Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain is suspended for the first 10 games of the NFL season, hasn't shown up to training camp and reportedly is abusing a codeine-laced substance known as "purple drank."
If you haven't listened to a rap song within the last decade, purple drank is substance that involves prescription strength cough syrup, which contains codeine, and is often mixed with Sprite, giving it a purplish color. The drink has grown popular in recent years and is abused as a recreational drug.
According to Bleacher Report's Jason Cole, it sounds like McClain has developed an addiction to the drink.