Michigan WR Mario Manningham (official thread)

[Oh8ch]

failed two drug tests while at the University of Michigan

Anybody recall the dates of the suspensions that were handed out by Lloyd "Tight Ship" Carr?

[Bucky Katt]

Originally Posted by Dryden

A ha! So the truth comes out.

Now we know why Manningham always flopped against OSU at the end of the year: He was too distracted by the pot leaves on our helmets.

I've never seen black pot leaves before.

[Dryden]

Originally Posted by Oh8ch

Anybody recall the dates of the suspensions that were handed out by Lloyd "Tight Ship" Carr?

10.3.07 vs EMU for the ole "violation of team rules."

Manningham suspended for Eastern game - Football

Not sure of the other.

[Frohlich]

Originally Posted by Dryden

10.3.07 vs EMU for the ole "violation of team rules."

Manningham suspended for Eastern game - Football

Not sure of the other.

I am sure the incident happened righ before that week's game... wasn't like they sat him out for the cupcake game or anything

[Trevi]

Mario Manningham admits using pot at Michigan, failed drug tests | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press

Former Michigan receiver Mario Manningham has admitted he used marijuana and tested positive for the substance while playing for the Wolverines, according to a report in Pro Football Weekly.
Manningham, who left Michigan after his junior season to enter this month's NFL draft, sent a letter to NFL teams shortly before the Pro Day workout at U-M early last month and revealed his drug use.
He had denied testing positive throughout his college career when asked by NFL scouts during the NFL Combine earlier this year, the report said. Manningham had a poor workout at the Combine.

"I don't use marijuana anymore -- and I have passed tests since," Manningham wrote in the letter. "I know what is at stake for me and my career. I am learning what it is going to take to be a professional. I am writing this letter because I just want a fair evaluation, and I want to be accountable for my actions. I am willing to be re-interviewed, re-tested and to undergo any evaluation any team wants me to undergo."
In the letter, Manningham indicated he "wasn't straightforward" during interviews at the combine and had failed two drug tests at Michigan. He apologized for not being straightforward, saying he was "nervous and scared."
Manningham was suspended for the Eastern Michigan game last season. At the time, it was called a violation of team rules. But in the letter to NFL teams, Manningham said the suspension was "due to coach (Lloyd) Carr's determination that I was lacking in focus."

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Just one more reason to be glad he didn't attend OSU.

[jwinslow]

DetNews | Agent asked Manningham to admit drug use

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The agent for former Michigan receiver Mario Manningham said it was important his client started his professional career the right way and encouraged the junior-entry in this month's NFL draft to write a letter to NFL teams admitting he tested positive for marijuana in college.

Don Yee, who became Manningham's agent after the NFL combine and a week before Pro Day at Michigan in early March, said his client lacked guidance.

"The first thing we provided for him was structure," said Yee, a Los Angeles-based agent. "That was the first step. He needed to get started the right way."

When interviewed by NFL teams at the combine, Manningham denied testing positive throughout his college career. Manningham had a poor workout at the combine.

The online edition of Pro Football Weekly on Tuesday revealed Manningham, after signing with Yee, sent a letter to teams admitting he tested positive for marijuana use while at Michigan.

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[ScriptOhio]

When wide receiver Mario Manningham's failed drug tests at Michigan became public Tuesday, the issue brought up a variety of questions.
When are college football players tested for drugs?
What are the testing procedures and punishments?
And how can someone with two failed drug tests continue to play at Michigan?
The answers to all of those questions depend on who you're asking, and who does the testing.
The NCAA enacted its drug-testing policy in 2005. It tests on multiple occasions, in random on-campus visits year-round and at bowls.
The tests can occur at any point during the bowl season -- but rarely are done after the game.
Yet the NCAA tests for different substances during the regular season than during bowl season.
In the random, on-campus tests, only performance-enhancing drugs are on the test list, not "street drugs," which is how the NCAA classifies heroin and marijuana.
At bowls, though, the NCAA tests for a full range of drugs, from performance-enhancing ones (such as steroids) to recreational drugs.
An athlete who fails a drug test administered by the NCAA for any substance on the banned list draws a yearlong suspension for the first offense, and the second offense brings the elimination of all eligibility.
So how did Manningham, who told NFL executives in a letter that he failed two tests for marijuana while at Michigan, according to Pro Football Weekly, continue to play for the Wolverines?
Tests administered by an individual school -- not the NCAA -- are subject only to the punishments in place by that school under its guidelines. And the Big Ten Conference, which enacted its drug-testing policy at the start of the 2007 season, tests only for performance-enhancing drugs -- not marijuana.
"Some people do mirror what we do, and some have a variety (of punishments), from warnings and education to periods out of competition," said Mary Wilfert, NCAA associate director of health and safety. "They can do that and not report to us if it's their administered drug test."
A Michigan athletic department spokesman declined to discuss Manningham's specific circumstances, citing the Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act.
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