D. J. Williams and Ryan McBean were banned from 6 games

The National Football League suspended the linebacker D. J. Williams and Ryan McBean, a defensive lineman, of the team Denver Broncos for violation of steroid policy. They were suspended from six games. But they were not banned for usage of steroids. They didn’t test positive for steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs. They were accused in providing “non-human” urine samples to the officer of drug testing.
D. J. William claimed that he had never tested for any prohibited product during 8 years of his career. The linebacker mentioned that he was proud of his records. The football player claimed that he was also proud of his manner in that he conducted himself, being an athlete.
Peter Schaffer, the defensive attorney for McBean, stated that the NFL had violated rights of this player. He noted that since McBean had never tested positive for any forbidden substance, the NFL didn’t have any right to sentenced him to ban.
Peter Schaffer noticed that he wanted to make it clear that neither D. J. Williams, nor Ryan McBean tested positive for prohibited drugs.
A lawsuit was filed in Denver County Court against suspensions of these football players.
The players stated that the drug testing officer had violated certain rules linked with the procedure of collecting urine samples.
Schaffer noted that some similarities had been between his client and Ryan Braun. Braun won his appeal linked with his suspension from 50 games for intake of testosterone. Ryan Braun could prove that Dino Laurenzi, the drug testing officer, violated steroid policy.
As for Laurenzi, he was defended and supported by different anti-doping agencies. The WADA also supported him. It was claimed that there was the same procedure of collecting and sending urine samples not only for the MLB but also for the WADA.
But as for the drug testing officer that collected samples of Williams and McBean, he was treated in another way. He was fired by the NFL for wrong doing his duty.
At the hearing the NFL administrators acknowledged that the drug testing officer violated the chain of custody for urine samples.
Nevertheless, the appeal on behalf of the players was rejected.