Drug allegations against Tim Couch

[cybok0]

ocuments obtained by Yahoo! Sports indicate quarterback Tim Couch had regimens that called for the use of anabolic steroids and human growth hormone while he attempted to revive his NFL career after a three-year hiatus from the league.

The regimens outlined in the documents with Couch's name printed across the top called for extensive use of drugs banned by the NFL.

Couch, the No. 1 pick in the 1999 NFL draft, told Yahoo! Sports he briefly took HGH – which is banned by the NFL – in hopes the drug would help him recover from shoulder surgery. But he denied using steroids or any other banned drugs and said he never had seen the documents.

The documents allegedly prepared for Couch were provided by a source who requested anonymity because he said he fears for his safety. He is a former associate of Brian Yusem, a self-styled nutritionist in Boca Raton, Fla., who has worked with Couch since January 2006.

Yusem called the documents "worthless" and added, "Just because somebody prints something and says this is the protocol I would suggest doesn't mean somebody has the obligation to do it or did it."

The source also said he saw Couch being injected with steroids in Yusem's office and saw Couch pick up steroids and HGH at Yusem's office.

Drug allegations against Tim Couch - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

I guess this proves steroids doesn't make the user a better athlete.

 

[webbydude]

Not that I'm the biggest Tim Couch fan (hell, not a fan of the Browns even...LOL), but until this mysterious "source" comes forward, this is just simply a case of he said/he said.

Tour de France anyone???

 

[cybok0]

This might be Yahoo's "Game Of Shadows".

 

[webbydude]

It might very well be.

It would be REALLY, REALLY sad if that's the case. A passionate QB taking steroids...only to see even *that* wasn't enough to bring him back to the pros.

 

[cybok0]

He should realize, he never was and never will be that good, and didn't deserve to be in the NFL.

 

[vurbano]

I bet 90% of the NFL is on HGH

 

[cybok0]

I can see that.

 

[Paul Wozniak]

Drug allegations against Tim Couch - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

I guess this proves steroids doesn't make the user a better athlete.

Kind of hard to tell, if everyone is on steroids. I'm so tired of these steroid scandals. It's time to institute blood testing in sports so that we can get rid of this problem. Steroids have their place, enhancing sports careers is not that place.

 

[Ramy]

Yeah I am tired of the steroid accusations too.

 

[Peter Parker]

Drug allegations against Tim Couch - NFL - Yahoo! Sports

I guess this proves steroids doesn't make the user a better athlete.

Or just that in his case it was not enough to compete with the rest of the league----which according to some is made up of other steroid users.

Or yahoo could just be wrong.