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To this date, Harris and the Bombers have not heard anything back which would support his claim.

Anyway, to my mind, this is not about whether I believe Harris or I don’t.

The fact is the drug was in his system and he has to own responsibility for that, whether he took it intentionally or not.

Players are always responsible for what they put in their bodies and making sure there is absolutely no chance of contamination.

It’s certainly not easy to leave Harris off my ballot as he has had one of his best seasons in the CFL, despite missing the two games.

He’s leading the league in rushing, for the third straight year, and has hit many career milestones at the age of 32.

He’s a proud Winnipegger who has a strong presence in the community, a man with a tremendous back-story and a player who is always respectful and forthcoming with members of the media.

He fought through a lot of adversity just to get to the CFL, then became one of its greatest Canadian players of all time.

This year he should have been a great candidate to be named both Most Outstanding Player and Most Outstanding Canadian.

But he tested positive.

If he were in the NFL that already would have made him ineligible for season awards by a league and NFL Players Association rule. He couldn’t even play in the Pro Bowl.

Yes, receiver Julian Edelman of the New England Patriots was controversially named the 2019 Super Bowl MVP, despite serving a four-game suspension for PEDs at the start of the season but I guess that’s not considered an in-season award. It’s about one game.