Hall of Famer Butkus to testify on HGH testing

Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus is scheduled to testify at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Dec. 12 about performance-enhancing drug testing in the NFL.

The hearing, titled “HGH Testing in the NFL: Is the Science Ready?”, will discuss the delay in measures to test for Human Growth Hormone that were agreed upon by the National Football League and National Football League Players Association in a collective bargaining agreement more than a year ago. The hearing will explore the science behind HGH testing and the health issues that HGH poses to professional and amateur athletes.

Also scheduled to testify are: Larry Bowers, chief science officer of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency; Dr. Lawrence Tabak, deputy director of the National Institutes of Health; Mike Gimbel, director of Powered by Me! at St. Joseph Medical Centerl and Dr. Linn Goldberg of Oregon Health Sciences University.

