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Former Pro Bowl defender Marcellus Wiley added his name to a lawsuit accusing NFL teams of illegally dispensing powerful narcotics and other drugs to keep players on the field without regard for their long-term health. Wiley, who played in Buffalo, San Diego, Dallas and Jacksonville from 1997-2006, is the ninth player identified by name, joining former Chicago Bears Jim McMahon, Richard Dent and Keith Van Horne, Jeremy Newberry and others. It contends team physicians and trainers across the NFL routinely - and often illegally - provided powerful narcotics and other controlled substances on game days to mask the pain. The players contend those health problems came from drug use but many of the conditions aren't tied to the use of painkillers.
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