NFL substance abuse policy leaves door open for street drugs

[aggiebones]

Re: NFL substance abuse policy leaves door open for street drugs

What does the military have to do with real life?

They also ask you to die for your country if duty calls.
Not exactly the same as the entertainment industry. Pro sports are supposed to be about superior athletes, not the ones that can find the best edge.
I wonder of some of you ever understood competition in the first place, not what the media has turned it into.

[RuthlessBurgher]

Re: NFL substance abuse policy leaves door open for street drugs

"IMO, amateur athletes should be drug free. However, once one gets to the pro's, I think they should be able to do what they need to in order to make themselves the best they can be as it's their livelyhood."

This is the most ridiculous statement I've read on here.

So if a guy is an incredible talent and a real joy to watch, you think he should have to take some drugs that may shorten his life to keep pace with some other douche that isn't as talented but cheating.
Are you saying a guys post football career doesn't matter since he plays pro sports?

We (those out of school) are all pros in something, but typically aren't asked to take drugs for our job. If you have some other issue in life, then yes. Can't sleep or have a bad stomach or whatever, you need some drugs. But that's not job related. But 1 guy being inferior to another is not a good reason to allow drugs into the league.

I 100% agree. By allowing them to be legal in the league...you force other athletes to take them to compete.

If everyone took anabolic steroids, HGH, and even horse tranquilizers, even the WR's would be all over 6'6" 260+ lbs. and run the 40 yard dash in the 4.3's or less. How would a guy without elite size or elite speed and only elite heart (like, say, Hines Ward) be able to compete in that environment without juicing up as well? He wouldn't. The concept of allowing PED's in pro sports is ludicrous and dangerous.