Alex Guerrero issued a statement on Thursday to distance himself from Julian Edelman’s failed PED test.
News came out on Thursday that Edelman was facing a four-game suspension for a violation of the league’s performance-enhancing drugs policy. Edelman is among the New England Patriots players who works out with Guerrero and Tom Brady at the TB12 facility, which led to some questions about whether or not that had anything to do with the failed test.
Guerrero tried to make it clear that that is not the case.
“I’ve known Julian since his rookie year and he is a phenomenal athlete who takes his training seriously—it’s disappointing to hear today’s news,” Guerrero said in a statement. “Elite athletes sometimes work with multiple coaches and health professionals as part of their training. Here at our facility, we take a natural, holistic, appropriate and, above all, legal approach to training and recovery for all of our clients. And anyone who would suggest otherwise is irresponsible, and just plain wrong.”
Edelman is working his way back from a torn ACL suffered before the 2017 season.
