{"id":958989,"date":"2026-11-10T05:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T05:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/958989\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T05:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T05:18:13","slug":"nrl-make-call-on-josh-addo-carrs-return-to-eels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/958989\/","title":{"rendered":"NRL make call on Josh Addo-Carr’s return to Eels"},"content":{"rendered":"

The NRL<\/a> have made their call on whether Josh Addo-Carr<\/a> can return to the Eels after his B sample returned negative.<\/p>\n

In September, Addo-Carr completed a random roadside drug test, in which he tested positive.<\/p>\n

Addo-Carr was in a rehabilitation facility on the Central Coast after learning he tested positive.<\/p>\n

It was the second time in two years the veteran tested positive for drugs, which resulted in him being released after the 2024 season from the Canterbury Bulldogs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In the beginning of November, Addo-Carr’s B-sample returned negative, clearing him of a second positive drug test.<\/p>\n

Reports surfaced that if the second test returned positive, he would be suspended for 12 games, putting his future in the game in jeopardy despite a sterling reputation for his community work.<\/p>\n

The Eels initially considered releasing the winger before the B-sample returned negative.<\/p>\n

After a meeting with the club, he was allowed to return.<\/p>\n

However, the NRL<\/a> wanted to conduct their own investigation through the Integrity Unit.<\/p>\n

According to News Corp, the Eels winger’s camp was told on Tuesday that the case was closed.<\/p>\n

The NRL’s investigation has concluded, and Addo-Carr’s lawyer, Elias Tabchouri, spoke of gratitude for how the process was conducted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re very happy that has come to an end,\u201d Addo-Carr’s lawyer Elias Tabchouri told the publication.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can’t credit the Parramatta Eels<\/a> or the NRL<\/a> more for the way this matter was addressed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe look forward to Josh having a stellar year with Eels.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"NRLSYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – AUGUST 23: Josh Addo-Carr playing in the NRL match between Penrith Panthers and Sydney Roosters at CommBank Stadium, on August 23, 2025, in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Joshua Davis\/Zero Digital Sports)<\/p>\n

Addo-Carr has one year remaining on his deal, reportedly making $400,000 in 2027.<\/p>\n

Although the Eels could have been more financially flexible sacking Addo-Carr if the B-sample returned positive, the club are desperate for backline experience after losing Sean Russell<\/a> to the Perth Bears<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Parramatta finished 13th this season and will add Jarome Luai<\/a>,\u00a0Jaydn Su’A<\/a>, and Spencer Leniu<\/a> after he won the most recent premiership with the Roosters.<\/p>\n

Leniu and Luai recently played for Samoa<\/a> in the World Cup, where they were eliminated in the semi-final after a 44-12 loss to Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The former Rooster received a two-game suspension with an early guilty plea.<\/p>\n

Leniu made inappropriate comments towards Adam Gee in the World Cup semi-final on Sunday and made a money gesture.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The NRL have made their call on whether Josh Addo-Carr can return to the Eels after his B…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":958990,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[568],"tags":[64,63,761,762,158,85],"class_list":["post-958989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nrl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-national-rugby-league","tag-nationalrugbyleague","tag-nrl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/958989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=958989"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/958989\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/958990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=958989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=958989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=958989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}