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Richard Sherman Wins Appeal of PED Suspension

Found December 27, 2012 on NESN.com: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Richard Sherman,  Brandon Browner
TEAMS: Seattle Seahawks
RENTON, Wash. — Even when others were suggesting he drop his case and accept his punishment, Richard Sherman never strayed from his steadfast belief that his four-game suspension would be overturned. As unlikely as it seemed, Sherman was right. The Seattle Seahawks will now have one of the best young cornerbacks in the NFL available for the playoffs after Sherman won his appeal of a suspension for use of performance enhancing substances on Thursday. Gone is the lingering question about a possible suspension that hung over Sherman and the Seahawks for more than a month. “I know what the truth is and anybody else who knows anything knows what the truth is. The truth has been told today,” Sherman said on Thursday. “People can say what they want, there are always naysayers. I have great teammates and great coaches and great fans and that’s all I care about.” The decision that was made by former NFL executive Bob Wallace came early Thursday morning. Sherman was called by his lawyer and s...
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