Posted by Brett Z Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:12 pm EDT

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    props to Manningham for telling the truth...
  4. Danny and Becky
    4. Posted by Danny and Becky Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:35 pm EDT

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    yahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh trick
  5. da bigg bear
    5. Posted by da bigg bear Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:14 pm EDT

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    from Warren, Ohio. Guess who else was from Warren, Ohio?
    I'll give you a hint. He was a running back on Ohio State's last national championship team and is now in prison for armed robbery. Need another hint? He was drafted in the 3rd round by the Denver Broncos and never played a down in the nfl's regular season. Oh, and he ran something like a 6 second 40 yd. dash at the combine. Of course! It's Maurice Clarett.
    Maybe they used to blaze up together back in the day whenever they went back to good old "Warren O" for the summer.
  6. hcdouglass
    6. Posted by hcdouglass Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:17 pm EDT

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    I am beating myself with a Bible over this.
  7. 1
    7. Posted by 1 Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:03 pm EDT

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    he needs to smoke to focus on the game!
  8. Anton
    8. Posted by Anton Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:48 pm EDT

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    Big surprise. There are so many people that use cannabis. It's not even considered a bad drug so much as a drug that supposedly damage your brain in the long run.
  9. Checkamywhat
    9. Posted by Checkamywhat Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:45 pm EDT

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    Who cares anymore...if you have not smoked in your lifetime, then you lead a very sheltered life.
  10. loop
    10. Posted by loop Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:49 pm EDT

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    It don't brained my damage none..
  11. Crux
    11. Posted by Crux Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:34 pm EDT

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    Yes has it, deR!
  12. james
    12. Posted by james Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:40 pm EDT

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    why you haters so maaaaadddddd? I don't know why baby!! Maybe cause they in hummers and Jaaaagggggsss! Persoal life is personal, if it don't affect your performance.... I dont care.
  13. Barry B
    13. Posted by Barry B Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:19 pm EDT

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    It's a practical thing, at this point. A story like this makes him a risk, because if he pulls crap like this once he's in the league Goodell can suspend him. Think the Bengals will go anywhere near this guy? Nope.
    IMHO, this downgrades him to something like a 3d round pick at best. It's going to cost him some serious bucks. And he won't get the free-ride first year a high pick gets, either. He'll have to produce this year or, more than likely, get cut early next year.
  14. A Yahoo! User
    14. Posted by A Yahoo! User Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:49 pm EDT

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    Ok, clearly you dont' know where Mario comes form. He's form Warren OH. Thats a mad thug town spawned from Youngstown and closed steel mills. I know because i lived there for 7 years(during his Warren G. Harding years) Everyone smokes pot there. Dont be haters, pot is not gonna make you a superstar. Come on; he was in college as long as he keeps it clean for the NFL it's all good. He's a great WR with speed and potential. If teams pass on him because of charater reasons there loseing out. Mario is the real deal; and if he slipps to the 2nd round id love to have him in Washington...........HAIL
  15. Some Guy
    15. Posted by Some Guy Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:52 pm EDT

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    I smoked with him last week.
  16. Ben D
    16. Posted by Ben D Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:05 pm EDT

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    Just out of curiosity if u fail a drug test in college u can still play?
  17. el_randall
    17. Posted by el_randall Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:25 pm EDT

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    um, did smoking the grass really help him become a better player?
    riiiiight....
  18. uddercream
    18. Posted by uddercream Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:05 pm EDT

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    hey "me", I never smoked in college, I preferred to get drunk and no, my life has not been sheltered. You must be some pot-head who thinks corporate businesses are evil and still rock your Grateful Dead t-shirts while wearing socks with sandals.
  19. dub
    19. Posted by dub Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:45 pm EDT

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    You can still play if u fail a drug test in college. It does not reduce your GPA.
  20. thep_18
    20. Posted by thep_18 Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:04 pm EDT

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    Clarett is from Youngstown. Harding was his 3rd high school. Manningham is up front. Nothing to hide here. Kids are kids. Mistakes are part of growing up................
  21. Wes W
    21. Posted by Wes W Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:58 pm EDT

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    I smell another RICKY WILLIAMS in the making
  22. The Unsilent Majority
    22. Posted by The Unsilent Majority Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:01 pm EDT

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    An honest mistake. He was supposed to try out for the Punt, Pass, and Kick competition and thought they said, "Puff, Pass, and Trip."
  23. Todd W
    23. Posted by Todd W Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:14 pm EDT

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    Wow I have read some dumb posts on yahoo before but this takes the cake. I have worked around plenty of pro athletes and to those of you who dont think they are "partying", you are living in a dream world!
  24. DonS
    24. Posted by DonS Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:27 pm EDT

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    PARANOIA, DEEP DESTROYAAAAAHHHHH! Seriously, if he's clean now, that's the real deal. I don't know about the area where he grew up but if he's putting his honesty out there and I was a team that needed a WR, I'd take a good look. Once there, he could further his credibility with team-sponsored, self-induced drug tests and just kick booty in practice and games. Even though this is so simple, pro athletes seem to not grasp the concept. He's not a criminal, he just smoked some ganja during his teen years and I wouldn't hold it against him. Best of luck, Mario!

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