Bradshaw admits to Steroids - NFL.com

NFL Notebook: Bradshaw used some steroids for healing
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
From local and wire dispatches
Former Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw told an interviewer last week that he occasionally used steroids in his playing days, but only when prescribed by a doctor to improve the healing process.
"The steroids I'd always taken was to speed up the healing process and that was it. It wasn't to get bigger, stronger, faster," Bradshaw told Dan Patrick on Patrick's radio show.
He not did specify what kind of steroids he took.
During Bradshaw's playing days, steroids were not banned by the NFL and were not illegal. They were approved for use by the FDA and could be readily obtained with a doctor's prescription.
Bradshaw said players in his time in the NFL were not as medically or technologically informed as players are today.
"We were taught as athletes if you could walk and halfway talk, then you played," noting that a doctor recently found two more broken vertebrae in his back that went undetected during his career. Such an injury likely would not go undetected today because of medical advances and could end a career, he noted.
He said the health problems possibly linked to steroid use of Steelers teammates such as Mike Webster, who died in 2002 , and Steve Courson, who died in a 2005 accident when a tree he was chopping down fell on him, concerned him. Courson blamed his own severe health problems on his earlier use of steroids.
"Sure, I'm worried. I don't like to see anything pushed under the table," Bradshaw said.
But, he said, "our league and the players association are doing a good job, testing and trying to make sure these players are aware of what can happen."
Bradshaw could not be reached by the Post-Gazette for further comment.
Raiders
One man was arrested and a second was sought yesterday in a robbery and beating June 16 that left Oakland wide receiver Javon Walker unconscious on a side street after a night of partying at Las Vegas nightclubs. Police said Arfat Fadel, of Las Vegas, was accused of multiple felonies, including kidnapping, robbery, battery and conspiracy in the case.
Lt. Clinton Nichols said Walker lost about $3,000 in cash and $100,000 worth of jewelry in the robbery. None of it has been recovered.
Police officials also released a booking photo of Fadel, 30, and a black-and-white surveillance videotape image of the other alleged assailant who they believe is still in Las Vegas.
Titans
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not surprised at all. Those guys took some beatings back when linemen were allowed to have metal under the tape on their hands...well, maybe not allowed but they did it anyway to ring the bells of the other teams.

ah bradshaw...most overrated QB in NFL history. Good thing he had that defense behind him or his career would be right on part with the great Trent Dilfer.

Honestly, you got away with cheating, Congrats. Why on earth would you say anything, its been eons since I have have seen your ass on the field, why do I care if you cheated now. For the love of God, has the spot light been off you for that long that your willing to say whatever to put it on you again, next we are going to hear that Nola Ryan was a fag.

i think it is reasonably important to hear about past cheatings. It just says that regardless of what decade you played in, players were always looking to find an edge.

Interesting. I wonder how many other players (especially the ones considered in the elite) have taken steroids and haven't come forth yet.

As for most overrated qb, Bradshaw is a close 2nd next to Mr. Favre.

RCBooba wrote:Interesting. I wonder how many other players (especially the ones considered in the elite) have taken steroids and haven't come forth yet.

As for most overrated qb, Bradshaw is a close 2nd next to Mr. Favre.

what? you don't like back breaking interceptions on the last drive in all of Favre's last drives to drive the nail into GB's coffin?

Good riddence to brett.