Cushing wins AP defensive award revote (AP)

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  1. NewsGrabber

    NewsGrabber Guest

    Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing has won a revote and will keep The Associated Press NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award he won in January. The second vote was taken after the league suspended Cushing for four games last week. He tested positive in September, violating the NFL's drug policy.

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  2. Finnegan2win

    Finnegan2win hopesfall2win

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    Wow I guess these awards are officially meaningless now. Gj AP.
     
  3. GoTitans3801

    GoTitans3801 Forward Progress!

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    Amazed that people would vote for someone that they know broke the rules. Then again, a lot of them are the same ones that would let L.T. stay in the hall of fame even if he's found guilty of rape.
     
  4. Childress79

    Childress79 Loungefly ®

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    Unfrikkinbelievable
     
  5. JCBRAVE

    JCBRAVE goTitans 2019 Survivor Champion

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    The guy was really good last season. Only now we know he has to cheat to be that good.
     
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  6. NewsGrabber

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    Brian Cushing wins DROY re-vote

    [​IMG]I am not surprised that Brian Cushing held onto the defensive rookie of the year award in the Associated Press’ re-vote.

    The AP reported Cushing got 18 votes, Buffalo safety Jairus Byrd got 13 to finish second and Green Bay linebacker Clay Matthews finished third with 10. Three voters were unable to return ballots and two abstained.

    Why did Cushing retain his award after the positive test from September under the league’s policy against performance enhancing drugs?

    I agree with this tweet from Stephanie Stradley (@StephStradley) that answers that question:
    "Cushing retains DROY bc :1 He was best; 2. Discomfort in speed/change of AP DROY voting rules for just this; 3. No clear 2nd place candidate"​
    Also, Cushing was eligible to play in all 16 games last season, and the vote is based on what an eligible player did. My problem is as much with the testing/suspending process as the award.

    He’ll serve the suspension when he has to. That, and a dented reputation, seem to me to be a just penalty for his violation. Stripping him would have set a new precedent. Some say that would have been a bold, good development. I think it would be complicated and sloppy and still wonder now what circumstances will produce the next re-vote.

    So defensive rookie of the year remains a line on his resume. We’ll also remember that season is connected to the four-game suspension still to come.

    One interesting connected note, courtesy of Manish Mehta: Cushing's USC teammate Mark Sanchez was blown away by the news of the positive test and suspension.
     
  7. TitanJeff

    TitanJeff Kahuna Grande Staff

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    Wow. Nice message.
     
  8. el_darax

    el_darax Camp Fodder

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    Fail Press is Fail

    Best quote from the comments on the actual article:

    "I wonder how the voting journalists would feel if a major journalism award was given to someone who plagerized their articles"

    Nuff' said.
     
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  9. Yossarian

    Yossarian I am Him.

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    That was pointless and I agree with everyone, this sends the wrong message.
     
  10. Ewker

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    glad to see he won it again. No way should he have lost it to begin with it.
     
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