PFT Rumor: Ray used banned substance?

[CalvinSmoke]

Dont let this be true Ray

[flaccopoe]

What on Earth is deer antler velvet?!

[bravensfan52]

Ray just handled that question

[Guest llwillow1231]

i would laugh but this is silly. doesn't the nfl routinely test for performance enhancing drugs ? deer antler, camels, wow

[Ray Ray Ravens]

Same question came up 2 years ago and I refuse to give him my press. Next question.

[Ray Ray Ravens]

They say that there is no test for it. Supposedly it has the same healing properties as HGH.

[jaege]

Did you read the comments section of that article. The extreme vitriole is amazing. Jealousy is a vile critter I guess. And I wonder what exactly is it he supposed to be a "fraud" for? Being agreat football player? Can't be that since his stats say otherwise. Being a generous person and helping the needy? Well he actually does those things. Very odd.

[PuRock]

Why do I always gravitate to the comments? Why? What compels me to read them? Why?!?!

[arnie_uk]

[quote name='PuRock' timestamp='1359484222' post='1334229']
Why do I always gravitate to the comments? Why? What compels me to read them? Why?!?!
[/quote]you can't avoid it lol. I don't have a pft account thank god or I'd be took up for some web related crime

[theblackdog]

Ray handled it perfectly, it's based on claims made years ago and he's not going to waste his time on it.

[A Fish Called Yanda]

For those wondering what antler velvet is...deer antlers are not just a bone-like material. They have a sort of fuzzy cover over the bone-like material which is the "velvet". If you touch it, it kind of feels like felt depending on how much there is. Evidently companies harvest this velvet material from the deer antlers and then put it into pills.

[Gordo52]

[quote name='bravensfan52' timestamp='1359483844' post='1334212']
Ray just handled that question [b]perfectly![/b]
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[quote name='PuRock' timestamp='1359484222' post='1334229']
Why do I always gravitate to the comments? Why? What compels me to read them? Why?!?!
[/quote]
Same here. I think I just wanna see if there's something different written about him. Never the case.

[funky141]

[img]https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/419646_126318154205924_1095376367_n.jpg[/img]
Who cares lets go swimming.

[Clutch Ravens]

Let the hate flow through you.

The more they hate, the better we'll play and the more it'll pain these ignorant, obnoxious morons when we win.

[Gordo52]

Wow, this is really breaking news on ESPN? smh

[The Raven]

What did Ray say to the accusations? I missed the interview.

[flaccopoe]

[quote name='funky141' timestamp='1359485032' post='1334259']
[img]https://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/419646_126318154205924_1095376367_n.jpg[/img]
Who cares lets go swimming.
[/quote]

Who's the guy on the right?

[berad]

Why bother reporting it if there is nothing to back it up??

[flaccopoe]

What does the fur on deer antlers do for athletes? Or is it like tiger genitalia?!

[redlobster]

[quote name='flaccopoe' timestamp='1359485310' post='1334274']
What does the fur on deer antlers do for athletes? Or is it like tiger genitalia?!
[/quote]

my understanding is it speeds up the healing and growth of tissue

[MsMarvel73]

[quote name='flaccopoe' timestamp='1359485310' post='1334274']
What does the fur on deer antlers do for athletes? Or is it like tiger genitalia?!
[/quote]

I don't remember what it is supposedly good for as far as athletes are concerned but for deer bucks, the velvet is what supplies blood to their antlers as they grow. Antlers finish growing and they shed the velvet.

[Ed_Reed20]

[quote name='flaccopoe' timestamp='1359485257' post='1334270']
Who's the guy on the right?
[/quote]

Rohan Marley, one of Bob's sons. He played LB with Ray at the U and [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILuL3c4G5jA"]was damn good too[/url].

[Gordo52]

[quote name='The Raven' timestamp='1359485244' post='1334268']
What did Ray say to the accusations? I missed the interview.
[/quote]
He basically said it was the same report two years and that they're not worth his press time, then he said next question.

[C. Little]

Is SI considered a credible source?



[i]Hours after he tore his triceps during an Oct. 14 home game against the Cowboys, Ravens All-Pro linebacker Ray Lewis and Ross connected on the phone. Again, Ross videotaped the call.[/i]
[i][/i]
[i]"It's bottom, near the elbow," Lewis said of the tear. After asking a few pseudo diagnostic questions, Ross concluded, "All right, well this is going to be simple. . . . How many pain chips you got around the house?"[/i][i][/i]
[i]"I got plenty of them," Lewis replied.[/i][i][/i]
[i]Ross prescribed a deluxe program, including holographic stickers on the right elbow; copious quantities of the powder additive; sleeping in front of a beam-ray light programmed with frequencies for tissue regeneration and pain relief; drinking negatively charged water; a 10-per-day regimen of the deer-antler pills that will "rebuild your brain via your small intestines" (and which Lewis said he hadn't been taking, then swallowed four during the conversation); and spritzes of deer-antler velvet extract (the Ultimate Spray) every two hours.[/i][i][/i]
[i]"Spray on my elbow every two hours?" Lewis asked.[/i][i][/i]
[i]"No," Ross said, "under your tongue."[/i][i][/i]
[i]Toward the end of the talk, Lewis asked Ross to "just pile me up and just send me everything you got, because I got to get back on this this week."[/i]



Read More: [url="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130129/the-strange-lab-that-lured-numerous-athletes/#ixzz2JOMH4oJh"]http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130129/the-strange-lab-that-lured-numerous-athletes/#ixzz2JOMH4oJh[/url]

[funky141]

[quote name='flaccopoe' timestamp='1359485257' post='1334270']
Who's the guy on the right?
[/quote]

don't know but thought the picture was funny, so i shared it.

[funky141]

[quote name='Ed_Reed20' timestamp='1359485628' post='1334285']
Rohan Marley, one of Bob's sons. He played LB with Ray at the U and [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILuL3c4G5jA"]was damn good too[/url].
[/quote]

Thanks

[SecretAgentMan]

So, this is total BS right?

[CowboyH8er]

Seemed to dodge the question at Media day....

Claimed it was a story from 2 years ago, which is false, it was about coming back from his injury this year that was claiming it.

Plus, he didnt deny it, he just wants the "next question".

Seems like if he was not guilty he would of just said "no".

[The Raven]

[quote name='Ravens<3' timestamp='1359485706' post='1334292']
He basically said it was the same report two years and that they're not worth his press time, then he said next question.
[/quote]

It's true. This exact same report came two years ago and nothing came from it. Just gossip.

[The Raven]

[quote name='CowboyH8er' timestamp='1359486683' post='1334318']
Seemed to dodge the question at Media day....

Claimed it was a story from 2 years ago, which is false, it was about coming back from his injury this year that was claiming it.

Plus, he didnt deny it, he just wants the "next question".

Seems like if he was not guilty he would of just said "no".
[/quote]

Sorry, no. You're misinformed. This exact story came out two years ago.