Tainted Love - Cushing Wins ROY Again

Texans' linebacker Brian Cushing has done what no other player has done before. He has been recognized as the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year twice by the Associated Press. After Cushing failed a test for steroids last September and was suspended by the NFL on Monday, the AP ordered a re-vote for the 2009 award that Cushing had won.

The giving of an already tainted award to another player would have done nothing to solve the real issue. The voters understood that stripping Cushing of the award wouldn't actually have made the new recipient the winner, it would have made him "the guy who got the award because Cushing cheated."  There was no satisfactory outcome to the issue. The award will stay Cushing's and so will the controversy surrounding it.

The use of anabolic steroids, HGH, and masking agents is happening in the NFL more than we care to know. Is it fair to strip a guy who got caught using and possibly give it to player who used and didn't get caught? The AP voters are simply sending us a message - Brian Cushing is not the only person in the NFL using these substances. The limitless contradictions are a can of worms best left unopened. Performance enhancing drugs have robbed fans of enough faith.





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