[NFL!] HGH use 'rampant' in NFL
HGH use 'rampant' in NFL, according to report
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Bigger, faster and stronger -- the NFL isn't able to hide the fact that
players have grown in size and strength significantly over the past thirty
years, but the question remains at large of just how these athletes have
become so large. There is no shortage of testing for anabolic steroids,
performance enhancers such as Adderall and other drugs, but so far, there is
no testing for human growth hormone, also known as HGH.
That could be a good thing for a big fraction of the league, as one anonymous
NFC starting player came forward to say that as many as 10-15 players on each
team are taking the substance to gain lean muscle mass:
"It's like clockwork nowadays," he said, estimating 10-15 players on each
team use the banned substance. "Not tested and it's easy to get. Nowadays,
dude? In 2013? (Expletive) yeah. I'm just being real."
But the player also wasn't afraid to say that even though HGH is a banned and
prescription-only drug, that players should be able to take it if it helps
them in their careers:
"I say, just let guys do it," he said. "This is our career. We're putting on
for fans. I say . . . HGH isn't anything. I say, do it. . . . You're going to
get hit hard regardless whether you're clean or not clean. It's just a matter
of how hard you get hit. I don't care who's taking it. A hit is a hit."
Those hits could pack more damage thanks to the drug, but could also perhaps
sustain more damage. NFL executive Gil Brandt pointed out that every
offensive lineman at the scouting combine this year weighed at least 298
pounds, a total of 58 players. The largest player drafted in 1979 was the
272-pound Sam Claphan, a weight that would hardly get you consideration to
start against players that have such a significant size advantage on the
other side of the ball.
Miami Dolphins guard Richie Incognito, himself listed at 319 pounds, pointed
out that he would like to see a clean game and praised the league's
drug-testing policy, while Seahawks All-Pro safety Earl Thomas said that
certain players get accolades "when they don't deserve it."
While there has been some debate among fans and observers that there is not a
valid test for HGH, league spokesman Greg Aiello was quoted as saying that
the test for human growth hormone is "a valid test" and that the league wants
to begin testing as soon as possible. But would that be in the best benefit
of the NFL, financially? If 20 to 30 percent of the players are using the
banned substance, would the league be able to handle the fallout? Many had
the same question about Major League Baseball after the league started to
test for steroids and increased the penalty for a failed test, but while a
few stars have tested positive, the majority of players have done just fine.
It's a risk that the league may have to take eventually, but one that does
not appear on the imminent horizon. The league and the union are still far
apart on agreeing to an HGH testing policy, with Aiello adding that the union
has "refused to agree to begin testing." If the anonymous NFC player is
accurate in his estimate of players on the substance, it would be easy to see
their hesitancy.
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