The NFL and NFL Player’s Association agreed to a new drug policy. One of the new landmark bits of the deal is that the NFL will begin testing for human growth hormone for the first time ever.
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That testing begins on Monday actually, and there will be a lot of tests.
From Pro Football Talk:
"When HGH testing begins on Monday, the NFL will embark on an effort that will result in more than 1,300 samples being analyzed per year.Per a league source, the NFL will be conducting 950 HGH tests in the preseason, regular season, and postseason combined. Another 385 HGH tests will be conducted in the offseason."
With 53-player rosters for 32-teams, that means there are about 1,696 players at least on in the NFL. Of course that number fluctuates as players get injured and free agents get signed to replace them, or players get promoted from practice squad.
So almost every player would be tested at least once during a year. That test number figure though includes practice squad players and people on the reserve-list.
Five teams every week will get tested, eight players from each team.
They’ll have to give a blood sample for the testing.
If you’re interested in a comparison, Major League Baseball does 400 HGH tests per year.
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