twenty-eight
February-28th-2007, 02:19 PM
POSTED 2:12 p.m. EST, February 28, 2007
STEELERS TIED TO NEW STEROIDS SITUATION
Published reports regarding Orlando pharmacies from which steroids and human growth hormone were seized include an ominous reference to the potential activities of one the physicians who works for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
This physician in question reportedly used a personal credit card to purchase $150,000 worth of testosterone and HGH (http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/501387p-422800c.html) in 2006.
The potential problem with this development is that, if the doctor was getting the stuff for Steelers players, the situation implies a certain level of institutional involvement that has not been present in past steroids scandals. Even if the doctor was acting on his own, the fact remains that an employee of the franchise was buying testosterone and HGH for players (if, again, the stuff was bought for Steelers players).
And if that's true, it's huge news. It's even bigger news if the doctor claims that members of the team's administration knew, or should have known, what he was doing.
The NFL still doesn't test for HGH. So anyone who thinks that at least some NFL players aren't using HGH needs to wake up and smell the nandrolone.
Meanwhile, at a time when off-field behavior finally is getting some meaningful attention in the media and among fans, what will it take for NFL players to be saddled with the same stigma that attaches to baseball players who use performance-enhancing substances? The reaction to the Shawne Merriman situation might have nudged the league closer in this regard to its realization that the problem needs to be addressed; if this current mess results in evidence suggesting that one of the most storied franchises in all of sport was procuring HGH or testosterone for its players, the damage could be irreparable.
http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm
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http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/501387p-422800c.html
The paper also said an investigator flew to Pittsburgh last month to ask a Steelers physician why, in 2006, he allegedly used a personal credit card to buy $150,000 in testosterone and human growth hormone.
STEELERS TIED TO NEW STEROIDS SITUATION
Published reports regarding Orlando pharmacies from which steroids and human growth hormone were seized include an ominous reference to the potential activities of one the physicians who works for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
This physician in question reportedly used a personal credit card to purchase $150,000 worth of testosterone and HGH (http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/501387p-422800c.html) in 2006.
The potential problem with this development is that, if the doctor was getting the stuff for Steelers players, the situation implies a certain level of institutional involvement that has not been present in past steroids scandals. Even if the doctor was acting on his own, the fact remains that an employee of the franchise was buying testosterone and HGH for players (if, again, the stuff was bought for Steelers players).
And if that's true, it's huge news. It's even bigger news if the doctor claims that members of the team's administration knew, or should have known, what he was doing.
The NFL still doesn't test for HGH. So anyone who thinks that at least some NFL players aren't using HGH needs to wake up and smell the nandrolone.
Meanwhile, at a time when off-field behavior finally is getting some meaningful attention in the media and among fans, what will it take for NFL players to be saddled with the same stigma that attaches to baseball players who use performance-enhancing substances? The reaction to the Shawne Merriman situation might have nudged the league closer in this regard to its realization that the problem needs to be addressed; if this current mess results in evidence suggesting that one of the most storied franchises in all of sport was procuring HGH or testosterone for its players, the damage could be irreparable.
http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm
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http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/story/501387p-422800c.html
The paper also said an investigator flew to Pittsburgh last month to ask a Steelers physician why, in 2006, he allegedly used a personal credit card to buy $150,000 in testosterone and human growth hormone.