McAllister, Grant, Smith could face suspension
New Orleans Saints10/25/2008 9:43 AM The Times-Picayune reports Saints running back Deuce McAllister and defensive ends Will Smith and Charles Grant have tested positive for a drug on the National Football League's list of prohibited substances, two NFL sources Friday. Those positive tests mean that all three likely will miss four consecutive games each sometime soon. The reports of the positive tests for McAllister and Smith originated early Friday with Fox 31 television in Denver, which quoted "a highly placed NFL source" as saying that McAllister and Smith were among six to 10 NFL players who tested positive. Many of them, including McAllister and Smith, tested positive for a weight-loss diuretic and possible steroid-masking agent called Bumetanide, according to the Denver report. Read more