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Orlando Scandrick eligible to return
Updated: September 12, 2014, 8:07 PM ET
ESPN.com news services
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick is eligible to return from suspension Sunday after the NFLPA voted to accept the NFL's revised drug policy, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
Scandrick acknowledged that his suspension stemmed from testing positive for amphetamines, the result of recreational drug use in April during a vacation in Mexico with his ex-girlfriend. Scandrick declined to specify the drug he used, but league sources told ESPN's Ed Werder that it was MDMA, which is also known as Ecstasy or Molly.
"I made a bad decision," Scandrick said following the suspension. "I'm responsible for what goes in my body. I know I'm responsible for what goes in my body. It's a very humbling experience.
"I'm very sorry. I apologize to the Jones family. I'm very sorry to my teammates. I'm very sorry to the fans of Cowboys nation and I'm very sorry to my family."
Scandrick, a seven-year veteran coming off the best season of his career, tested positive in April and was informed in August that the appeals process had been exhausted, making his suspension official.
Updated: September 12, 2014, 8:07 PM ET
ESPN.com news services
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick is eligible to return from suspension Sunday after the NFLPA voted to accept the NFL's revised drug policy, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.
Scandrick acknowledged that his suspension stemmed from testing positive for amphetamines, the result of recreational drug use in April during a vacation in Mexico with his ex-girlfriend. Scandrick declined to specify the drug he used, but league sources told ESPN's Ed Werder that it was MDMA, which is also known as Ecstasy or Molly.
"I made a bad decision," Scandrick said following the suspension. "I'm responsible for what goes in my body. I know I'm responsible for what goes in my body. It's a very humbling experience.
"I'm very sorry. I apologize to the Jones family. I'm very sorry to my teammates. I'm very sorry to the fans of Cowboys nation and I'm very sorry to my family."
Scandrick, a seven-year veteran coming off the best season of his career, tested positive in April and was informed in August that the appeals process had been exhausted, making his suspension official.