[sabbixsweraco]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4940922

The NFL has proposed to the players' association the plan to use blood tests for HGH, according to a report in The Washington Post.
The union, however, remains opposed to the idea of the players undergoing blood testing.
The latest overture comes in light of Tuesday's report that an athlete was banned after testing positive for HGH. Terry Newton, a British rugby league player, became the first athlete to be suspended for using HGH. He acknowledged using the substance, and was banned for two years by the United Kingdom Anti-Doping authority.
HGH is banned in the major North American sports leagues, including the NFL and Major League Baseball, but the hurdle always has been the belief there was no effective, widely available test for the substance.

[celddiskend]

Of course they are. With CBA negotiations coming up, they won't agree to this without getting something in return. It's just another bargaining chip.

[CVEGK7mV]

Of course they are. With CBA negotiations coming up, they won't agree to this without getting something in return. It's just another bargaining chip.

I don't think they'll agree to it, period. The union will give something up in order to not have the testing.

[Qvqnubpj]

I don't think they'll agree to it, period. The union will give something up in order to not have the testing.

I think you are right. I think that if it was urine testing, they'd probably work out a deal.. but I think the blood testing will be stonewalled.

[Slonopotam845]

the fucking players union sucks. they will eventually bring about the end to this league and then I will kill whomever is leading it at the time.

[Emunsesoxmete]

the fucking players union sucks. they will eventually bring about the end to this league and then I will kill whomever is leading it at the time.

Normally I would agree with you, but this time around it's the owners who seem intent on killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Or, rather, two groups of owners, each with opposing viewpoints. Which is why I'm fearful of a lockout.

[xtrupoke]

Normally I would agree with you, but this time around it's the owners who seem intent on killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

Or, rather, two groups of owners, each with opposing viewpoints. Which is why I'm fearful of a lockout.

if im not opposed to the owners today, i will be tomorrow. they
suck as bad as the union most of the time.

[rassedgesse]

If they tested, probably half the league would be suspended.

Some big names would immediately retire so as not to harm their legacy.

[cough] brettfavre [cough]

[Raj_Copi_Jin]

If they tested, probably half the league would be suspended.

Some big names would immediately retire so as not to harm their legacy.

[cough] brettfavre [cough]

but then how long until he unretires?

then retires?

then unretires?

[kneexyFreedly]

Of course they are. With CBA negotiations coming up, they won't agree to this without getting something in return. It's just another bargaining chip.

They would have to be sure to limit what they test for, exclusively for PED's. Blood testing is a major privacy issue that the union needs to protect.