I am not sure how much stock you can put into this guy but, if the name comes out I hope its not a notable player! We have had such a good offseason trying to turn the ship around and minus the Haynesworth stuff (barely news IMO) its all been positive things happening. Lets just hope this just fades away.....just for joking purposes if it were anyone I would think Laron Landry that dude is just godlike massive!! LOL
Redskins Insider Rick Maese Canadian doctor charged with supplying HGH was traveling to treat player in Washington
U.S. authorities filed charges today against a Canadian doctor who is accused of supplying illegal drugs to professional football players. The paperwork mentions 23 athletes who received some form of treatment from Dr. Anthony Galea, and while no names were given, the doctor was allegedly on his way to Washington to treat a player when he was stopped by authorities.
Identified in the complaint as Athlete A, the player was visited at least once in Washington in August 2009 and had a second visit scheduled for September before Galea was busted. A second athlete was also visited in Washington by Galea last August, according to the complaint, but it wasn't clear whether that athlete was an NFL player.
An NFL spokesman said the league did not know the identities of any of the players treated by Galea.
"This is an ongoing federal investigation, and we have not been informed of the identity of these players," according to a statement issued by league spokesman Greg Aiello. "We obviously have a very strong interest in learning who these players are and about their involvement with any prohibited substances so that we can enforce our policies. When we have had evidence of illegal purchase, possession, or use of HGH, we have imposed discipline and are fully prepared to do so again if the facts support it. We have been in touch with law enforcement and will continue to cooperate with the federal authorities as the case moves forward."
The Redskins referred all questions related to the case to the league office. A source familiar with the investigation said the player Galea was meeting in Washington was a Redskin, which the New York Times reported earlier Tuesday. Here's what else we know, according to the federal criminal complaint released today by the U.S. Attorney's Office and analyzed by the Post's Amy Shipley:
>> Galea was arrested in September 2009 on his way to meet with a player in Washington who was receiving treatments in the "home city in which he played."
>> The player was receiving a "medical procedure" from Galea and was later interviewed by federal agents.
>> The player told authorities he never knowingly received HGH. He got IV drips, injections to his knees, and B-12 shots to his arm.
>> This player paid for the treatments and the travel expenses of both Galea and an assistant.
>> The player reserved two Washington-area hotel rooms for the Sept. 2009 treatments, but those treatments were not delivered because the doctor was arrested.
>> At the time of the arrest, among the supplies the assistant carried for these treatments was "nutropin" -- a kind of HGH -- and Actovegin, an unapproved drug in the U.S. that anti-doping people look at skeptically.
>> The player did receive vitamin drip and HGH treatment from Galea on Aug. 12 in Washington.
>> The player was treated "on a weekly basis during the season" between Oct. 2007-09. If the player was injured, the visits sometimes occured more often. It wasn't clear whether these earlier visits took place in Washington and whether he was injured prior to the September 2009 appointment in Washington.
>> There are over 50 invoices from the player to Galea.
>> A second athlete -- called Athlete T in the criminal complaint and not necessarily a football player -- was visited by Galea on Sept. 3, 2009 and received an Actovegin and vitamin drip treatment.
The NFL currently lists HGH among its banned performance-enhancing substances but does not test for it.
"This case highlights the need for enhanced testing and in our discussions about a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with the NFL Players Association, we have proposed expanding our current testing program to include growth hormone," read the league's statement today.
Let's not be naive... half the NFL has been using HGH for years, including our beloved Redskins... once the league agrees on testing criteria, things will get interesting... the good thing is, it's very difficult to come up with a number that indicates a positive, since everybody's HGH levels vary, so it may be a while before they agree on the test... what they may do initially is set the bar really high and just be happy with catching the worst offenders...
He wasn't here from 2007-2009 so I don't think it could be him.
>> The player was treated "on a weekly basis during the season" between Oct. 2007-09. If the player was injured, the visits sometimes occured more often. It wasn't clear whether these earlier visits took place in Washington and whether he was injured prior to the September 2009 appointment in Washington.
This line means it could be anybody on the roster at the beginning of last year. Of course, for all I know it could be Daniels, but I only mention him because of his ungodly size. After reading his blogs, I don't think he's the kind of guy that would do that (not that players don't lie). Haynesworth takes my bet because of his personality.
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He wasn't here from 2007-2009 so I don't think it could be him.
>> The player was treated "on a weekly basis during the season" between Oct. 2007-09. If the player was injured, the visits sometimes occured more often. It wasn't clear whether these earlier visits took place in Washington and whether he was injured prior to the September 2009 appointment in Washington.
This line means it could be anybody on the roster at the beginning of last year. Of course, for all I know it could be Daniels, but I only mention him because of his ungodly size. After reading his blogs, I don't think he's the kind of guy that would do that (not that players don't lie). Haynesworth takes my bet because of his personality.
True, once again, I should be fully awake before commenting.
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What a useless piece of propagandist rhetoric that is.
I think this could be a very slippery slope - IMO, it would be great if the NFL can have a fair and very strong policy against allperformance enhancing drugs but can you really believe that they will put anything in place that affects their "product" - this is the NFL and they are all about "performance'
I cannot see them really seriously doing anything much - they will posture that the 'tests' are not good enough and other things - "they" don't really care if the athletes are possibly ruining their lives after football - IF these drugs make the athletes 'better' and help them get back on the field quicker, do you really think the NFL 'cares'
If you want my opinion the players should really be all for stricter and better drug testing because this is really affecting their lives, NOT the lives of the suits that own the NFL
Until recently, Snyder & Allen have made a lot of really bad decisions - nobody with any sense believes this franchise will get better under their guidance Snyder's W/L record = 45% (80-96) - Snyder/Allen = 41% (59-84-1)
SkinsJock wrote:I think this could be a very slippery slope - IMO, it would be great if the NFL can have a fair and very strong policy against allperformance enhancing drugs but can you really believe that they will put anything in place that affects their "product" - this is the NFL and they are all about "performance' I cannot see them really seriously doing anything much - they will posture that the 'tests' are not good enough and other things - "they" don't really care if the athletes are possibly ruining their lives after football - IF these drugs make the athletes 'better' and help them get back on the field quicker, do you really think the NFL 'cares'
If you want my opinion the players should really be all for stricter and better drug testing because this is really affecting their lives, NOT the lives of the suits that own the NFL
Again, I agree with SkinsJock. League and Skins objections are/will be posturing. If anything happens to the player, I hope it will be made clear its accepted practice. No one can take a look at Landry, for instance, and not know what's going on.
I think I've heard groundless speculation on 9 players so far.
That means that 8, possibly 9 of you are going to be wrong.
How many will return to this thread to retract, once the name is brought out?
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Countertrey wrote:I think I've heard groundless speculation on 9 players so far.
That means that 8, possibly 9 of you are going to be wrong.
How many will return to this thread to retract, once the name is brought out?
I think this guy is full of S actually. I mean he is also linked to Tiger Woods. In my opinion it sounds like another guy that gets busted with stuff and then realizes eventually if he breaks enough names that he has worked with maybe without using PEDs that he can get publicity. I dont think anyone is actually accusing anyone its more of a "If it had to be someone...". LL was extremely jacked in college too so I think he just is that much of a workout beast.
I say it was Landry.. and i'm not retracting jack spit! Even if it wasn't him and it was someone else, I'd be like.. "dude, you shoulda used LL's guy, see his arms"???..
