NFL accuses Dallas player of trying to bribe drug-testing official
The NFL accused Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman La'el Collins of trying to bribe a drug-testing official before the player was suspended five games for a violation of the substanceabuse policy, according to court documents released Friday.
The allegation surfaced in a federal court case after Collins sued the league, its management council and Commissioner Roger Goodell while seeking an injunction to stop the suspension with two games remaining.
The NFL said the person who collects specimens for testing wrote in his notes that in November 2020, Collins asked to meet with him “man to man” and said he felt he was “being tested too much because (they) were seeing each other every day.”
The collector said Collins asked if there was something “we could do” and offered $5,000, and later $10,000, according to the NFL's filing in response to Collins' request for an injunction.
BRONCOS: Teddy Bridgewater is trending toward starting Sunday against the Steelers one week after suffering a concussion in the Denver Broncos' loss to Baltimore. Bridgewater was cleared for a full practice Friday and met with medical staff afterward. He hopes to get the green light Saturday morning before the Broncos (3-1) fly to Pittsburgh (1-3).
PANTHERS: Carolina has listed running back Christian McCaffrey as doubtful for Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
He missed last week's game against the Dallas Cowboys with a strained hamstring.
49ERS: Rookie quarterback Trey Lance will make his first start for San Francisco on Sunday after Jimmy Garoppolo was ruled out of this week's game with a calf injury.