http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/308677p-264121c.htmlVike attempts to be test whiz
Onterrio Smith
Vikings running back Onterrio Smith, who already has two strikes against him in the NFL's substance-abuse program, was briefly detained at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport last month after police found a kit used to beat drug tests called the Original Whizzinator in his carry-on bag.
Police found several vials of white powder and the Original Whizzinator during a search of Smith's bag at the airport on April 21.
Smith, Minnesota's leading rusher last season, told officers the powder was dried urine for making a clean urine test, according to a police report. He also had a bottle of pills labeled "cleansing formula." Smith told police he was taking the vials to his cousin.
"We will continue to monitor the situation as we would with any other and evaluate it from there," coach Mike Tice said in a statement.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said league rules state that failing to cooperate with a drug test was the same as failing it, but he wasn't sure whether there was any penalty for possessing a device designed to beat such a test.
The Original Whizzinator is a realistic-looking prosthetic noodle that is attached to a jockstrap and a plastic bag filled with water mixed with powdered urine.
The $150 kit - popular with those who have to take drug tests in front of an observer - comes with a choice of colors, including white, Latino and black.
"It has been extensively tested and proven to work under real-life conditions!" according to Whizzinator.com.
Police say Smith's carry-on bag was searched after a tube of toothpaste set off an alarm at a security check.
Smith was suspended last season for four games after testing positive for marijuana, his second drug offense. A third violation would result in a year's suspension.
In 2000, Smith was kicked out of Tennessee for using marijuana. He finished his college career at Oregon.
Michael O'Keeffe
i believe him, it was his cousins.
