With the conclusion of the Super Bowl and before the hubbub of free agency and the draft, a certain bit of calm has fallen over the NFL. At this point, the allegations of Peyton Manning’s use of HGH (and to the lesser extent digging up his old sexual abuse scandal) have been the highlight of a otherwise quiet couple of weeks. Lest you think that this has absolutely nothing to do with the Packers, keep in mind Clay Matthews was also implicated by Al Jazeera.
While we all make the natural assumption that using HGH is bad, gives an unfair advantage to players who cheat, and overall sullies the profession of being an athlete, is any of that actually true?