Former NFL cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones, who spent 12 seasons in the league – eight of them with the Cincinnati Bengals – admitted to using dishonest methods to pass drug tests.
“I cheated the program,” Jones revealed to Deion Sanders on We Got Time Today.
“Like, I was really good. People don’t know how smart I am, but like, I can say it now. I don’t play no more. But like, I’ve never used my [urine] for a [urine] test. Not one time. Not one time.”
The revelation came as Sanders, now the head coach at Colorado, pushed back, emphasizing that such tactics would not be possible in today’s NFL.
“The reason it can’t because they go in there with you right now,” Sanders said. “They go in there and watch you pull out.”
Jones, however, wasn’t convinced. “It can happen if you know what you’re doing. Don’t say it can’t happen, pop … Hey pop, don’t say it can’t happen.”
Jones appeared to have developed a method that allowed him to avoid detection during his 12-year NFL career, suggesting that he had an approach that kept him under the radar for drug tests.
In an interview with Fox News Digital in January, Pro Football Hall of Famer Champ Bailey revealed that during his playing days, NFL players were often aware of when drug tests would occur and would stop using substances like marijuana ahead of time.
“They were very strict back then, but I wouldn’t say in a way they wanted to catch you. Like, we knew when the tests were coming, so we always quit at a certain time, which… even at the time, you realize that was at a detriment to my recovery because the times we had to quit was in the offseason when they would have these yearly tests,” Bailey said.
“Some did pass, some did it. We’ve all had our experiences with the drug program in the league. But, for better or worse, it was a waste of time. When you look back on it, I think the league realized they wasted a lot of resources on something that could actually benefit us, and things have changed.
“Things have changed over time. And I’m proud to say that they give me the courage to really speak up more because they’re starting to turn the page on what it means to use cannabis.”
The NFL’s drug policy has evolved significantly since Jones’ playing days.
Now, a test result with 350 nanograms per milliliter of THC triggers a positive result, a dramatic increase from the 35 nanograms per milliliter threshold that was in place during Jones’ final season in 2018.
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