Comments on: Report: NFL will insist on HGH testing in next labor deal

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 02:14:17 +0000

They can’t test if when there is no reliable test.

And why does that guy cobaltdriver keep insisting he’s a Bears fan when all he does is sniff around the Packers?

By: oldbyrd

oldbyrd — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:59:08 +0000

Its the right thing to do. Lets face it some guys don’t care what the consequences of anything that they take is. Makes the guys who say “be healthy and do it naturally in the weight room” if I don’t do enhancers I loose my job. This is about the right thing.

By: joepags

joepags — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 12:52:54 +0000

they shouldnt have to wait for contract talks to test for ANY illegal substances!!! all sports should test, regardless!!

By: realfootballfan

realfootballfan — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:42:49 +0000

They’re really trying to wreck their game, huh? First the lockout, now this asinine request.

Testing for HGH is going to only open up a whole new can of worms, including putting the spotlight on squeaky clean heroes of the game like Tom Brady, Kurt Warner, and Brett Favre who I’m sure all have done something illegal to aid their performance.

The NFL doesn’t have the image problem of MLB, so why rattle the cage? Just leave it alone, Goodell.

By: txchief

txchief — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:58:38 +0000

All the uninformed posting that HGH and other (supposedly) performance enhancing drugs have ABSOLUTELY NO KNOWLEDGE of what they speak beyond some non-professional website. I am a physician and can attest that HGH and anabolic steroids have serious, potentially deadly long term side effects. These substances are dangerous and are highly controlled for very good reasons.

By: mrpotatoehead

mrpotatoehead — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:07:44 +0000

Pervy I could have sworn two Vikings already got caught using peds…. Maybe I’m wrong, or the supreme court overturned it…

By: realitypolice

realitypolice — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:45:57 +0000

HGH is not a steroid.

You don’t get “juiced up” on HGH.

HGH doesn’t make a young athlete bigger or stronger, or make a baseball player hit the ball farther.

When athletes talk about “juicing” they aren’t talking about HGH. They are talking about Anabolic Steriods.

HGH is intended for use by older people (40+) whose bodies have slowed down hormone production. It is primarily used as hormone replacement to slow down aging.

A young person whose body is producing all of the growth hormone it can use will not benefit from HGH therapy, with the possible, but not proven, exception of injury recovery time.

If the only real benefit of HGH is injury recovery, why is it illegal? Players use dozens of different substances to aid in injury recovery.

Also, there are no proven long term side effects of doctor supervised HGH therapy.

Blood testing for HGH is unreliable, time consuming and extremely expensive.

So, yeah, it’s a great idea to hold up the next CBA over this incredibly important issue.

By: realfann

realfann — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:34:53 +0000

If a player gets hurt and is placed on injured reserve and can’t play for the rest of the season, what exactly is wrong with him taking HGH to speed his recovery?

Let me put it another way, if you were in hospital and were offered HGH as a way to get better and home quicker, would you take it or would you consider that to be unethical/illegal/unfair?

By: cobaltdriver

cobaltdriver — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:28:19 +0000

so much for Clay Matthews being a star

and jared allen….

By: cobaltdriver

cobaltdriver — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:26:47 +0000

Does this mean Clay Matthews will have to become a kicker??

Does this mean Jared Allen goes on Dancing with the rednecks?

By: bigperm33

bigperm33 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:48:33 +0000

This is a ploy by the NFL – there is NO test for HGH yet. What they have is a test that is not completely reliable. I am all for doing all that you can to ensure there is no HGH, steroids, etc in the NFL. But there is no test yet.

The NFL knows, however, that the 1) the public will be for this, 2) the players will be against it. It allows them to have this issue they don’t really care about to help get the fans on their side and make the players look bad.

There is one question I have for the NFL – if this isn’t just a ploy, if you really care about HGH testing, why wasn’t this mentioned before? Why wait until now when each side is at each other’s throats to mention HGH testing? It is a ploy and I am so sick and tired of the NFL and the owners. Nothing they do or say can be taken at face value. If I were the players, I’d have no faith in what the owners/the league says. I wouldn’t believe one word out of their mouths ever.

By: jfrogwi

jfrogwi — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 01:09:06 +0000

I’m all for it. A random blood draw is not too much to ask of the players to maintain the integrity of the game. If the players don’t like it, they can find someplace to earn a paycheck.

If it’s really so bad that half the league gets suspended (which I don’t believe), I’m okay with that too.

By: hobartbaker

hobartbaker — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:55:24 +0000

Spinach!

By: smellmyface

smellmyface — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:40:48 +0000

Test for thc too. I know many jobs make you pass a drug test before and during employment. See how the players feel then when half of them are suspended.

By: dixon29

dixon29 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:26:57 +0000

How could this possibly not be illegal already? If the owners and players are truly worried about the safety of the players the best way is to make sure that the players aren’t all juiced up on HGH.

HGH in baseball became such a huge deal and all that it did was cause guys to hit the baseball a little further. In the NFL these guys could kill somebody because they are so strong due to the HGH.

A $9 billion a year industry and no one realizes that HGH should be illegal? Really???

By: voyager6

voyager6 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:24:15 +0000

Just think how many players are juicing right now since there isn’t random drug testing during the lockout!

By: gotti11

gotti11 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:24:04 +0000

Looks like James Harrison and his steroid-brow might lose their edge if this goes through.

By: lasher1650

lasher1650 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:23:26 +0000

uh-oh

By: b7p19

b7p19 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:23:19 +0000

The bigger and faster these guys get the harder the contact will be. Ban it and you’ll see a reduction in the brutal injuries we’ve been seeing this century.

By: b7p19

b7p19 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:19:25 +0000

Banning HGH and other strength supplements will do more to ensure player safety than anything they are trying to do now.

By: tremoluxman

tremoluxman — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:13:12 +0000

I would then suggest that the NFL should be required to provide a list of all banned substances and all approved supplements to all players. I would also require teams to prominently post the same list in their locker rooms and to review the list at least twice a year with players at team meetings.
If a banned substance is not listed among the ingredients of a league-approved supplement, then a player can not be disciplined for violating the banned substance rule. The reverse holds true, too. If a player uses a banned substance on the official NFL list, then he faces discipline.

By: gbfanforever

gbfanforever — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:05:36 +0000

Brett Favre is now officially retired

By: FinFan68

FinFan68 — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:05:24 +0000

The players should embrace a robust drug testing program. It should help discourage any of their competition from trying to gain an edge the lazy way. The better the program, the fewer the cheaters. If they don’t want an actual (no notice) program, it begs the question, “Why?” The league should just mandate that any form of medicine, cream, supplement, etc. should be authorized by the league before consumption. The only “liability” from legit claims would lie with a civil suit against the company that made the “tainted” product that caused their future positive tests. No more BS appeal excuses with about a 1 in 1 billion chance of being true.

By: sportsjustice

sportsjustice — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:04:57 +0000

That man in the picture looks like a Kenny Mayne and Jay Bilas love child.

By: crubenst

crubenst — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:04:43 +0000

I never understood why improved drug testing was always viewed as anti-player. Last I checked doping up your body was unhealthy and probably adds to the overall bad health of retired players. Most of them use because they’re afraid the next guy is using and they don’t want to fall behind. If they all agree to get rid of it they’ll all be better off in the long run. If I’m a player I’m demanding HGH testing.

By: miamiron

miamiron — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:04:42 +0000

some people posting here should be subject
to drug testing

By: garyman1

garyman1 — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:56:55 +0000

I always wondered why baseball had so many more steroid/HGH issues than football. I now know the answer….because they don’t test for it. Look at football players and baseball players…which group do you think does more steroids/HGH ?

By: buckeyefan1026

buckeyefan1026 — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:56:12 +0000

Drug testing for HGH? So even if they do settle and get the season under way, we still won’t have a season since half the league will be suspended.

By: commandercornpone

commandercornpone — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:52:11 +0000

well if your “partner” “cheated”, u might get mad too.

besides, what employer wants to pay a druggie employee a single dime?

By: scytherius

scytherius — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 23:49:42 +0000

Yes, but will the Owners submit to an IQ test?