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| British sprinter Dwain Chambers will miss the indoor season and may not race again, says his agent Cubie Seegobin. | British sprinter Dwain Chambers will miss the indoor season and may not race again, says his agent Cubie Seegobin. |
| Chambers, who returned to athletics in June after a drugs ban, has to pay back any prize money he won while competing on steroids from future track earnings. | Chambers, who returned to athletics in June after a drugs ban, has to pay back any prize money he won while competing on steroids from future track earnings. |
| The 28-year-old is hoping to make a career in American football. | The 28-year-old is hoping to make a career in American football. |
| "Personally I think because we have so much money to pay back, if he can find another way to make a living he will," Seegobin told BBC Sport. | "Personally I think because we have so much money to pay back, if he can find another way to make a living he will," Seegobin told BBC Sport. |
| "He won't be competing indoors, that's for sure. | "He won't be competing indoors, that's for sure. |
| "Dwain might only have a year or two of competition left and will have to pay most of his prize money back. This is my logic, not anything he's told me. | "Dwain might only have a year or two of competition left and will have to pay most of his prize money back. This is my logic, not anything he's told me. |
| "He's training in England and will be ready for the outdoor season, but there are other things he's putting his attention into." | "He's training in England and will be ready for the outdoor season, but there are other things he's putting his attention into." |
| Chambers, a former European 100m champion, was given a two-year ban from athletics in February 2004 after testing positive for the banned steroid THG. | |
| Dwain did better than the coaches expected - he was tougher than they thought David TossellDirector of public affairsNFL international | Dwain did better than the coaches expected - he was tougher than they thought David TossellDirector of public affairsNFL international |
| He made a startling return to the track by recording 10.07 seconds in the British Grand Prix 100m in Gateshead in June. | He made a startling return to the track by recording 10.07 seconds in the British Grand Prix 100m in Gateshead in June. |
| But it proved something of a false dawn as he finished only seventh in the individual 100m at the European Championships in Gothenburg, although he did win gold in the relay. | But it proved something of a false dawn as he finished only seventh in the individual 100m at the European Championships in Gothenburg, although he did win gold in the relay. |
| The 28-year-old Londoner took part in a training week for NFL Europe in Cologne at the start of November and is waiting to find out if he will be invited to a six-week camp in Florida in March. | The 28-year-old Londoner took part in a training week for NFL Europe in Cologne at the start of November and is waiting to find out if he will be invited to a six-week camp in Florida in March. |
| The NFL Europe season runs from spring into early summer, making it incompatible with training for the athletics season. | The NFL Europe season runs from spring into early summer, making it incompatible with training for the athletics season. |
| Seegobin, who is based in Los Angeles, said he had spoken to Chambers last week and added: "He's waiting to hear from NFL Europe. | Seegobin, who is based in Los Angeles, said he had spoken to Chambers last week and added: "He's waiting to hear from NFL Europe. |
| 606 DEBATE: Would Chambers be right to quit athletics? | 606 DEBATE: Would Chambers be right to quit athletics? |
| "When he tells me what he needs me to do I'll go and do it". | "When he tells me what he needs me to do I'll go and do it". |
| About 80 people will be invited to the NFL training camp in Florida in March. | About 80 people will be invited to the NFL training camp in Florida in March. |
| Forty-eight of them will then be selected for the draft and eligible for the six NFL Europe teams, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Berlin, Cologne, Dusseldorf and Hamburg. | Forty-eight of them will then be selected for the draft and eligible for the six NFL Europe teams, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Berlin, Cologne, Dusseldorf and Hamburg. |
| David Tossell, director of public affairs for NFL international, said Chambers would find out whether he had been selected for the Florida camp "this side of Christmas or just after". | David Tossell, director of public affairs for NFL international, said Chambers would find out whether he had been selected for the Florida camp "this side of Christmas or just after". |
| Tossell said the Londoner had impressed the coaches during the training week in Cologne in November. | Tossell said the Londoner had impressed the coaches during the training week in Cologne in November. |
| "Dwain did better than they had expected - he was tougher than they thought," Tossell told BBC Sport. | "Dwain did better than they had expected - he was tougher than they thought," Tossell told BBC Sport. |
| "The important thing was to see was how he'd react when hit, and he picked himself up and carried on. | "The important thing was to see was how he'd react when hit, and he picked himself up and carried on. |
| If his heart's not in the sport, then follow your heart Mark Lewis-Francis | If his heart's not in the sport, then follow your heart Mark Lewis-Francis |
| "I had been quite surprised when the phone rang and it was Dwain saying he wanted to come along to the training camp. | "I had been quite surprised when the phone rang and it was Dwain saying he wanted to come along to the training camp. |
| "We sat down with him and explained how difficult it would be. There are huge odds against him making it and we made sure he understood that. | "We sat down with him and explained how difficult it would be. There are huge odds against him making it and we made sure he understood that. |
| "But he is very determined and that's impressed us. And he has a vital quality that you can't coach - raw speed." | "But he is very determined and that's impressed us. And he has a vital quality that you can't coach - raw speed." |
| Chambers' fellow British sprinter, Mark Lewis-Francis, told BBC Sport: "I heard he's not coming back to the sport, or something like that. | Chambers' fellow British sprinter, Mark Lewis-Francis, told BBC Sport: "I heard he's not coming back to the sport, or something like that. |
| "If his heart's not in the sport, then follow your heart. If his goals and dreams are somewhere else, all I can do is just wish him the greatest of luck. | "If his heart's not in the sport, then follow your heart. If his goals and dreams are somewhere else, all I can do is just wish him the greatest of luck. |
| "For me, Dwain was a great competitor and rival. I enjoyed competing against him." | "For me, Dwain was a great competitor and rival. I enjoyed competing against him." |