WADA's Pound weighs in on CFL

World Anti-Doping Agency head Dick Pound took aim at the CFL during an interview on CBC's The National on Wednesday, criticizing the league for failing to test for performance-enhancing drugs.
"It's just inconceivable that a professional football league in our day and age actually takes the view that there's no problem in the sport, and therefore, doesn't even bother to test to confirm that hypothesis," Pound said from London.

Dick Pound ripped the CFL on Wednesday for failing to test for performance-enhancing drugs.
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Pound joked that the CFL was "where you spend your jail time," referring to Toronto Argonauts running back Ricky Williams, who is playing in the CFL while serving a year-long drug suspension from the NFL.

The CFL has never tested its players for drugs.
CFL commissioner Tom Wright was quick to defend the league, saying that while Pound is entitled to his opinion, some of the Montreal lawyer's comments were inaccurate and lacked a true understanding of the facts.
"The Canadian Football League and our Players Association (CFLPA) have committed to work jointly to develop a meaningful and responsible anti-doping policy," Wright said in a statement.

"We are in the process of evaluating the policies of other leagues while also considering proposals from outside third parties such as the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports to help us develop our program.
"Any policy implemented would include educational and awareness programs, drug testing and results management. The policy would also include a commitment to ongoing treatment and rehabilitation if required.

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Pound's anti-doping crusade has ruffled feathers across the sports world. He blasted the NHL last season for failing to impose more stringent testing procedures.
Pound recently suggested that China needs to increase testing on its own athletes ahead of the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing.

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