Mr. Obvious wrote:
I guess it is true, it really is like failing an intelligence test:
The label on the cream Gay is believed to have used starkly says “Testosterone/DHEA Crème,” and lists testosterone and DHEA among its ingredients.
Yes but later in the article the manufacturer says testosterone isn't even in there. "When contacted, Breitenmoser said that the cream does contain DHEA, but does not actually include testosterone or somatropin, both of which are illegal without a prescription."
I just got off the phone with David Epstein and he said they may pay to test the cream to see if testerone is or isn't in there. But does it really matter?
Yes, Gay was an idiot as the label clearly said it had something he shouldn't be taken.
But the bigger story is he very well could have been given a cream the doctor gives to all of his NFL stars with no problem whatsoever as DHEA isn't banned.
The bigger story than Gay getting banned is the fact that the NFL players don't get banned.
If the NFL is really worried about player safety, they'd start Olympic drug testing. Hell with their money, they could test 3 times a week.
Consider these stats. # of NFL players over 300 pounds in the NFL
1970s: 1
1980-1994: 3
2000: 301
2010: 532
And you think that's all natural?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/29/sports/football/29weight.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0