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...Shenanigans, the bar owned by legendary Packer guard Fuzzy Thurston, get misty-eyed talking about the play Favre made on Dec. 8 against the Denver Broncos: with 23 seconds in the first half and the Pack up only 6-3 on the Denver 14, Favre stiff-armed onrushing All-Pro defensive tackle Michael Dean Perry, scanned the field for a receiver, made eye contact with Antonio Freeman, then drilled the ball between two safeties for the TD that put the Broncos away. In one play, he demonstrated strength, poise, acumen and a great arm. (See pictures of the Arizona Cardinals...
There's a fourth reason: steroids can kill. Athletes in any sport might consider football's Lyle Alzado, an all-pro defensive lineman who took anabolic steroids throughout his career and later believed they were linked to the brain cancer that killed him. "Now I'm sick, and I'm scared," he said just before his death, at 43, in 1992. "Look at me. My hair's gone, I wobble when I walk and have to hold on to someone for support, and I have trouble remembering things. My last wish? That no one else ever dies this...
...narcotics test, but the results turned up negative. A doctor finally diagnosed Jenkins with sleep apnea, a breathing disorder that distorts normal sleep patterns and sparks fatigue. Surgery corrected his condition, and the 6-foot-4, 335 pound Jenkins has been awake ever since, making two straight All-Pro teams. Several NFL general managers have named him the best lineman in the game, and ex-Cincinnati Bengals quarterback and CBS commentator Boomer Esiason simply calls Jenkins a ?freak.? Some peers go even further. ?Kris Jenkins is the dominant force in football,? says fellow Panther tackle Brentson Buckner...
...Indianapolis, Morris should have a chance to make the team. The Colts did not draft a wide receiver, and while they have All-Pro Marvin Harrison, they are not deep at the position...
Morris and Soriano are doubtless helped by the recent history of Harvard graduates in the NFL. Offensive lineman Matt Birk ’98, a member of the Vikings, has been a perennial All-Pro. Isaiah Kacyvenski ’00, who Morris still talks with frequently, is now a starting linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks...