Myles Garrett isn't the only target of "random" drug tests from the NFL.
Saints punter Blake Gillikin blasted an impressive 81-yard punt on Saturday against the Packers in the team's second preseason matchup. The NFL clearly wants to find out if he had any assistance with that.
Gillikin tweeted Sunday morning that he had been randomly selected for an in-season drug test on Sunday, that needed to be completed before New Orleans' team morning meeting. The time of the message gave him just under three hours to complete the test.
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It's rare that a punter is going to draw the attention of drug testers in the NFL, but the bomb of a punt on Saturday might have been enough to do just that. The Saints were pinned back on their own 19-yard line in a 4th-and-2 in the third quarter, and called out Gillikin to flip the field.
If anything, Gillikin did too much as his punt, aided by the wind, sailed from the 7-yard line, where he kicked it, all the way out to about the Packers' 13-yard line in the air. It bounced into the end zone for a touchback.
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Gillikin established in his rookie 2021 season that he has one of the strongest legs in the NFL. He punted 83 times with an average 47.7 yards per punt, the ninth-longest average in the league. His longest boot was 63 yards.
At 64.9, Gillikin had the 10th-best PFF grade among punters in 2021, and his average hangtime of 4.25 was tied for 14th-best.
If Gillikin is getting tested after that 81-yard punt, "Punt God" Matt Araiza could be in for a busy rookie year with the Bills.
Bills' punter Matt Araiza connected on this 82-yard punt: pic.twitter.com/w8WAqUfqy1