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By Zach Arnold - Last week was hell week for World Wrestling Entertainment, featuring numerous wrestlers named in news reports from The New York Daily News, Sports Illustrated, and ESPN as online clients of Signature Pharmacy in Orlando. The Pharmacy was investigated as part of a criminal investigation by Albany D.A. David Soares in regards to illegal sales of steroids and HGH (performance-enhancing drugs).
It was indicated in various news outlets that athletes from other professional sports such as MLB and the NFL would be potentially implicated in the Signature Pharmacy scandal. This past week, the NFL saw two employees (Patriots S Rodney Harrison and Dallas Cowboy's QB coach Wade Wilson) suspended after they admitted to investigators that they purchased growth hormone from Signature.
With athletes such as professional wrestlers and football players already publicly stained by the Signature Pharmacy scandal, the question remains: Who will be next and it will involve athletes in your favorite sport?
For boxing and MMA fans, the investigation into Signature Pharmacy could prove to be an interesting case to watch. Sports Illustrated claimed that Evander Holyfield allegedly received steroids and HGH using an alias ("Evan Fields") from another pharmacy investigated by the DEA, Applied Pharmacy. With a spate of recent drug suspensions in both boxing and MMA from various athletic commissions, it is not out of the question to publicly ask whether or not some boxers and MMA fighters happen to be on the clients list of Signature Pharmacy. Investigators in the Signature case have went to the head honchos of companies (WWE and NFL) to notify them of suspicious activity. [details]
It was indicated in various news outlets that athletes from other professional sports such as MLB and the NFL would be potentially implicated in the Signature Pharmacy scandal. This past week, the NFL saw two employees (Patriots S Rodney Harrison and Dallas Cowboy's QB coach Wade Wilson) suspended after they admitted to investigators that they purchased growth hormone from Signature.
With athletes such as professional wrestlers and football players already publicly stained by the Signature Pharmacy scandal, the question remains: Who will be next and it will involve athletes in your favorite sport?
For boxing and MMA fans, the investigation into Signature Pharmacy could prove to be an interesting case to watch. Sports Illustrated claimed that Evander Holyfield allegedly received steroids and HGH using an alias ("Evan Fields") from another pharmacy investigated by the DEA, Applied Pharmacy. With a spate of recent drug suspensions in both boxing and MMA from various athletic commissions, it is not out of the question to publicly ask whether or not some boxers and MMA fighters happen to be on the clients list of Signature Pharmacy. Investigators in the Signature case have went to the head honchos of companies (WWE and NFL) to notify them of suspicious activity. [details]