HGH DR. linked to Redskins Player

[BigHairedAristocrat]

unless Santana has actually tested positive for something, can he suffer any sort of punishment from the league? Yeah, i know this doctor could claim that santana did, but thats just hearsay.

[T.O.Killa]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

unless Santana has actually tested positive for something, can he suffer any sort of punishment from the league? Yeah, i know this doctor could claim that santana did, but thats just hearsay.

Just look at Big Ben, for your answer.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

unless Santana has actually tested positive for something, can he suffer any sort of punishment from the league? Yeah, i know this doctor could claim that santana did, but thats just hearsay.

I think you have to look at how Goodell has handled other cases in the past to predict if 'Tana (if it is him) gets punished. Roethlisberger just got suspended 6 games even though no charges were filed. So I think it's safe to say if he gets implicated in this we can expect punishment on him in some way.

[BigHairedAristocrat]

Originally Posted by mooby

I think you have to look at how Goodell has handled other cases in the past to predict if 'Tana (if it is him) gets punished. Roethlisberger just got suspended 6 games even though no charges were filed. So I think it's safe to say if he gets implicated in this we can expect punishment on him in some way.

true, but Rothlisberger didn't get any form of punishment until he had been accused of sexual assault - a far more serious crime - twice. i would say the average person is appauled when they hear about rape; however most people care alot less about a player allegedly taking a growth hormone to help recover from an injury. the two alleged offenses arent even in the same league. plus, the general media (not just espn, pft, etc) was all over the rothisberger cases. i doubt the possibility that tana took HGH results in more than a blip from major media outlets. i think santana would have to testify in court to taking HGH for the NFL to act. Either way, i can't imagine it being a particularly long suspension and he's not really a key player on our team, so i dont think it will really hurt us that much.

[Dirtbag59]

Originally Posted by BigHairedAristocrat

unless Santana has actually tested positive for something, can he suffer any sort of punishment from the league? Yeah, i know this doctor could claim that santana did, but thats just hearsay.

He can still be suspended for disgracing the shield. However right now with the way the NFL test for PED's you couldn't catch someone using HGH.