First signs that NFL players are using Human Growth Hormone??? | Thread profile

OK, let's file this one under the "where there's smoke..." catagory but.... Why would Gene Upshaw be so against this type of testing if there wasn't a significant number of players using HGH??? Upshaw tells newspaper he doubts WADA's credibility If the World Anti-Doping Agency produces blood-test kits for HGH, NFL Players Association executive director Gene Upshaw told The ...

He's the union president. He gets paid to attempt to ensure nothing gets done without the members input, or in a manner that is ultimately non-damaging or beneficial to them.

You might be on to something. The more resistance, the more is looks plausible. Quote: Originally Posted by Ebenezer OK, let's file this one under the "where there's smoke..." catagory but.... Why would Gene Upshaw be so against this type of testing if there wasn't a significant number of players using HGH??? Upshaw tells newspaper he doubts ...

Well duh. Of course they are on HGH. It acts similar to steroids and is not tested for.

Well, to be fair urine tests do not detect HGH...it would need a blood test.

Did anyone see "Outside the Lines" on ESPN this morning? They talked a great deal about HGH. Specifically, it seems that athletes that get head injuries (in both football and boxing) have a very high rate of damaging one of the glands in the brain that controls HGH production - and those athletes have much, much lower than normal HGH levels. So the debate is - should those players be allowed ...

Quote: Originally Posted by MikeInRoch Did anyone see "Outside the Lines" on ESPN this morning? They talked a great deal about HGH. Specifically, it seems that athletes that get head injuries (in both football and boxing) have a very high rate of damaging one of the glands in the brain that controls HGH production - and those athletes have much, much ...