ESPN's Mike Golic on Steroids: 'I Used Them and It Was Wrong'

vincesanity82 · #1 (**permalink**) 11-15-2007, 01:17 PM

Former Oilers, Eagles and Dolphins defensive lineman Mike Golic, now an ESPN commentator, provided more context today for his admission last week that he used steroids when he was an NFL player.

Speaking on the Mike and Mike in the Morning show, Golic said that he used steroids "I believe it was '87 ... sometime probably in March up until the beginning of May," and that the purpose of his steroid use was to help in recovery from a shoulder injury.

"As I've said time and time again with steroids now, a lot of the time it's the fringe players, it's the guys who are trying to get to the next level, and a lot of times it's for recovery," Golic said.

Golic has two sons who are high school football players (Mike Golic Jr. has committed to Notre Dame) and he said this morning, "I told them what I did and I told them it was wrong."

"It was illegal," Golic said. "I didn't get them prescribed for me. I went and got them. I worked out at a gym and you could get them anywhere you wanted them."

Golic didn't specify which steroids he used, but he did say, "I used the old-school steroids, not the stuff they use today."

ESPN's Mike Golic on Steroids: 'I Used Them and It Was Wrong' - FanHouse - AOL Sports Blog