A reader writes:
The reason why the public is outraged at baseball is because they had no testing system in place to stop the spread of steroid use. Football on the other hand has one of the most stringent testing policies in all of sports. Huge difference. So while you can suggest that football players are all juicing, the evidence just does not support this statement.
Another writes:
You're picking on the wrong sport, at least at the professional level. The NFL adheres to IOC steroid testing standards, tests players during the off-season, and randomly tests 7 players per team (more than 10%) every week of the season. With that much money on the line, there are obviously some people finding ways around the rules, but by and large you can be confident that the freakish size is largely an organic result of huge advances in training techniques … aided by the most cutting edge supplements yet to be banned, obviously.
Another:
Check out this story from the NY Times three years ago. Money quote: "The N.F.L. is considered to have the most stringent testing policy among the major American sports leagues."
Who am I going to believe? The NFL or my own lyin' eyes?
The Dish 