Another ex-Steeler O-lineman dies young...

[shaneo69]

PITTSBURGH -- Former Pittsburgh Steelers guard Terry Long, who was indicted on federal fraud and arson charges three months ago, died at UPMC Passavant Hospital on Tuesday. He was 45.

Cause of death was not disclosed.

Long was the Steelers' starting right guard from 1984-91. He was suspended for violating the NFL's steroids policy in his last year with Pittsburgh.

Steelers president Art Rooney II issued the following statement on Wednesday:

"The entire Steelers organization is saddened by the unexpected death of Terry Long. Terry was a very good player and extremely hard worker throughout his playing career. He will be missed by his former teammates and co-workers who enjoyed his camaraderie as part of the Steeler family."

In March, Long was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges he fraudulently obtained loans for a chicken-processing plant which prosecutors claimed he burned to the ground for insurance money.



Mike Webster, Carlton Haselrig, Terry Long; who's next, Steve Courson? These Steeler O-linemen must've been popping some bad sh*t. Wonder if Webster tried getting Grunny and Szott on the juice when he ended his career in KC and they were rookies?

[Inspector]

Originally Posted by mcan

Lyle: Dying man wants a reason. Sorry Lyle. Hundreds of thousands of people take steroids and YOU are the one with the brain tumor. Sounds about like the odds of getting a brain tumor if you're a plummer, or a banker...

Liver cancer: This could be steroid related if he took a lot of oral steroids. Look, anything you take in pill form has to go through your liver first, and not all of it is going to end up in your blood stream. Your liver eats up most of it (some studies say 90%). So, that forms free radicals and free radicals whether they come from food or steroids or inhaled paint thinner can make mutated cells and they can make a tumor. So...

What?

So I'm NOT supposed to inhale paint thinner?

Damn! What's next?

[kcfanintitanhell]

Originally Posted by mcan

Liver cancer: This could be steroid related if he took a lot of oral steroids. Look, anything you take in pill form has to go through your liver first, and not all of it is going to end up in your blood stream. Your liver eats up most of it (some studies say 90%). So, that forms free radicals and free radicals whether they come from food or steroids or inhaled paint thinner can make mutated cells and they can make a tumor. So...

OK-I just got the dirt from my fiance, who is a pathologist. Oral or injected, it doesn't matter-it all goes through the liver. Then she lost me with something about sinusoids and filtrators....
But anyway, check out this link, paragraph 2.
http://www.mdanderson.org/diseases/liver/