Alright, now that I have your attention, let's play a little game. I am going to take a story that recently was released that did not get any national attention and make a few minor changes in it. Actually, the only change that I'm going to make will be the name of the person who the story is about. Then try to imagine what the national media would be saying...
According to a report, Tom Brady had HGH shipments addressed to his wife sent to his house in 2011. HGH can help those suffering from injuries to recover faster. Its use is illegal in the NFL. That is the same year that Brady missed the entire season due to multiple neck surgeries that he was told may keep him out of football for the remainder of his career. Charlie Sly of the Guyer Institute was captured on hidden camera saying that the Brady household was sent shipments of HGH. Ari Fleischer was hired by Brady to help with the public relations. He confirmed that drugs were sent to Brady's house from the Guyer Institute. After these allegations, Brady hired private investigators to pay a visit to the house of Charlie Sly. These two men showed up at Sly's parent's house and falsely identified themselves as law enforcement, as reported in the 911 call that Sly's sister placed while these two men were speaking with her parents. Let's step back and take a quick look at this. It looks as if Brady has 1) had an illegal substance sent to his house, 2) tried to cover it up by having it sent to his house under his wife's name, and 3) sent a pair of men to Sly's house to intimidate him and his family. Wow. That's a crazy story. Now, I'm sure you all know this is actually the story that ties Peyton Manning to HGH. If you compare it to all of the Deflategate news that came out, it is actually quite similar. Brady/the Patriots were suspected of doing something that is banned by the NFL. They attempted to hide it by sneakily doing it in the bathroom and Brady destroying his phone. They didn't intimidate anybody, though. So the Manning camp took it a step further. Furthermore, HGH is more so getting a competitive advantage than taking some air out of the footballs. Now let's tackle a few more points. First, can we compare HGH to ball deflation and the integrity of the game? Well, apparently we can, as it was actually Roger Goodell who ridiculously compared the two while trying to bury Brady. Second, is having a banned substance shipped to your house enough evidence to come down on a guy? Again, apparently so. Rodney Harrison was suspended after it was discovered that shipments were sent to his house. Just because Manning used his wife's name doesn't mean that it wasn't for him. And the date that it was sent is the same time he was having all these surgeries. A little suspicious. The NFL and the national media are doing everything they can to ignore the facts. The facts point to Manning having taken HGH to come back from a serious injury. There is actually more evidence than there was against Brady and the Patriots. However, Brady is still getting buried. He was booed during his introduction as Super Bowl MVP at Super Bowl 50. That was supposed to be a celebration of the history of the game. Nobody should have been booed. He wasn't even in the game. Manning, on the other hand, has continued to skate. It's not about the fact that Manning probably took HGH. It's the media attention that it is getting, or lack there of. I don't care if he took them. I don't care if the Patriots stuck a needle in a football. I just want people to look at it as an unbiased observer and realize that what happened to Brady and what is not happening to Manning is absolutely absurd. If you try to tell me that if these HGH allegations were against Brady that the media attention would be the same, then you are totally delusional. Disclaimer: This was written prior to the New York Daily News article that came out this past weekend. However, nothing has changed. Actually, my point is more clear than ever. There hasn't been much reported on the story, at least compared to the deflation of footballs.
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SAMUEL PERICOLOSam is a graduate of Assumption College where he studied History, Marketing, and Political Science and was a Co-Producer on a weekly sports talk television show. Archives
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