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Potential Bengals target Zack Baun tested positive for diluted sample at NFL Combine

With the NFL Draft just a week away, one of this year’s top linebackers just had a red flag emerge at the worst possible time.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Wisconsin Badgers linebacker Zack Baun (it’s Zack, not Zach) tested positive for a diluted sample at the NFL Scouting Combine. That previously counted as a positive test in the NFL’s eyes, but because of new changes made to the CBA, it won’t count as a positive test strike against Baun.

Diluted urine samples raise a red flag because drinking lots of water can be used to prevent drug testing from detecting banned substances in the urine.