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saintswhodi 04-13-2005 02:52 PM

Luis Castillo used steroids
 
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Walker says Castillo was steroid-free in college
By Chris Mortensen
ESPN


Northwestern defensive tackle Luis Castillo acknowledged in a letter to all 32 NFL teams that he took steroids following the 2004 season, league sources said.

Sources also added that Castillo tested positive at the Indianapolis scouting combine in late February.

In his letter, Castillo told teams that he was frustrated that an elbow injury wasn't healing properly, and he turned to steroids in order to perform better at the combine.

Castillo's agent Rick Smith confirmed that the letter had been sent to the teams and said "we've spoken to all 32 teams and we're comfortable with where we're at on this issue."

Northwestern athletic director Mark Murphy, also a former safety for the Washington Redskins, released the following statement: "For several years, Northwestern has had a comprehensive educational, preventive testing policy for alcohol and other drugs. Rare positive tests are dealt with quickly through education, counseling and mandatory suspension. Our testing policy far exceeds guidelines established by the NCAA."

His coach, Randy Walker, also sent a letter to the teams, stating that Castillo never tested positive for steroids while at Northwestern. Castillo also obtained his drug testing history from Northwestern and provided it to the teams.

Scouts, Inc., had rated Castillo to be drafted in the mid-to-late vicinity of the second round.


baronm 04-13-2005 04:27 PM

Luis Castillo used steroids
 
another one bites the dust..

FireVenturi 04-13-2005 04:29 PM

Luis Castillo used steroids
 
Doesn\'t he also have a little injury history?

saintswhodi 04-13-2005 04:30 PM

Luis Castillo used steroids
 
This just means he will go in the 3rd or the 4th instead of the second IMO. He at least had the balls to step forward and say why he did it. And he wrote a letter to all teams. That\'s some guts right there. It takes a man to step up like that.

baronm 04-13-2005 04:33 PM

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This just means he will go in the 3rd or the 4th instead of the second IMO. He at least had the balls to step forward and say why he did it. And he wrote a letter to all teams. That\'s some guts right there. It takes a man to step up like that.
I actually meant to finish my post with-now he\'ll be there in the fourth for us...and I still wouldn\'t mind getting him.

FireVenturi 04-13-2005 04:35 PM

Luis Castillo used steroids
 
www.footballs future.com

speaking of Castillo ...check out their mock!!!!!

[Edited on 13/4/2005 by FireVenturi]

FireVenturi 04-13-2005 04:36 PM

Luis Castillo used steroids
 
Sorry, i couldn\'t make it clickable

saintswhodi 04-13-2005 04:37 PM

Luis Castillo used steroids
 
Post the mock Ventrui.

baron, good call. I would take him for us if he was there in the 4th. It\'s worth the risk to me.

FireVenturi 04-13-2005 04:38 PM

Luis Castillo used steroids
 
16.New Orleans, Castillo-DT

saintswhodi 04-13-2005 04:40 PM

Luis Castillo used steroids
 
Yikes. I bet they are scrambling now. And that is a hell of a reach for us even before this steroid story. Shame on them. :no_no:

Danno 04-13-2005 04:40 PM

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Luis Castillo used steroids
He\'s a tad large for a baseball player, heh?

FireVenturi 04-13-2005 04:47 PM

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Yikes. I bet they are scrambling now. And that is a hell of a reach for us even before this steroid story. Shame on them. :no_no:
They usually update every 2 to 3 days. they went from us takin T Davis to Castillo? that will change when they update in a couple of days.

saintswhodi 04-13-2005 04:51 PM

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First Round | Second Round






San Francisco Aaron Rodgers, QB, Cal
--If they can get a contract worked out, he should be the top pick.

Miami Ronnie Brown, RB, Auburn
--They need a back to make their offense work, and Brown is the best available.

Cleveland Alex Smith, QB, Utah
--With no defender worthy of the pick, the Browns take the efficient signal caller from Utah.

Chicago Braylon Edwards, WR, Michigan
--Even with the signing of Muhammad, the Bears need help at receiver.

. Tampa Bay Mike Williams, WR, USC
--The Tampa high school product returns home.

Tennessee Alex Barron, OT, Florida ST.
--The Titans would like to move down, but they take the athletic tackle to try and squeeze a few more years out of McNair.

Minnesota(Oak) Cedric Benson, RB, Texas
--With the receivers gone, they take the best offensive player left on the board. Benson gives them a workhorse back to open up room in the passing game for the Moss-less receiving corp.

. Arizona Antrel Rolle, CB, Miami
--The Cards are in serious need of corner help, and they have their pick of them all.

Washington Troy Williamson, WR, South Carolina
--Maybe a bit of a reach, but the Skins need help on offense, and Williamson is the best receiving threat left.

Detroit Derrick Johnson, LB, Texas
--Simply the BPA at this point. Bailey and Johnson make for one athletic outside duo.

Dallas Shawne Merriman, OLB, Maryland
--Parcells needs the combo end/linebacker to run his D the way he wants, and he gets the athletic tweener from Maryland.

San Diego(NYG) Mark Clayton, WR, Oklahoma
--With an early run on WR\'s, the Chargers get their hands on one before the dropoff starts.

Houston David Pollack, LB, Georgia
--With Foreman and Sharper moving on, they need help inside at linebacker. Pollack has a lot of Tedy Bruschi in him to make a similar switch.

Carolina Cadillac Williams, RB, Auburn
--The slide ends for Caddy, and he ends up with a very talented Panther team. Davis and Foster are question marks, so they have to address the RB spot.

Kansas City Carlos Rogers, CB, Auburn
--The Chiefs need help on D period, and they take the biggest playmaker available.

New Orleans Luis Castillo, DT, Northwestern
-- Jonathan Sullivan is a bust, and they get their choice of a weak DT crop this year.

Cincinnati Travis Johnson, DT, Florida St.
--Johnson should provide some much needed depth and playmaking ability to the interior line for the Bengals.

Minnesota Thomas Davis, S, Georgia
--The Vikes continue to upgrade their defense this offseason, adding the playmaking safety from Georgia.

St. Louis Khalif Barnes, OT, Washington
--The athletic Barnes should team with Orlando Pace to give Bulger all the time he needs to find an open receiver.

Dallas(Buffalo) Marcus Spears, DL, LSU
--Spears hasn\'t been able to showcase his true ability in pre draft workouts, so he slides a bit. The Cowboys can\'t believe the perfect end for their defense is still on the board.

Jacksonville PacMan Jones, CB, West Virginia
--After signing an end in free agency, they now need to get corner help.

Baltimore Marlin Jackson, CB, Michigan
--Deion Sanders may not have enough left, so they take a corner to learn a few things from Deion before he hangs them up.

Seattle Erasmus James, DE, Wisconsin
--If he didn\'t have the injury concerns, James would be long gone at this point.

Green Bay Chris Spencer, C, Ole Miss
--With some free agent defections on the interior line, the Pack take the best available interior lineman.

Denver Justin Miller, CB, Clemson
--They add another cover man to help upgrade their pathetic deep coverage.

N.Y. Jets Jammal Brown, OT, Oklahoma
--The Jets couldnt be happier that Brown is still on the board.

Atlanta Anttaj Hawthorne, DT, Wisconsin
--They need serious interior line help and Hawthorne is the best pure DT left.

San Diego DeMarcus Ware, OLB, Troy
--After giving him serious consideration at 12, the Bolts are surprised to still see him left on the board.

Indianapolis Mike Patterson, DT, USC
--Perfect fit inside in Dungy\'s defense.

Pittsburgh Heath Miller, TE, Virginia
--With Burress gone, they could use a tall, intermediate threat.

Philadelphia Kevin Burnett, OLB, Tennessee
--The athletic cover man will give them another dimension to their D.

New England Channing Crowder, ILB, Florida
--He\'s got some issues to prove off base, but Crowder is a very talented middle man.
I did like their explanation as to why though. ;) Do not think we would pass on Pac Man if he was there at 16.

[Edited on 13/4/2005 by saintswhodi]

Danno 04-13-2005 04:57 PM

Luis Castillo used steroids
 
I wonder if Roid Boy might slip some now, like to say number 40? ;)

saintswhodi 04-13-2005 05:02 PM

Luis Castillo used steroids
 
He was prob gonna be there at 40, he may be there at 118 now. lol

saintswhodi 04-13-2005 05:10 PM

Luis Castillo used steroids
 
Speak of the devil, Kiper has a write up on DTs today. He must have written it before Castille started the Mark McGwire special.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft0...age=dt_ratings


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