Houston Texans linebacker, Brian Cushing, has remained the NFL's defensive rookie of the year after a revote by the AP. The revote gave Cushing 18 votes by 50 sports writers and broadcasters who cover the league, the first time around he had 39.
Cushing was busted for using something called (HCG). Human chorionic gonadotropin is a banned substance but it is not a steroid. According to www.steroid.com, "HCG is not a steroid, but a naturally occurring peptide hormone, produced by the embryo in the early stages of pregnancy..." Meaning it's original purpose is for women. But it has a different effect on men. Cushing is smart and has probably been juicing his whole life. Trust me, Cushing knows exactly what he is putting in his body and this stuff helped.
HCG helps bring back naturally produced testosterone. When a steroid user stops using, their body stops making testosterone naturally so in turn you lose your gains very quickly. Well HCG brings 'em right back!
Even with the positive test I still agree that Cushing was the best defensive rookie in the league and should have kept the award. As we know by now the steroid era is far from over, in all sports. What are we going to do, go back and strip Shawne Merriman of all his accolades because of his positive test in 2006? The guys who make these decisions sometimes get caught and when they do their entire career will be questioned forever.
Cushing has been suspended by the NFL for the first 4 games of the season, without pay.
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