Washington, DC (Sports Network) - The suspensions of five NFL players, which were levied earlier this week for violations of the league's anti-doping policy, were blocked by a federal judge in St. Paul on Friday.
U.S. District Court Judge Paul Magnuson issued a preliminary injunction against the suspensions of New Orleans' Charles Grant, Deuce McAllister and Will Smith, and Minnesota's Pat Williams and Kevin Williams.
The players will thereby be able to play this weekend, and Magnuson will later issue a full decision in the case.
The NFL had suspended each on Tuesday for four games, and therefore they would have been benched for this weekend's games. They had tested positive for a banned diuretic, Bumetanide, which may serve as a masking agent for steroids.
But the suspensions of those five players were challenged in a lawsuit filed Thursday by the NFL Players Association.
Judge blocks suspensions of five NFL players....
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