League Does Not Seem to Believe that Owens Violated Drug Policy

IRVING, Tex.--NFL officials don't seem to believe at this point that any violations of the league's drug policy have occurred in the case of Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens.

The policy prohibits the abuse of prescription medication, but the league's view at this point appears to be that there's no evidence that has happened with Owens.

Owens said Wednesday that he took two to three painkilling pills Tuesday and suffered an allergic reaction to the pain medication and nutritional supplements he also was taking, resulting in him being taken by paramedics to the Baylor University Medical Center. Owens denied an account in an initial Dallas police report that he had tried to kill himself by overdosing on prescription pain medication, and the Dallas police on Thursday announced they were officially classifying the case as an accidental overdose rather than an attempted suicide.

Owens said he took hydrocodone, a generic form of Vicodin. The police's initial conclusion that Owens had attempted to kill himself was based on a belief that he had taken as many as 35 pills Tuesday, which was later denied by Owens.

By Mark Maske |  September 29, 2006; 8:41 AM ET  | Category:  Cowboys
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