Non-listed Ingredient Costs Vobora

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According to a league source, David Vobora's suspension stems from his use of a supplement this offseason and is not steroid-related.

In fact, the NFLPA had appealed the initial result of the test--and the source states  Vobora had properly called the "hot line" for players to check supplements and the product was cleared as not having any banned substance in its listed contents.

A different source close to the situation shares there will likely be legal action taken on Vobora's behalf against the manufacturer--as toxicology testing revealed the supplement did contain the banned substance, despite it not being included on the product label.

Without the substance being listed in the ingredients, or testing the product for a verification, there was no reason for Vobora to realize the supplement would lead to a violation.

However, the NFL has a bottom line stance of a player is responsible for whatever they ingest or put in their bodies--even if under false pretense, so Vobora was suspended.