Izzo To Testify in Bonds Case

Baseball all-star Barry Bonds is headed to trial for perjury after allegedly lying to a grand jury about steroid use, and among the 38 witness expected to testify against him is New England Patriots linebacker Larry Izzo, who will admit he received banned substances from Bonds’ trainer Greg Anderson and the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO). The trial will commence next month, and although Izzo is the only NFL player to be called to the stand, several other professional athletes will be right along with him.

Izzo was subpoenaed along with 10 other NFL players in a doping case in 2003, called again to testify after one of those other players (Dana Stubblefield) pleaded guilty to lying to investigators in the case last year. Other players to testify in the upcoming Bonds case include seven MLB players (including Bonds’ teammates Benito Santiago and Bobby Estalella), Jason Giambi and his brother Jeremy. The illegal performance enhancers in question in this case are known as “the cream” and “the clear” and are supposedly undetectable in doping tests.

Larry Izzo will not be penalized for his testament in the case, and although he will become a free agent next week, he is expected to return for next year with the Patriots, which will be his ninth season with New England.

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Posted in Uncategorized on February 18, 2009

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