Don't forget that Taylor Mays was in that picture with Brian Cushing. He might be on the NFL radar as well.
Just heard his press conference. Said that he has no idea how HCG showed up in his system. Said he didn't take anything banned. Said he thought he might have a tumor. He is just digging himself deeper. If he took this stuff, he should just STFU, let it blow over and return after the suspension. If he had a tumor that released HCG, he should still have a positive test unless he had a tumor removed. He would have been better off just admitting it today or not talking about it at all. http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2010/05/13/brian-cushing-claims-he-took-no-banned-substances/ Brian Cushing claims he took no banned substances Posted by Mike Florio on May 13, 2010 2:23 PM ET In a stunning press conference that showed defiance and denial rather than remorse or contrition, Texans linebacker Brian Cushing flatly denied on Thursday taking any substance banned by the NFL. It's a far cry from conceding that he took a non-steroidal substance. He's basically saying he took nothing, and that the NFL is wrong. Cushing confirmed that he tested positive for hCG, and he expressed concern that, if it showed up in impermissible levels without him taking hCG once, it could happen again. At one point, he said that doctors are looking into "why it would keep reoccurring," ignoring the fact that, in multiple tests since September, it apparently hasn't reoccurred. Cushing claims that he initially feared that he had a tumor after learning of the positive test in October, and that he spent the balance of the 2009 season fearful that he might die. (Seriously. He said that. And no one asked whether he had an MRI or other medical tests that detect the presence of, you know, tumors.) He expressed on several occasions that he plans to "respect the process of the NFL," but he has shown no respect for the process by publicly refuting it. His position reconfirms our belief that, once a player's suspension has been finalized, all confidentiality should be waived and the league should be able to put all relevant information on the table. As it currently stands, the league imposes the suspension, and then the player can say whatever he wants. Including the PED version of "it wasn't me." Finally, one of the reporters flat-out asked Cushing what he thought about our suggestion that he should decline the AP defensive rookie of the year award. Cushing's response: "Why?" Hey, at least that's better than, "There's a reason I have a few more zeros at the end of my contract than he do."
Right there, thats what roid rage does to you. Clearly on the juice... and even if he somehow isn't, he's definately an idiot there is no doubt left for me after reading the bolded statement.
Do you realize how widespread steroid use is in professional athletics? Crack down harder on the steroid users in football? We'd be left with a league without players. Steroids are as American as apple pie.
The penalty for steroids should be harsher. It seems like a lot of players get away with it, and it's worth the risk of only a 4 game suspension to a lot of these player.
Amen brutha..... I hate the propaganda that surrounds this whole issue. The media covers up for McGuire for YEARS...wink,wink, nod,nod...and then when it sells papers they have a problem. The simple fact is, to a point Pharmacology is part of modern training. Period. I'm not suggesting I want to see athletes looking like TripleH and being dead at 37, but the amount of grotesque overexaggeration on the issue is ridiculous.
Agreed. The thing that really drives me crazy is the unbelievable double standard between baseball players juicing and football players using steroids. Merriman and Cushing get caught, and they win major awards during the same season. A-Rod and McGwire get caught, and they are the worst human beings on the face of the planet.
