Research Argument

The NFL and the MLB both have a history of steroid usage in the game and numerous scandals that arise once a notable player has been found guilty of performance-enhancing drugs. The two sports are very different in nature and both have committees creating new ways to test for drugs. In the history of the sport, there have been more cases of steroid usage in baseball than in the NFL. I think this is because of better testing in the NFL and how the sport is not about the numbers and a player’s individual performance.  The NFL has a larger list of know steroids that they outlaw in their league. The procedure for testing is very strict and has caught more and more people every year. The argument consists of how the NFL has bigger, better, faster, and stronger players every year, but isn’t getting accused of steroid usage as much as the baseball players. I would argue that it is way more noticeable to be caught using performance-enhancing drugs because it is more obvious when one player stands out as opposed to football when the players are more focused on team strength than individual.  I would say that the NFL players aren’t getting convicted for steroid use because I don’t think they are actually using the drugs. The testing is too strict and the NFL is more serious about the bigger players because the sport is more dangerous. Baseball players need to play their best at their own individual effort to help their teams win. It is more important to be stronger and to hit the ball farther. I would argue in this research paper that the NFL has fewer cases in steroid usage because they are better at testing and the MLB really doesn’t have that strict of punishment for the usage.