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Olivea suspended
Former Chargers tackle Shane Olivea has been suspended the first four games of the 2008 season, league sources told me this afternoon.

It bums me out it has come to this. Olivea is a good guy.

But his failing a test for illicit drugs is not surprising.

Consider this news an answer to the question of why Olivea has not signed with another team. (A few teams did show interest in signing him, and I was told he was close to signing with the Giants after June 1.)

All the Chargers would say when they released him in February was that Olivea had seemed to lose his motivation. But those around the team have known for some time that Olivea partied himself out of the league.

I am told that Olivea is getting help.

Posted by Kevin Acee on June 20, 2008 04:12 PM |

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