Reply #2: Aren't players randomly tested during the season? [View All]

From the New York Times, January 25th, 2007:

"Under the policy changes announced yesterday, the number of players randomly tested each week during the preseason, regular season and postseason would increase to 10 from 7 per team. Last year, the N.F.L. increased the maximum number of times a player could be tested in the off-season to six times from two. Combined, those changes should amount to more than 12,000 drug tests administered to about 1,800 players next season, an increase of about 2,000 tests. (Gene) Upshaw said that off-season testing would begin more quickly after the end of the regular season. That testing used to start in late March but will now begin in February to decrease the time period when players are not subjected to random testing."

LINK: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/25/sports/football/25steroids.html

Old link, I know. That's why I'm asking.