Dwyer’s drug test a result of approved prescription medication for ADD
Former Georgia Tech running back Jonathan Dwyer has been cleared by the NFL to take a prescription medication that will result in positive drug tests, his agent, Adisa Bakari, said on Sunday.
In e-mails and text messages, Dwyer said he takes the medication to treat Attention Deficit Disorder and has done so since he was a kid.
“It’s a non-issue,” said Bakari, who also declined to say what the condition is because of legal reasons. Georgia Tech knew about the condition, as now does the NFL.
Dwyer was one of several players who were reported by foxsports.com as failing drug tests at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis in February. The website said Dwyer tested positive for amphetamines, but did note that the failure was a result of the prescription medication.
Dwyer, a Marietta native, rushed for 1,395 yards in each of the last two seasons. He is projected to be a late-first round or second-round pick in the NFL draft, which begins on Thursday.
Editor’s note: Here’s is the original report from FoxSports.com
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161 comments Add your comment
Nancy
April 18th, 2010
9:14 pm
as a serious dawg hater and GEORGIA TECH lover and a HUGE fan of Jon Dwyer I have a whole new RESPECT for you dawg fans now…..I was expecting all kinds of nastiness from you and I personally REALLY appreciate all the nice things you are saying AND the backing of Jon and his family. He is a STAND UP guy and so is his family and whether its true or not I DOUBT that Jon would do anything to ruin his career cause if that was the case he woulda stayed in school SO, I appreciate you dawg fans…..THANKS
Doug Roberson
April 18th, 2010
9:15 pm
Answering elviski, I wrote the story.
hash slinger
April 18th, 2010
9:16 pm
Disgraceful headline that is factually incorrect. He did not “fail” the drug test. In fact you can’t fail a drug test. You test either negative or positive. Those are the possible outcomes. Pretty interesting to see Jackets & Dawgs agree on this one. Shameful….
BigTimeTechFan
April 18th, 2010
9:16 pm
Wow – I read after title change. but my hats off to UGA fans. Thanks for standing up for JD. I’m for real that was very repectfull from you guys.
elviskl
April 18th, 2010
9:16 pm
MR. ROBERSON……sir why didnt you get the facts first before reporting this headline to begin with….
TreadStone
April 18th, 2010
9:17 pm
Ty Tagami posted the original story from Fox Sports. He deserves some of the heat too:
ttagami@ajc.com
AJC = ABSOLUTE JUNK CORRESPONDENCE
Doug Roberson
April 18th, 2010
9:18 pm
Without going into the details of how things work, I don’t always write the headlines that appear on my story.
elviskl
April 18th, 2010
9:20 pm
mr roberson sir……did you or did you not write the headline for this story?
Doug Roberson
April 18th, 2010
9:21 pm
I wrote the one you see now, not the original.
elviskl
April 18th, 2010
9:23 pm
mr roberson sir….who in the HELL wrote the original? provide the name and you are off the hook…….if you dont your going to be fired
Doug Roberson
April 18th, 2010
9:24 pm
I won’t do that.
the truth
April 18th, 2010
9:24 pm
Jesse Outlar must be spinning in his grave. The AJC’s motto is now: Shoot and then aim.
CJDawg
April 18th, 2010
9:26 pm
I am a rabid Bulldog fan. Tech fans are all over us about Mettenberger…BUT, I admire Dwyer’s style of play and I agree that this should NEVER have been reported. A SHAME if it costs him any draft position. Great Rb and will play in the NFL for some time.
techster
April 18th, 2010
9:26 pm
get busted for drugs? no problem, just have your agent blame it on prescription meds! That’s what Reuben Houston should have done!
dawgfan
April 18th, 2010
9:26 pm
Quit your whining Techies. If it had been a Georgia player in Dwyer’s shoes the AJC would have plastered “UGA Football Player Fails Drug Test” all over their website in big bold letters back in February. Whoever is writing these headlines knows how to get the mouses clicking. That’s for sure.
elviskl
April 18th, 2010
9:27 pm
mr roberson sir, then i have to assume you are a lair and a coverup………shame on you for trying to place blame on someone else…….what a scam
Worm
April 18th, 2010
9:28 pm
elviski, what the hell?..The NFL always know these things..If his stock drops then there’s a problem..Otherwise you can take your problem up with me!
TreadStone
April 18th, 2010
9:28 pm
@ elviskl:
Ty Tagami wrote the original story. I read the story when it first was published on the AJC.
ttagami@ajc.com
elviskl
April 18th, 2010
9:28 pm
dawgfan……another classless SOB………..
elviskl
April 18th, 2010
9:30 pm
WORM, WE JUST TOLD YOU THE TRUTH……….WHAT DO YOU MEAN WE WILL SEE THE REAL STORY ON DRAFT DAY? ILL GIVE YOU A CHANCE TO RESPOND……..
reggie ball
April 18th, 2010
9:30 pm
you’re 100% right dawgfan. Here’s the headline for a UGA player:
UGA PLAYER FAILS DRUG TEST THE WEEK BEFORE THE DRAFT
Larry
April 18th, 2010
9:31 pm
And the AJC wonders why I wont renew my subscription….
you guys suck.
FantasTECH
April 18th, 2010
9:31 pm
AJC you should be ashamed of yourselves. This kid is taking an approved medication for a condition that he has and all you can do is slam him in your tinyl little podunk newspaper. Even the NATIONAL INQUIRER would be ashamed of themselves for writing crap like this. I will NEVER OWN a subscription to the AJC. This is simply filth journalism. I hope you can’t sleep tonight!!!!
Doug Roberson
April 18th, 2010
9:34 pm
FantasTECH: I hope you’ll change your mind about purchasing a subscription to the AJC. I would like to point out that in the lead of the blog about Dwyer the reason for the negative drug test.
Biscuits
April 18th, 2010
9:35 pm
I’m ok with the story being reported. But that headline was disgraceful. You would think a journalist for a major paper would run something so inflammatory and serious by at least a coworker first. This will be gone by tomorrow morning which is unfortunate because staff at AJC needs to discuss what is acceptable to grab attention, and what is pure garbage.
Joe Schmoe
April 18th, 2010
9:37 pm
Link to the original story I assume?
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Sources-say-Georgia-Tech-and-USC-players-failed-NFL-Combine-drug-test-041810#tb
hash slinger
April 18th, 2010
9:38 pm
Agree with Biscuits 100%. The story isn’t the problem, the headline is.
b6542
April 18th, 2010
9:41 pm
This is something I would expect out of Cynthia Tucker……….BAD DOUG BAD !!
Worm
April 18th, 2010
9:43 pm
Elviski, Son, Take a breath..The draft stuns lots of folks and the reasons are sometimes unreported..You have a problem with me and we can have a “Cage Match” with the proceeds going to Scottish Rite.
POAD
April 18th, 2010
9:50 pm
What happened UGA kicked one of the QBs off the team so they had print something bad sounding about Tech too? I don’t know what Mett did but I hope he gat a chance at another school. Dwyer will go in the Draft where is should. He will not slip because of a nonissue.
Not Disappointed
April 18th, 2010
9:53 pm
Glad it was cleared up Doug!
Ramblin Wreck!
ugafan
April 18th, 2010
9:57 pm
I’am a uga fan and I’m dissapointed with the tease you guys put out on the main ajc page this is misleading and if I was Johnathan Dwyer I would be upset with you guys not right at all!!
Tone LaRone
April 18th, 2010
9:57 pm
Roberson, thank you for clarifying. I t may be alittle too late, but the effort is good. To all you UGA fans, thank you. We all admit that we do not want any misleading stories that can affect the future all all of those players who deserve better.
60 year gt fan
April 18th, 2010
9:59 pm
same old crap from ajc. if a uga or gt player jaywalks its in the ajc for days. both schools have great players. ajc check the police records of other schools and see what you find
Orangebee
April 18th, 2010
10:00 pm
That headline should make anyone who classifies themselves as a journalist ashamed.
Michael
April 18th, 2010
10:04 pm
Uh, 30-24?
60 year gt fan
April 18th, 2010
10:09 pm
i hate it to read all the crap about uga players and gt players in ajc . these are kids and they will over step sometimes .but we are lucky to have the coaches we have at gt and uga to bring these kids up. so stay out ajc
elviskl
April 18th, 2010
10:12 pm
MICHAEL…….45-42, YOUR POINT?
Tech Sa
April 18th, 2010
10:14 pm
Georgia fans spreading false rumors, again.
Buddy
April 18th, 2010
10:15 pm
This just in from the AJC!!! Our drinking water tests positive for large amounts of potentially deadly chemicals!!! Hydrogen and oxygen!!! I’m a UGA fan, and I agree that the title is absurd.
Bama Bill
April 18th, 2010
10:18 pm
Jonathan is one fine young adult and I think the facts have pretty much surfaced – the pros and their team of talent evaluaters have a handle on this and they miss next to nothing. Best of luck next week Jonathan !
Melinda
April 18th, 2010
10:22 pm
Kudos for changing the headline Doug. I know Coach Johnson is really, really big on honesty as any reporter who covers him knows. As long as he and his team are treated fairly, I think he is pretty open about answering questions. Nice to see that you have returned the favor by changing the headline to reflect the story instead of worrying about getting views for a story. Thank you!
CJDawg
April 18th, 2010
10:28 pm
I see Jay Glazer and I flinch. He would sell out his own mother for a scoop. NO problems here DOUG ROBERSON. I appreciate the candidness. A lot.
Tokyo jacket
April 18th, 2010
10:29 pm
To all the classy UGA fans, thanks for the support of a good kid and the recognition of a poor title.
Doug, we accept that you don’t write all your titles, but, seriously. Really? C’mon dude…this one’s just no bueno!
stw
April 18th, 2010
10:32 pm
This appears to be from the Cynthia Tucker School of Journalism…
CJDawg
April 18th, 2010
10:32 pm
I want to wish Dwyer the BEST in the future. Kinda like to see the Falcons get him so I can pull for him out loud!! Haha….
Doug Roberson
April 18th, 2010
10:32 pm
Tokyo: Why I tried to put a more accurate headline on the blog, and the good people at ajc.com changed the one on the main and sports pages.
Lulu
April 18th, 2010
10:34 pm
A bit of the outrage here belongs to the bitc…. excuse me, complainers. Do you expect the media to be judge and jury for you and spoon feed you what you want to hear? We “complain” if they don’t report findings. Ditto if they give a reason for the findings. Sometimes the findings and reasons aren’t available at the same time and so they’re reported at different intervals. So grow up! Don’t assume when a fact is reported that the cause is what YOU”RE programmed to conclude from your own background. Until every thing is known and reported, RESERVE your own witchhunting mentality’s rushed judgements rather than blaming others.
Jimmie
April 18th, 2010
10:34 pm
Here is the thing… Mr. Roberson or whomever wrote the title, wants you to read the article. That is why the titles are always misleading. The more clicks on the link, the better it is for that person who wrote the article. I doubt that Mr. Roberson was being malice about the title, but I could be wrong. It wouldn’t be the first nor last. It’s sad that a kid like Dwyer is being drug through the mud. I’m die hard Dawg fan but I have a lot of respect for the kid and wish him all the best.(side note, I’m glad he’s gone) Derek Lowe would fail the same drug test. Hell, so would I. But, if the headline said: “GT’s Jonathan Dwyer Failed a drug test for a prescription drug that he was prescribed”, would you click on it? You just can’t get mad at Mr. Roberson. He wants you to click on his link. It keeps him employed at this fish wrapper.
Doug Roberson
April 18th, 2010
10:37 pm
I don’t think the Falcons have a second-round pick, so I don’t see them being able to get Dwyer, unless they are somehow able to trade up.
If no, Dwyer will be long gone by then. I’m still slightly surprised that he’s not in the first round of most mock drafts. Kiper, I believe, had some running back from Fresno State being selected as the second back, behind Spiller.
I think Dwyer could be another Michael Turner-like running back.