Where's the study on people who played football but aren't steroid riddled behemoths? As far as I'm concerned, long term health trends of NFL players need to always be viewed through the lens of "they took steroids that push the body beyond normal human parameters for years, nothing about them is normal and none of it applies to normal people".
It's like saying people who stay at a certain motel all have bad teeth so there's something wrong with the hotel. Oh yeah, it a seedy hangout where everyone who hangs out there is a meth addict. But that's not relevant to the study.
Ya, maybe it’s a side issue, but look at how many NFL players are well over 300 pounds nowadays.
I remember back in the day, that William “The Refrigerator” Perry, was a bulking behemoth, and was a standout because he was a rare player over 300 pounds. Now many NFL players are over that weight; it’s not unusual to see a 300 pounder anymore. How is it that so many players have bulked up to such size in the last 30 years? Have that many players taken steroids to bulk up? Do we know?