Suspension of two Vikings blocked by Minnesota Judge

granted temporary restraint to suspension order of two Hennepin County District Judge Gary LarsonVikings, Kevin Williams and Pat Williams. The suspension was blocked after the Judge had a look at the request of the two players that was aimed to keep them suspended till decision of the case was announced.

NFL had earlier suspended the two Williams for violating the anti-doping policy of the league.

The Minnesota Judge remarked that the two Vikings will stand to lose a considerable amount of playing time till the decision reach them and therefore blockage of suspension was the best way for this suspension till the verdict.

From Philly.com:

A Minnesota judge yesterday blocked the NFL's plan to suspend Vikings linemen Kevin Williams and Pat Williams for violating the league's anti-doping policy.

Hennepin County District Judge Gary Larson granted the players' request for a temporary restraining order that keeps the NFL from suspending them until their case is decided.

The Williamses "would suffer a significant loss of playing time" without the restraining order, the judge wrote.

The defensive tackles, who are not related, tested positive last summer for a banned diuretic that can mask the presence of steroids, though they never have been accused of taking steroids. They took the weight-loss supplement StarCaps, which contained a diuretic, bumetanide, that wasn't listed on the label.

The NFL wants to enforce the players' four-game suspensions at the start of the season.

Kevin and Pat Williams, who are not related to each other, were suspended after using StarCaps, which contained a diuretic, bumetanide, till the verdict is announced.