CLAIM: PANTHERS WERE PUMPED UP ON 'ROIDS DURING SUPERBOWL

“According to an investigative report posted on the Charlotte Observer’s Web site on Sunday, a number of Carolina Panthers used a vast quantity and tremendous variety of performance-enhancing drugs during the team’s 2004 Super Bowl season. The newspaper looked at medical records and court documents released in conjunction with the federal steroids case against Dr. James Shortt, who last month was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for distributing steroids and human growth hormone.” ESPN

This is a story that should concern any NFL fan, but I think the league is still ahead of the curve on this one. I blogged this morning (www.touchdown2006.com) that a few of these accused players have either been caught or have widdled out of the league, which is a good sign (it took baseball several years to widdle Sosa out and catch Palmeiro).