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60 Minutes: 3 Panthers Players got testosterone cream

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60 Minutes: 3 Panthers Players got testosterone cream

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Carolina Panthers Todd Sauerbrun and Jeff Mitchell and former player Todd Steussie had steroid prescriptions filled by a West Columbia, S.C., doctor now under investigation by federal authorities, according to "60 Minutes Wednesday" report.

In a release Tuesday, the CBS News show said the players all had prescriptions for testosterone cream filled within two weeks of the Panthers' appearance in the 2004 Super Bowl.

In addition to the cream, which is banned by the NFL, Sauerbrun - one of the league's top punters - also obtained syringes and the injectable steroid Stanozolol, which is also banned by the league.

The prescriptions were reportedly written by Dr. James Shortt, who is the subject of a Drug Enforcement Administration probe for allegedly prescribing steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs.

Mitchell, a center, filled a testosterone prescription seven times, while Steussie, an offensive lineman now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, obtained 11 refills over an eight-month period in 2004, CBS reported.

Panthers general manager Marty Hurney has said the team is cooperating with a federal subpoena that sought contact information for several players as part of the probe of Shortt. He has said he is not aware of any of the team's players testing positive for steroids.

Hurney did not immediately return a call from the AP seeking comment Tuesday.

According to a report last month in The State of Columbia, Shortt has been under investigation since May.

In September, authorities raided Shortt's Health Dimensions office and Congaree Pharmacy near the Columbia Metropolitan Airport. State and federal agents seized computer data, at least 21 boxes of patient and medical records and 256 audio cassettes, the paper reported.

The "60 Minutes Wednesday" report also includes an interview with a former employee of Shortt, Mignon Simpson, who says she personally shipped human growth hormone to NFL players and that possibly a half-dozen players received hGH from Shortt.

There is no reliable test for hGH.

CBS said Mitchell and Steussie did not respond to repeated calls and letters seeking comment. The network said that when it contacted Sauerbrun by phone, and asked him about Shortt, the punter said, "I like the guy very much."

Ten minutes later, CBS said, Sauerbrun called back to say he had been confused and that he did not know Shortt.

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"Tubby" Todd Sauerbrun? Hmmm...

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Bush's idea of attacking steroids in sports is taking everyone's attention away from the screwups hes been doing, so that we destroy our past times, starting with baseball and know i guess football. Heck Haslett blamed the 70's Steelers for himself doing roids..
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I can't say I see how you can blame this on Bush, snowskin.
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Did anyone else misread it and think three players had been outed?
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General Failure wrote:Did anyone else misread it and think three players had been outed?
I was gonna keep that to myself...
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I can't speak for anyone else, but I appreciate you keeping "testicle cream" to yourself.
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General Failure wrote:I can't speak for anyone else, but I appreciate you keeping "testicle cream" to yourself.
There's a Japanese word we discussed some time ago...
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General Failure wrote:Did anyone else misread it and think three players had been outed?


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i apoligize about the Bush comment, it's just after all he's said in his State of the Union address, the largest problem today in america is...steroids? I just find it amusing that he's playing to all the baseball fanatics nightmares and was getting upset with the idea of it intruding on our beloved sport.
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