Boilerplate for each and every guy that gets caught. I'll never buy the excuse "didn't know what was in it" from guys at this level regardless of which school they went to.
Jake Knott suspended for PEDs.
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Boilerplate for each and every guy that gets caught. I'll never buy the excuse "didn't know what was in it" from guys at this level regardless of which school they went to.
FYI as much as I like Knott. He didn't really own up. He made it sound like he owned up but he did not. Owning up means you admits that he used the banned substance and will not do it again. It's basically like telling your parents you were drinking Near Beer when you were in high school and you won't drink it again.
Supplements don't require all ingredients be put on the label. Thus it's somewhat likely he actually didn't know the was a banned ped in the supplement he was taking
He said just that, he took something that was banned and he accepts the consequences, nobody will ever know if he knew it was banned before he took it.
If he isn't getting it directly from the team or an approved offseason trainer like AP Sports then he is doing it wrong
I thought he was looking pretty huge when I saw him at Foley's in NYC. My friend and I even discussed the possibility of him using steroids.
Anyway, I await the day when PEDs are the norm and we don't care anymore. Or the day when they do blood testing every day before a game (or weekly in MLB/NBA/NHL). Let it all happen or really enforce it.
Anyway, I await the day when PEDs are the norm and we don't care anymore. Or the day when they do blood testing every day before a game (or weekly in MLB/NBA/NHL). Let it all happen or really enforce it.
Here is a quick search example of an FDA Warning Letter to a dietary supplement business - it happens -- http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/2012/ucm302202.htm
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That's not an excuse. The NFL has had a Supplement Hotline for players to call for almost 15 years now. They can tell him if it's been approved or not. If it's on the approved list, and he still tested positive, he can appeal. If it wasn't on the approved list, and he took it anyway, that's his fault.
Again, good excuse if you fail your pee test at work. Bad excuse if you are a professional football player.
This is what I'm hoping for. These guys are destroying their bodies already so a few additional supplements aren't going to change a thing. I can only see it as beneficial for any sport.
It should be noted that I just watched Bigger, Faster, Stronger on Netflix a few days ago and my view on steroids has shifted from neutral/impartial, to pro-steroids.
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Good post.
Like all things in a gray area, either the punishment needs to be worse so people actually quit doing it, or just legalize it. The slap-on-the-wrist system does not work.
It's the NFL. If you want something the team will provide it for you and more importantly let you know if it is banned or not.
The NFL would give you the best of everything within the limits of the rules. They have the best nutritionists, strength and conditioning staff, and medical staff available.
I love Knott, but this doesn't look good.
I'm honestly a little disappointed. It's not that hard to imagine people doing it though. 
For clarity's sake, I took his defense as "you can't really tell what's in this stuff I'm taking" rather than the "I didn't know it was on the banned substance list" line that a lot of people are talking about.
For clarity's sake, I took his defense as "you can't really tell what's in this stuff I'm taking" rather than the "I didn't know it was on the banned substance list" line that a lot of people are talking about.
No he made it sound like he accidently took something. Thats BS. Way to much money, Doctors, and Nutrisionists involved to not know what you are taking
i have always been under the impression that 75% of pro athletes use PED's. i dont care, its their body, and my entertainment.