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The five NFL road teams whose medical staffs were interviewed and subjected to spot checks of their bags by federal agents may turn out to be just the first five in line.Drug Enforcement Administration spokesman Rusty Payne said that teams were chosen for inspection simply because they were playing away from home. They were the San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Bucs, Cincinnati Bengals, Seattle Seahawks and Detroit Lions. No arrests were made and the DEA declined to comment whether any potential violations of the federal controlled substances act — the stated reason for the inspections — were discovered.But Payne also noted Sunday that investigators from the agency are currently interviewing NFL team doctors in several locations, suggesting the federal probe begun this summer into possible drug prescription abuse in the league could involve all 32 teams. Although the NFL said in a statement we have no information to indicate that irregularities were found, and the Tampa Bay Bucs breezily characterized the spot-check as a 5-minute delay on Twitter, at least one former federal prosecutor called the inspections a big step forward.When someone from the government — even without a warrant — walks up and asks questions, they get answers and you can test those answers, said Steven Feldman, a former assistant U.S. Attorney for New Yorks southern district with considerable experience in narcotics prosecutions.Theyre either going to tell the truth or lie, and you can use either one in an investigation. Having worked with DEA investigators in the past, its just one more step. My guess, he added, is that this one is a long way from being complete.In response to questions Monday from Associated Press reporters, nine teams said no one in their organization, including medical staff, had been contacted by investigators from the DEA.Heres several things to know as the investigation going forward:___WHY DID THE DEA GO PUBLIC WITH THE INVESTIGATION NOW?The probe was sparked by a lawsuit filed in May on behalf of 500 former players who claimed they were routinely — and often illegally — given powerful narcotics and other drugs such as Vicodin and Oxycontin to mask pain and keep them on the playing field. Over the last several weeks, investigators criss-crossed the country to interview at least a half-dozen former players — including at least two who were named plaintiffs in the painkillers lawsuit, according to multiple people with direct knowledge of the meetings who spoke on the condition of anonymity because prosecutors told them not to comment on the meetings.To me, said Feldman, the timing suggests theyre looking for someone who can provide a narrative of what went on inside the locker rooms. They have some of that from the players ...but to expand it, they need someone on the other side. Someone who can be squeezed, who acknowledged giving out pills, or who can say whether it was a policy higher up the organization. ... So team doctors and trainers are certainly one place to go looking.___WHAT WERE DEA INVESTIGATORS LOOKING FOR?The federal controlled substances act stipulates that only doctors and nurse practitioners can dispense prescription drugs, and only in states where they are licensed. The act also lays out stringent requirements for acquiring, record-keeping, labeling, storing and transporting drugs. Trainers who are not licensed would be in violation of the law simply by carrying a controlled substance.The lawsuit contends some teams filled out prescriptions in players names without their knowledge or consent, and that trainers often dispensed those drugs like candy at Halloween, along with combining them in cocktails.But proper documentation for any controlled substances found in possession of the medical staff may not have been the sole reason for the inspections.Agents occasionally leak information about an inspection or raid to set up with whats known as a time-date stamp, and later subpoena any electronic communication between parties that are under investigation, a practice Feldman is familiar with.We called it tickling the wire when I was a prosecutor, Feldman said, because at the time, email wasnt as prevalent and we went after the communications between parties with wiretaps. So it sounds quite plausible in this case.___DID ANY OF THE TEAMS OBJECT TO THE INSPECTIONS OF THEIR MEDICAL STAFFS?Most barely noticed.Right after a big game like that, theres a lot of sleeping going on Tampa Bay coach Lovie Smith said Monday. So I caught most of it. I dont know, a few minutes. Fifteen minutes or so. I dont really know how long.San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh said he didnt hear from or even see the DEA officials, only learning there was an inspection of his teams staff when he read about it. But he didnt sound worried either way.Were an open book in those regards, Harbaugh said. Any kind of scrutiny, any kind of questions, were an open book there.The most interesting response may have come from the Cincinnati Bengals, who were spot-checked in New Orleans. After agent Debbie Weber, a spokeswoman for the DEAs New Orleans office pronounced the team was in compliance, the team added in a statement: The Bengals have never had any issues regarding prescriptions/controlled substances.Any issues which might be present elsewhere are not present with our organization, the statement said. Seahawks Jerseys China Cheap .Y. -- AJ Allmendingers journey is almost complete. Marquise Blair Jersey . -- Chad Labelle scored the winner 17:36 into the third period to give Medicine Hat a 2-1 victory over the Swift Current Broncos on Sunday and lift the Tigers into the second round of the Western Hockey League playoffs. http://www.cheapseahawksjerseysauthentic.com/. Ive said it before, Ive worked with top pros and I could have made my own program. 12th Fan Jersey . "All he says is, its crazy," DeMar DeRozan told reporters following Torontos win over the Pistons Wednesday. 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FIFA also has the Canadian men ranked 16th in CONCACAF, which covers North and Central America and the Caribbean.Panama stands 56th in the world and fourth in CONCACAF.Canadian coach Benito Floro is pragmatic about the low-rent soccer neighbourhood his team is currently occupying in the rankings.While acknowledging that Central American countries play more games than Canada so can collect more points in the rankings, Floro is not making excuses.I think its fair, the Spaniard said via an interpreter Monday in a media conference call from Panama City. Were trying to improve and to get more games to try to improve in the rankings.Canadas best ranking was No. 40, achieved in December 1996. Its average ranking is 76 since the ratings began in August 1993.Under Floro, Canada is 1-5-3, having defeated Jamaica, lost to Colombia, Mauritania, Australia, the Czech Republic and Slovenia and tied Mauritania, Bulgaria and Moldova.The Jamaica victory in September ended a 16-game winless slide that started prior to Floro and included a 10-game 959-minute scoring drought.On the plus side, Canada is 1-1-2 in 2014, performing admirably most recently in a 1-0 loss to third-ranked Colombia.Floro, whose coaching resume includes a stint at Real Madrid from 1992 to 1994 as well as teams in Spain, Ecuador, Japan, Mexico and Morocco, says results are not very very important for us. His emphasis continues to be teaching and getting the tactics and style of play right.Hes very detailed and I think the players are really starting to see the results of buying into his ideas, said veeteran forward Dwayne De Rosario.ddddddddddddPanama will be a stiff test at home, which is just what Floro wants. He knows his team will have to get used to the heat and hostility in Central America when it comes to matches that count.Canada lost 2-0 at Estadio Rommel Fernandez in World Cup qualifying in September 2012 just four days after beating the Panamanians 1-0 at Torontos BMO Field on a 77th-minute De Rosario goal.The local fans subjected the Canadians to a loud, all-night party outside their hotel last time in Panama City. That shouldnt happen this time since both teams are sharing the same hotel. Floros current squad in Panama features a select group of veterans with a lot of youth.Six of the starters from that 2012 Panama loss are in Floros tour party: goalie Lars Hirschfeld, defender David Edgar, midfielders Patrice Bernier, Julian de Guzman and Atiba Hutchinson and De Rosario. Four of the substitutes that day are also in the current Canadian squad.Canada and Panama tied 0-0 at Denver in the 2013 Gold Cup, the last game before Floro took chargeAsked about young forward Lucas Cavallini, who is not in camp, Floro said he was an interesting player who had declined numerous invitations to join the national team.Right now he will have to wait for the other strikers that have been showing up to see what the development is and whats going to happen with them, he said.Floro was also asked about Ethan Finlay and Tesho Akindele, two MLS players who can also play for the United States.Floro said he has been following Finlay but the Columbus Crew winger would have to come to a national team camp to be evaluated properly. 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