A federal judge has dismissed most of the claims by two Minnesota Vikings players facing suspension over positive tests for a banned diuretic. Two of Kevin Williams’s and Pat Williams’s claims against the NFL were remanded to state court but all nine other claims were tossed.
Attorneys for the players’ union and the Williamses argued that league officials knew a supplement called StarCaps contained a banned diuretic back in 2006 and did not specifically notify players. The judge ultimately said that players are responsible for what is in their bodies and have been repeatedly warned not to take dietary supplements.
The remaining claims are allegations that the NFL allegedly violated Minnesota’s drug and alcohol testing laws.
