Comments on: Absence of failed drug tests doesn’t exonerate Ray Lewis from IGF-1 use

By: scoobies05

scoobies05 — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 05:34:06 +0000

as always folks….dont let the facts get in the way. some clown said someone did something but has no proof to back it up. but since its about someone i dont like it must be true. ridiculous. thanks for everything ray and go ravens

By: nyjetsfan08

nyjetsfan08 — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 04:26:10 +0000

Drug testing is the biggest farce in sports. IT’S AN IQ TEST! You have to be completely..stupid (I won’t make the same mistake as Flacco) to fail a drug test. If you know what you’re putting in your body and you know how long it stays in your system, from the time you get tested, you will pass.

Just because these athletes pass drug tests doesn’t mean they’re not on something. What a load of you-know-what.

By: johntonioholmes

johntonioholmes — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 19:33:55 +0000

“Every test I’ve ever took in the NFL? There’s never been a question if I’ve even thought about using anything,”

This is a classic non-answer. “Have you ever taken drugs?” “I’ve never failed a drug test.”

While technically a true statement, it does not answer the question. And, as Florio pointed out, he would need blood tested first.

By: malab377

malab377 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:00:57 +0000

Ho many of Ray Lewis defenders were about to crucify Lance Armstrong 2 weeks ago?

Let’s say that Tom Brady was taking deer-antler extract to play against the Ravens in the AFC Championship. I’m pretty sure most of you would say that it is ok for Ray, but not for Tom… probably because Ray is Ray and Tom is not Ray… I can’t see another reason…

By: sandersmarcus10

sandersmarcus10 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:57:46 +0000

Is this Ray Lewis bash week? He’s retiring and moving on with his life just like millions of other people have. Is he the only guy in the whole super bowl thats had a problem or two? What next does he get up on the left side of the bed? The case he has to live with just like those guys families do but EVERYONE in the world has never done anything wrong, SMH!

By: dtr3e

dtr3e — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:49:22 +0000

This just in Ray Lewis has been suspended for the entire 2013 season.

By: packerbadger

packerbadger — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:38:30 +0000

The old game of “Clue”…..
The Linebacker did it in the parking lot using a knife after rubbing the deer antler on his…….

By: movementarians

movementarians — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:09:16 +0000

@shlort I wish I could thumbs up that statement a thousand times. Yellow journalism is not a new concept, but it has really taken off with this technology boom. It is sad that the dumbest opinions tend to be the loudest.

By: nananatman

nananatman — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 16:03:06 +0000

But then he would be guilty of obstruction of justice and Ray Lewis would…

By: dprouse

dprouse — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:57:44 +0000

Here’s the important performance enhancing product question about Ray – what is up with that weird black paint he sprays on his dome?

By: philtration

philtration — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:30:47 +0000

He was involved in the murder of two people, got off of the charges by admitting to obstruction of justice and ended settling with one of the victims children who was born after the father was killed.

Does anyone really think that THIS is going to matter at this point?
Ray Lewis is the poster child for celebrity worship in America.

By: packerbadger

packerbadger — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:27:01 +0000

But….but, its ok if Ray does it! He should be playing in prison instead of the Super Bowl.

By: rg3sus

rg3sus — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:26:36 +0000

I want to give Ray the benefit of the doubt here and assume he is innocent on this one. But the back of my mind is nagging me that if it were all untrue, Ray would be suing already for defenation or slander. When a person is innocent that’s usually the first thing they do.

By: ziggy26

ziggy26 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:19:28 +0000

I have a feeling this story is going to have a very big impact on the NFL. Not necessarily on Ray Lewis, but on the league’s testing policy. While MLB has been hammered for players using PEDs, the NFL has kind of skated by.

Did you know that there where 185 NFL players listed in the Mitchell Report?

With the concussion controversy in full swing, the NFL isn’t above criticism right now. (Like it has been over the past decade.)

I can see major steps being taken to cut down on PED use in the NFL before next season.

By: bminder1972

bminder1972 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:15:08 +0000

Seriously?? Sounds like mudslinging to me. Only reason this came out was because of ray lewis in the superbowl. Now, what players will ever work with s.w.a.t.s.? That business will dry up now. Nobodys gonna use their products, knowing the company will toss out names for no apperent reason. Gotta love how they’re tryin to take lewis down, and muddy-up his rep and legacy. These people must be 49′ers fans.

By: getyourownname

getyourownname — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:13:49 +0000

As a lawyer, you should be promoting scientific evidence, not speculation; real facts, not red herrings.

Let’s assume he used the SWATS products. The scientific evidence is that IGF-1 cannot be absorbed by the body from such a product. See the Hopkins doctor’s report. Why do you not talk about that, instead of continuing to make insinuations that he can’t prove his innocence based on allegation of someone who has shown he is a scam artist?

How does this differ from asking you to prove you have stopped beating your wife?

By: tredog95

tredog95 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 15:01:36 +0000

Ray Lewis haters are funny. It kills you. Lol

By: ravenspursholla

ravenspursholla — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:59:57 +0000

If he’s guilty of taking deer antler spray (which is hilarious!! these guys are nuts), it’s gonna open pandora’s box in the NFL..

By: nzayir

nzayir — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:58:47 +0000

“Ray is not a murderer. He just helped his buddies get away from the scene of the murder that they committed.”

Then he’s an accessory to a murder and should be in jail. Seriously Ray Lewis isn’t a good man he doesn’t deserve to go out on top of anything.

I don’t mind the Ravens team I respect Harbaugh, Ed Reed, Ray Rice etc. But Ray Lewis? I don’t think anybody should like a guy who was clearly associated with and likely participated in a murder that he didn’t have to spend a minute in prison to pay for doing.

By: ravioles

ravioles — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:58:39 +0000

Stop being one sided and post the article from the Baltimore Sun where they interviewed a Hopkins doctor who said IGF-1 cannot be delivered with a spray. But you won’t do it because it would ruin your agenda.

By: Nofoolnodrool

Nofoolnodrool — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:53:06 +0000

Hate on haters. Get the excuses ready. Tell me how Ray Lewis shouldn’t of played. Tell me how Joe Flacco isnt an elite QB. Tell me how the Ravens dont deserve to be in the superbowl. And when they’re hoisting the Lombardi, I’ll be here to say I told you so.

Being a true Ray Ray jock sniffer and over all Raven fan boy we all know you have your excuses written down in easy rapid fire order to post on Sunday. Be sure to include , the antlers hurt his performance and the bright lights froze him…..cheers.

By: timmons94

timmons94 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:51:16 +0000

Wes Welker’s wife hit the nail on the coffin..
Ray Ray is a pathetic human being…But in a God forsaken crime and drug ridden town like Baltimore, he is worshiped..Only in America ! after the Ratbirds lose, Ravenator goes MIA…thank God…that girl is beyond annoying

By: joe6606

joe6606 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:50:58 +0000

The reality is 80-90%, if not more, of NFL players use HGH. The league knows this and has no interest in pushing to get the test approved by the players b/c they want to avoid the public backlash.

Honestly, as opposed to steroids which I think most of us can agree are terrible to use, I’m not really that offended by HGH. It doesnt make you stronger or perform better than you otherwise would, just makes you heal faster.

By: bradygirl12

bradygirl12 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:44:19 +0000

Using banned substance= 4-game suspension.
In this case,it should = banned from the Super Bowl.

By: Nofoolnodrool

Nofoolnodrool — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:38:12 +0000

What is sad

What is sad is that this Super Bowl will not be about the niners or ravens , but the guy playing with the antlers…

By: dglelite

dglelite — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:35:17 +0000

I know this may be a dumb question…but why is IGF-1 on the NFL banned list of substances if the only way it can be detected is through blood testing which is currently not approved to be done in the NFL????

I am a Raven hater (Redskin fan!) but this is ridiculous that this is coming out now and that it has become such a big story.

Leave the story and Ray alone. Let him play his last game and let him go out quietly.

There is NO WAY the NFL is suspending him.

NONE

By: 49ersandshivabowl

49ersandshivabowl — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:28:30 +0000

And I thought Patriot fans were entitled. Ravens are going to get smoked on Sunday. CK7>RG3 and Baby Harbaugh>Big Bro Harbaugh.

It’ll be fun watching Ray-Ray get outplayed by Bam-Bam as he trails behind Vernon Davis trying to run sideline to sideline. The best will be seeing baby-bottle juice teeth T-Sizzle trying to run Gore and James down on his one good leg.

Don’t be fooled…….it’ll be a smashmouth game but only one team will be doing it.

#questforsix
#ballsohard49ers

By: tredog95

tredog95 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:13:44 +0000

All of you clicking thumbs down on anyone who thinks this a ridiculous story, get over it. You all have been wanting every reason to bring Lewis down. Deer antler spray is now this is writer as well as your white bronco moment. It’s amazing….that’s rhetorical….that this story comes out the week of the super bowl but not earlier when people such as favre were connected to this company. As the great Nipsey Russell would say, “riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight”.

By: whynotusecommonsense

whynotusecommonsense — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:13:29 +0000

I honestly can’t believe that this has gotten so much attention and that SI is pretending these guys are credible.

They say it’s not their job to prove their products work, but it’s up to science to prove they don’t. Umm, in the article, they have scientists demonstrating that it doesn’t work.

They have an alleged video of the conversation. Is it a fancy light beam video where you can see and hear the other person is hundreds if not thousands of miles away?

Take a second look at the article people and actually read the whole thing. These guys are preying on gullible athletes who are willing to do anything to get an edge. Who cares if Ray took it? It doesn’t work and they can’t prove he took it. Time to focus on the game.

By: marima07

marima07 — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:04:28 +0000

Why should Ray Lewis get a pass? At least Rodney Harrison was man enough to admit using HGH in the offseason to heal from his injuries and get back on the field.

Lewis truly believes he is above mere mortals and especially above the even-lower-ranking media who apparently are not even qualified to ask him any questions.

Testing for HGH was supposedly agreed to by both sides as part of the new CBA, but I knew there would be foot-dragging. Too many well-known veteran players use it but the league wants to look the other way so it can still appear as if it’s trying to keep the league clean.