Minnesota Vikings defensive tackles Pat and Kevin Williams will be available for the first four games of the 2009 regular season. Today, Hennepin County District Judge Gary Larson blocked the NFL’s plan to suspend Pat and Kevin for the first four games and granted the players’ request for a temporary restraining order, which keeps the NFL from suspending them until the case is decided. It also prohibits the league from subjecting them to extra drug testing.
So, until this case has been decided (and believe it or not, I don’t see a resolution until 2010), the Vikings will have their impressive …read more

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Minnesota Vikings defensive tackles Pat Williams and Kevin Williams stop running backs for a living. Today, they stopped the National Football League from suspending them — at least temporarily. To follow up yesterday’s post on the suspension of six NFL players for violating the league’s anti-doping policy, both Vikings DTs — Pat and Kevin Williams — were issued a temporary restraining order by a Minneapolis judge today, blocking the NFL’s four-game suspension. Hennepin County District Judge Gary Larson issued the temporary restraining order at the players’ request, saying he wanted more time to hear arguments …read more