NFL Cornerbacks do endurance training.
I dont really see it as a shameful thing. I know its taboo among older generations but I genuinely don't look down on it. You seem like you think the idea that he used is scandalous. I think its likely that most players use.
It just makes sense. There's nothing stopping them. They are dirt cheap. Anyone can easily order them online with cryptocurrency with no risk. There are plenty of documentaries and various insider reports about how easy it is for PED users to pass even the strictest drug tests (The NFL's are not considered strict). Why would I think that any NFL athlete is not on PEDS? Why wouldn't a potential NFL athlete use something that would boost his performance? There are basically no barriers to using PEDs and that extra edge is the difference between being a multi-millionaire and being an insurance salesman. PEDs are prevalent at every level of competitive sport. The estimates for high school football are that 10% of players use. I doubt that goes down as competition gets stiffer.
So yes, when I see a standout player gets busted for PEDs and then he is diagnosed with a disease that is rare in athletes but can be caused by PEDs, I'm not going to think that he just started experimenting over the summer.
Football players are not endurance athletes at all no matter what position you play. It’s short burst and rest. The most in shape WR/DB/RB would be ready to drop dead quick if you made them run like soccer players, runners or cyclist. That part really isn’t up for debate
I 100% agree alot NFL players are on the Sauce. Look at guys like James Harrison that’s not natural at all. He was nothing special barely hanging on then all of a sudden he’s an all pro. That doesn’t just happen naturally.
A guy like Peterson was a physical freak from day 1 a unanimous 5 star recruit and a top 5 overall prospect coming out of high school. He was a big deal when he got to LSU. Those type of guys usually aren’t the ones doing PED’s. It’s the older guys and guys hanging on for roster spots
I think you have it backwards. If I remember right he got diagnosed with diabetes and then later tested positive.
Just looked up athletes with diabetes and there’s quite a few. Jackie Robinson had it maybe he was on the sauce to or Billy Jean King she always looked suspicious to me