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Former NFL Player Ross Tucker: Scouting Combine Leads Players to Use Steroids
Former NFL Player Ross Tucker: Scouting Combine Leads Players to Use Steroids
Former NFL player Ross Tucker is now a columnist for Sports Illustrated, and he makes an interesting case in his most recent column: Tucker claims that the pressure to perform well in the 40-yard dash, bench press and other events at the NFL scouting combine leads some players to use performance-enhancing drugs . The most notable example is San Diego Chargers defensive lineman Luis Castillo , ...
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