DOES THE COMBINE PROMOTE STEROIDS USE?
ProFootballTalk.com —
Ross Tucker of SI.com has put together an intriguing piece regarding the possibility that the pressures of the Scouting Combine and individual Pro Day workouts prompt some players to use steroids and/or HGH . Tucker interviewed two unnamed, recently-retired players who admitted to using performance-enhancing substances while preparing for the lifting, running, jumping, etc. that goes along with the draft preparations. Said one player, a former Division I-A star: “I hurt my shoulder during my senior season and realized that it would not be healed in time for me to train or ...
Former NFL Player Ross Tucker: Scouting Combine Leads Players to Use Steroids
FanHouse —
... 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 NFL Combine is ridiculous, but I'm sort of excited about it
Shutdown Corner —
... writes for SI.com that the insane "prove everything about yourself in one
day" nature of the combine can, somewhat understandably, drive
a guy to use steroids. And FanHouse's ...
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Sports Scope —
... . Does the NFL scouting combine lead players to use performance-enhancing substances? Former NFLer Ross Tucker thinks so . Detroit Red Wings defenseman ...
