Tyler Sash says he wanted some help dealing with anxiety issues brought on by public speaking appearances he was going to make back in March and so, under a doctor’s care, he took the prescription drug Adderall. That scenario turned into trouble for Sash, a second-year safety for the Giants, who has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the regular season by the NFL for violating the league’s policy on performance enhancing substances.
“I had no idea that this prescription drug was banned by NFL policy,’’ Sash wrote on his Twitter account Tuesday.
Sash is eligible to return to the Giants’ active roster Oct. 1, following the Sept. 30 game against the Eagles, and is eligible to play in all preseason practices and games. His appeal to overturn the suspension was denied.
“Although I take full responsibility for this situation, I also want to state that I have never cheated or taken performance-enhancing drugs, and I frown on those who do,’’ Sash wrote. “I am highly disappointed by the league’s decision in this matter. From this point on, I will be more conscientious about every single thing I put in my body.’’
A sixth-round draft pick out of Iowa, Sash spent his rookie year mostly playing special teams, playing in all 16 regular-season games and all four postseason games. He was working this summer with the second-team defense behind starting safeties Antrel Rolle and Kenny Phillips. The Giants stocked up on safeties in the offseason, signing veterans Chris Horton and Stevie Brown. They like rookie free agent Will Hill and also know Deon Grant is waiting back in Georgia for a call. Grant spent the past two seasons with the Giants and has said recently he expects to get a call to come back. Grant, 33, is a 12-year NFL veteran who has played in all 16 regular-season games for 11 consecutive seasons.
Jack Bechta, Sash’s agent, lashed out against the NFL system, saying “As the policy stands right now there is little or no latitude for the league to interpret special circumstances as there was in this case and apply common sense for the obvious pure intentions of Tyler’s need for medical care. It is obvious from the timing of the positive test that Tyler’s intent was not to gain any advantage of performance enhancement as there are zero physical or competitive requirements of him for anything during the month of March.’’
LB Michael Boley did not suffer any structural damage to his hamstring and his strain is not considered to be serious.
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