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Ex-Viking RB Smith (of Whizzinator infamy) signs with CFL Bombers
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/05/12/bc.fbo.smith.bombers.ap/index.html ^

Posted on 05/12/2006 12:48:05 PM PDT by mainepatsfan

Smith signs with CFL's Bombers RB recently cut by Vikings after missing 2005 season

WINNIPEG (AP) -- Onterrio Smith, who sat out last season for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy, signed a contract Friday with the CFL's Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

The former Minnesota Viking running back was released last month with six weeks remaining on the one-year suspension he received for violating the drug policy.

In May 2005, Smith was caught at the Minneapolis airport with a device designed to beat drug tests -- called The Original Whizzinator. Smith claimed the kit was for his cousin and he wasn't charged by police.

Less than a month later, Smith was suspended for the entire 2005 season for a third violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy.

He was a fourth-round pick by the Vikings in 2003.

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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: stealofthedraft; whizzinator
Of course Ricky Williams is hoping to play in the CFL as well. Looks that league is becoming purgatory for NFL drug addicts.
1 posted on 05/12/2006 12:48:07 PM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: ABG(anybody but Gore); akorahil; albee; A message; andyland; Argh; b4its2late; BADROTOFINGER; ...

NFL PING

FReepmail scott says to be added to, or to be taken off the NFL Ping list...
This is a fairly high volume ping list

2 posted on 05/12/2006 12:48:49 PM PDT by mainepatsfan
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To: mainepatsfan

Welcome to the Cannabis Football League, eh.

}:-)4


3 posted on 05/12/2006 12:49:48 PM PDT by Moose4 (Please don't call me "white trash." I prefer "Caucasian recyclable.")
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To: fanfan; GMMAC; Clive

Canada ping.

A pretty pathetic one, though.


4 posted on 05/12/2006 12:49:49 PM PDT by Alexander Rubin (Octavius - You make my heart glad building thus, as if Rome is to be eternal.)
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To: Alexander Rubin; GMMAC; Pikamax; Former Proud Canadian; Great Dane; Alberta's Child; ...

Canada ping.

Please FReepmail me to get on or off this ping list.

5 posted on 05/12/2006 12:53:46 PM PDT by fanfan (FR is the best/biggest news gathering entity in the whole known history of the world. Thanks Jim.)
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To: fanfan
Maybe Canada should erect a Statue of Liberty knock-off to welcome the main types of Yanks we ever seem to get:

Partial suggested inscription:
"Give us your cowardly, your socialistic, your drug-addicted ..."
7 posted on 05/12/2006 1:35:30 PM PDT by GMMAC (Discover Canada governed by Conservatives: www.CanadianAlly.com)
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To: GMMAC
"Give us your cowardly, your socialistic, your drug-addicted ..."

LOL!

Lets NOT put that sign up.

Anyway, wasn't the Statue of Liberty a gift from France?

Maybe they did the inscription as a future Trojan horse kind of thing.

8 posted on 05/12/2006 2:15:35 PM PDT by fanfan (FR is the best/biggest news gathering entity in the whole known history of the world. Thanks Jim.)
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To be fair to Ontario Smith, he claims to have found god and straightened up. Still, I'm glad he doesn't play for the Vikes anymore because I simply do not trust the guy.
9 posted on 05/12/2006 2:43:34 PM PDT by KurtZ (The walrus was Paul)
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