Texas PED Trafficker Implicates Former Dallas Cowboy. David Jacobs, the stereotypical body builder/personal trainer, went public this week with his allegations that he sold large amounts of PEDs to former Dallas Cowboys/current New Orleans Saints offensive lineman Matt Lehr. Jacobs claims that Lehr not only bought more PEDs than he could use himself – implying that Lehr was selling the extra – but that the NFL player accepted shipments of PED-making raw materials at his home. The heat from the feds was on Jacobs so he says he was able to divert the delivery of these materials to Lehr’s house so he could continue his business. Jacobs also claims that Lehr used finesteride, a hair loss drug, to mask his use of steroids and that Lehr got this drug from a Dallas Cowboys team doctor. This story could get really messy if the NFL – in their usual style – doesn’t quash it.

Tulsa Steroid Rings Has Nationwide Ties. According to authorities, an ongoing investigation into a steroid distribution ring based in Tulsa, Oklahoma that involves a local cop and a (shocker!) body builder/personal trainer, has ties beyond the South and into the Northeast. This is just another layer of the PED story that illustrates these incidents are all interconnected pieces of a bigger, bigger puzzle. There is no question that all this federal law enforcement attention has had the effect of drying up the sources of PEDs for everyone from the local gym rat to the professional athlete.

Dropping Production. Granted, it’s early in the baseball season, but if a large number of players continue to struggle and be less productive and/or more injured than usual - more than a just a handful of players - this situation will need to be discussed in terms of the how the crackdown on PEDs could be responsible. There is no doubt that the increased scrutiny on behalf of the feds has resulted in the arrests of those involved with the manufacturing and distribution of steroids and HGH, which has eliminated many sources of these drugs. Better than any blood or urine test, this crackdown on the flow of these drugs has resulted - at least in the short term – in athletes not using, as they have over the previous decade. As the season progresses, it will be interesting to see if decreased power numbers, lost velocity and diminished durability continues to plague major leaguers.

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