Bengals Defender Shares Unfortunate Birthday Surprise

Reader tweeted, “Nothing like the good ole NFL PED test on ya birthday. Just how I want to start my day with a dude looking at me pee…”

While it is a shocking start to his birthday, the NFL’s testing for performance-enhancing drugs is random.

Odell Beckham Jr. got one after helping the Los Angeles Rams win Super Bowl LVI over the Bengals.

That Reader is fulfilling an uncomfortable league policy on his birthday is purely coincidence.

This exercise will make this day memorable.

But he has nothing to be afraid of if he has nothing to hide.

Is The NFL Testing Policy Really Random?

There’s a prevailing thought that the league tests players for PEDs after exemplary performances.

Beckham’s case adds to that theory, and so does what happened to Pat McAfee after throwing a hard tackle on a punt returner.

It’s hard to prove if the league is operating that way.

But what we know is that they are hoping to test everyone randomly, even if they are spending time overseas.

The NFL uses the player’s urine samples to determine if they are using banned substances like anabolic steroids.

Those in violation of this policy may get a suspension from six games to two years, depending on how many time they have failed the test.