The Knucklehead of the Day Award

Today's winner is Minnesota Viking running back Onterio Smith who was just suspended by the NFL for the entire 2005 season for violating the league's drup policy.

No reason was given, but it could be due to an incident where a 'whizzinator' and dried urine were found in checked baggage belonging to O. Smith at Minneapolis St. Paul airport. This was discovered after someone grew suspicious of the bags Smith had checked in.

You're a deserving knucklehead Mr. Smith.

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (June 7) - Troubled Minnesota Vikings running back Onterrio Smith was suspended by the NFL for the entire 2005 season for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

The NFL did not specify a reason.

The announcement was expected for several weeks, ever since Vikings head coach Mike Tice suspended Smith indefinitely following an embarrassing run-in at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport.

In April, Smith's bag set off a screening device, and a search found several vials of dried urine and "The Original Whizzinator," a prosthetic used to beat drug tests.

Smith told police the gear was for his cousin. He wasn't charged by police, and the NFL said possession of the device alone wasn't enough to violate league drug policies.

Smith missed four games last season for violating the league's drug policy, and had two strikes against him before the latest violation. The third strike in the program comes with an automatic one-year suspension.