[vincesanity82]

Former Oilers, Eagles and Dolphins defensive lineman Mike Golic, now co-host of ESPN Radio's Mike and Mike in the Morning show, confirmed this morning that he used steroids when he was an NFL player.

The confirmation came during an odd moment in the show, when Golic and co-host Mike Greenberg invited listeners to call in and discuss the Vikings' decision to dock wide receiver Troy Williamson a paycheck after he missed a game following the death of his grandmother.

Golic and Greenberg hardly ever take callers, and it will probably be a long time before they do it again, given that the first caller initially talked about Williamson but then switched topics and asked Golic, point blank, if he used steroids.

Today Golic left no doubt, calmly and clearly acknowledging that he used steroids briefly during his playing career in an attempt to recuperate from an injury. Greenberg wanted nothing to do with the subject and quickly cut the caller off to turn back to the Williamson story.

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[simple simon]

yeah i heard this .... and i dont consider it a big deal ........ it wasnt against the rules at the time and im sure he was supervised by a doctor

[Lefty Noob]

Missed the show this morning. Go figure. Anyway, I bet it's a long time before they take callers again.

[Phils20]

As long as it was done with a Dr;s consent, and a legitimate DR, I'm OK with it. If not, I don't care if football didn't have a rule against it.

When I was in the Marines, in the late 80's, a lot of Marines were going to Mexico to get steroids over the counter. They were illegal. So the fact the sports world didn't think to ban them means nothing. They were still illegal, and it seems to me common sense you should not be using.

By the way, I was NOT one of the Marines using them either. The Armed forces could test for them if they had suspicion!

[EmpireWF]

Anabolic steroids were made illegal by Congress (without a doctor's prescription) and added to the controlled substances list in 1990.

When was Golic's playing career?

[vincesanity82]

Originally Posted by EmpireWF

Anabolic steroids were made illegal by Congress (without a doctor's prescription) and added to the controlled substances list in 1990.

When was Golic's playing career?

1986- 1993

[Gotham Dark Knight]

maybe they should screen the callers if they want "soft" questions... I think that was a good question and Golic manned-up an answered it. Good for him.

[EmpireWF]

It's safe to say that like major league baseball, steroids were prevalent in the national football league for a long time.

[Phils20]

Originally Posted by EmpireWF

Anabolic steroids were made illegal by Congress (without a doctor's prescription) and added to the controlled substances list in 1990.

When was Golic's playing career?

I really thought it was longer than that!! I'll take your word for it.

[legend]

The whole thing could have been a set-up to allow Golic to say he used steroids. They rarely take calls, and the first guy asks him about steroids?

[simple simon]

Originally Posted by legend

The whole thing could have been a set-up to allow Golic to say he used steroids. They rarely take calls, and the first guy asks him about steroids?

could be ..... i listen to a good 2 hours of the show almost every morning and i dont remember them ever taking a call