Yep, Todd Sauerbrun, I Can Help Make Your Kicking Leg the Size of a Tree Trunk
The doctor accused of writing illegal steroid prescriptions for three former Carolina Panthers also explicitly advised the players how to take the drugs without failing NFL drug tests, according to reports published Friday.
A judge heard tape-recorded conversations Thursday between Dr. James Shortt and the three players, in which Shortt details exactly how to pass drug trusts while still bulking up on steroids and human growth hormones. Shortt has pled not guilty to the federal charges against him for distributing steroids and human growth hormones.
In a consultation with former Panthers punter Todd Sauerbrun (now with the Denver Broncos), Shortt said: “You came to me … wanting some performance enhancement. We can do that — legal performance enhancement — because you’re drug tested in your profession.”
“Now here’s the key,” Shortt would later go on to say in a conversation with former TE Wesley Walls. “You want to use a natural testosterone. You do not want to use testosterone or any kind of Depo because that’s how they test you. They look for the Depo. For somebody like you, I can triple your testosterone levels without blowing any whistles.”
A CBS News report in March identified Mitchell, Sauerbrun, and tackle Todd Steussie as having filled steroid prescriptions written by Shortt. In addition to Walls, former Panther Kevin Donnalley also has been named in media reports as a patient of Shortt.
“It was a consultation,” Sauerbrun attorney Jim Griffin claimed in response. “It shows that Todd was seeking the advice of a medical doctor, and that’s all it shows.”
Which I have to say I completely agree with. Honestly, what’s the big deal? I mean, I consult with my doctor all the time about ‘roids and HGH, and how to fool drug trusts. All you media types need to stop with blowing every little thing out of perspective. A little steroids and HGH never killed anyone. Right, Todd?
