Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas has been battling a shoulder injury since the NFC Championship Game, but he has every intention of playing in the Super Bowl. In fact, the four-time Pro Bowler has declared himself fully healthy.
One day after telling reporters that his shoulder was perfectly fine, Thomas got a love letter from the NFL.
Yesterday I said my shoulder was a 10 …
Wake up the next morning and I have a blood test for HGH .. League office distraction
— Earl Thomas (@Earl_Thomas) January 29, 2015
HGH has been used by athletes in the past to help them heal faster, so you can understand why Thomas feels the timing of the drug test was not a coincidence.
One fellow Seattle athlete, Mariners outfielder Logan Morrison, feels Thomas and NFL players have it easy.
Yo @Earl_Thomas your a great player, but you think your testing is bad. Come hang out with us. urine and blood test before or after games.
— Logan Morrison (@CupOfLoMo) January 29, 2015
If anyone should be upset over “random” drug testing, it’s this NFL punter. As for Thomas, what does he expect? It’s Super Bowl week and the NFL is already waist-deep in a deflated football investigation. They aren’t taking any chances.
