Drug Allegations
On August 28, 2007, Yahoo! Sports reported that Couch, while attempting to recover from a second shoulder surgery, took anabolic steroids and human growth hormone as part of his daily regimen, both banned by the NFL. Despite Couch's statements that he never took any illegal steroids, he admitted being administered hGH for about a week. Yahoo! Sports reported it had obtained documents from an anonymous source with Couch's name printed across the top that called for extensive use of drugs banned by the league. Yahoo! Sports also claimed to have received documents showing steroid prescriptions had been filled in Couch's name at a pharmacy in New York. Couch initially said he had no reservations about working with someone who endorsed the use of drugs banned by the NFL "because if I'm not doing it, I'm not really concerned. … It's no big deal to me." However, during Couch's attempted come-back with the Jaguars he put on 35 pounds of muscle and dropped his body fat to 4% Couch also claims that he passed a drug test prior to his signing with the Jaguars. Although he was released by Jacksonville during the 2007 preseason and was not signed by any other teams, The NFL banned Couch for six games during the 2007 season for violating its drug policy.
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