...shed some light on the culture of his team during that time period:

"Over the course of my five years at BYU, I have concrete proof of 13 to 15 guys (using steroids), and I would suspect five others...And BYU is more temperate than most programs. Being around NFL and NFL Europe players, they would tell me stuff that blew my mind. I know other schools are worse. I would bet my house you could find at least five guys on every Division I team in the country (using steroids).

My best friend was a steroid monster. I shot him up probably four times in the butt. He couldn’t do it himself. He was afraid of needles. He was naturally 245 or 250 pounds, but he got up to 312 with a 36-inch waist. He had stretch marks on his chest and shoulder and eventually blew out both of his knees. When I was with the Broncos, they brought him in for a workout. The offensive line coach came to me and said, ‘What’s your friend on?’ Another guy we played with, who is still in the NFL, would come back at the end of a season weighing 270. Three weeks into the offseason, he was 295 and buffed. It wasn’t a big mystery what he was doing. Three guys I played with in the NFL, I saw them use (steroids). The coaches knew the guys on the juice. To pretend it doesn’t go on would be a farce. It’s the big no-no nobody wants to talk about. And you don’t want to know what’s going on at the junior college level, where no testing is being done."

Not trying to pick at an old scab or point fingers but this has often crossed my mind often in regards to his career flaming out due to injuries. After reading former MLB great Wally Joyner talk about the pressure to keep up and not get left behind by guys that are using and the choices he ended up making I don't doubt that there's truth to what Jason said. I don't think it necessarily means the coaching staff was exerting the pressure, I think the pressure can be just as real coming from outside sources when there's some knowledge that much of your competition is gaining an advantage from it.