Things don’t look good for Dallas Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain, who is currently on a 10-game suspension from the NFL.
McClain violated the league’s substance abuse policy, but didn’t take the time to clean himself up. In fact, he has done quite the opposite, it seems.
Jason Cole of Bleacher Report has the scoop, and it doesn’t look good for the Cowboys, who are already fairly thin at the linebacker position, which is why they brought McClain in in the first place. Cole reports that McClain has been ingesting codeine, and that his return is “almost impossible.”
The unfortunate story with linebacker Rolando McClain, who is currently on a 10-game suspension from the NFL, is that he’s abusing a codeine-based drug called ‘purple drank.’ What it basically is is a combination of Sprite and codeine, or cough syrup, in this case, that leaves it with a purple color.
“It also is ingested constantly, and victims of using this often gain lots and lots of weight. That’s exactly what is happening in McClain’s case, where he’s gained approximately 40 pounds, according to those two sources, and he is incredibly out of shape at this time.”
A sad update, and we hope McClain gets the help that he needs in the near future.