Sarahbelle18 Wrote:STLouis Blazer Wrote:I would say more around 93-95 is when they became popular.
I'd say the 70's Steelers made steroids popular.
<a href='http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/05085/477982.stm' target='_blank'>Clarification / retraction of Haslett's remarks</a>
NFL Notebook: Haslett apologizes to Steelers for steroid remarks
Saturday, March 26, 2005
From local and wire dispatches
New Orleans Saints coach Jim Haslett has apologized to the Steelers and team owner Dan Rooney, saying he didn't intend to harm anyone or any team when he said this week that steroid use was rampant at one time among NFL players
Haslett, speaking to a small group of reporters Wednesday at the NFL owners meeting in Hawaii , admitted that he had used steroids, and singled out the Steelers of the 1970s, saying "it started, really in Pittsburgh."
Rooney responded that it was "totally, totally false when he says it started with the Steelers."
Haslett released a statement Thursday saying that his earlier comments "were intended to express my understanding of the NFL's Drug Testing Policy, which is the best in all professional sports.
"As a former player and now a coach in this league, I have a tremendous amount of respect for our game both now and in the past. We would be naive to think that enhancing drugs were never used in our league, but the difference here is that the NFL recognized that steroid use was detrimental to our league and has implemented policies to ensure that it never would be an issue.
"I was not intending to do any harm to anyone or any organization or the NFL with these statements and if I did I offer my sincerest apology. I have the utmost respect for Mr. [Dan] Rooney and what he has meant to the NFL and offer my apologizes to him and the Steelers"
Go Steelers!!! Draft Roddy!!!