More information came to light Wednesday regarding the NFL's drug testing of Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid during the 2018 season.
According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, an independent administrator reported that Reid was tested fewer times than he publicly claimed.
In December, Reid tweeted that he was tested for the seventh time since joining the Panthers in late September:
On Wednesday, the NFL and NFL Players Association released a joint statement in which it was asserted that Reid was randomly tested based on a computer algorithm:
Reid appeared in 13 games with the Panthers this season after spending the first five years of his career as a member of the San Francisco 49ers.