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Duane Brown suspension prompted NFLPA to warn players about tainted meat

Texans tackle Duane Brown is the reason why the NFL Players Association issued a warning to players Tuesday not to eat too much meat from China or Mexico.

According to a report by ESPN, Brown tested positive for clenbuterol last November — the substance mentioned in the warning — because he ate meat contaminated with the substance while on vacation in Baja California, Mexico. Brown earned a 10-game suspension, which the NFLPA helped overturn in April when they linked the substance to what he ate while on vacation.

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Receipts used in the appeal of his suspension showed Brown ate roughly 10 hamburgers and two steaks while on the trip.