» He hopes the league and the players' union will be able to settle their differences on testing for human growth hormone before next season, but he wouldn't say he's confident that will happen. The new labor contract that ended the NFL lockout in August included a provision for HGH testing as soon as this season -- but only once the NFL Players Association approved the process. That hasn't happened, in part because the NFLPA says it needs more information about the test itself.