My Thoughts On The Brian Cushing Sitch

This whole Brian Cushing situation seems to be really creating a firestorm. If you’ve been out of the loop Cushing tested positive for a banned substance, and was suspended for the first four games of the upcoming season. He claims he didn’t take a steroid, but he tested positive for hCG which is a commonly taken to mask any evidence of steroid use.

The league also decided to re-vote on the defensive rookie of the year honors from last year, which Cushing won by a landslide. Somehow Cushing still came away with the honor the second time around.

I really don’t know anything about steroids or masking agents or any of that jazz. But what I do know is that Cushing tested positive for a banned substance and because of that he should be suspended.

Cushing is pleading his innocence in the whole case, which really doesn’t surprise me. And I guess that’s what bothers me about this whole situation. It seems that a lot of people these days are either unwilling to accept blame for something they did or they rationalize what they did to make their actions seem acceptable.

Cushing has been proven guilty, yet he claims he didn’t take anything. He doesn’t know how the banned substance got in his body. He’s a big man, whether or not he got big because of steroids may never truly be known. But no matter how big he may look, he’s not a big enough man to come out and admit he made a mistake.

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