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Posted By: davidcycleback

Obviously, whoever advised all the players not to cooperate did them a disservice. Interestingly, the only player to cooperate had his name removed from the list as he provided evidence he was not guilty. Fair to presume this player chose to defy the Players Union wishes as he felt he was not guilty.

The problem for the Players Union is that the drug rules and laws are, directly or indirectly, coming via Congress (Congress effecting drug laws, who would've thunk?). Whatever the Union's reasons, having advised the players to not cooperate with Mitchell not only won't sit well with Congress as a whole, but may help lead to more testing and harsher penalties.