Three players are the latest to be named who reportedly tested positive for a drug on the NFL's list of banned substances.

The trio of defensive tackles and three players with the New Orleans Saints - running back Deuce McAllister and defensive ends Will Smith and Charles Grant - have been identified in multiple media reports as testing positive for Bumetanide.

The drug is question is a diuretic which can mask the presence of other substances, including steroids.

McAllister said after Sunday's game against the San Diego Chargers that he was not surprised to learn of his inclusion on the list, although he insisted he always has tried to play by the rules.

Grant disavowed any knowledge of the report following Sunday's game while Smith said he did not know the full details of the report and declined to comment on it.

"My initial reaction to it, we've been kind of going through this process for a while," McAllister said. "I guess you guys just found out about it at this point.

"But whatever happens that's what's going to happen. We've hired counsel. He's going to do his job to kind of put the case together and however the NFL rules, that's the way it will be."