A letter by Steve Courson discovered posthumously reveals his disappointment with NFL players’ lack of honesty regarding their use of anabolic steroids. He believed the successs and popularity of the NFL and pro football arose from the myth of steroid-free football players (”Courson’s letter assailed ‘myth’ of drug-free players,” July 3).

“I believe the NFL is a prisoner to their own public relations myth… The level of deception and exploitation that the NFL requires to do business still amazes me.”

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