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Santana Moss received HGH from accused Canadian doctor, sources say

"Washington Redskins receiver Santana Moss was among the professional athletes who received human growth hormone from Canadian doctor Anthony Galea, according to two sources familiar with the investigation. On Tuesday, Galea was charged with smuggling and distributing HGH.

One source said that Moss was the player Galea's medical assistant, Mary Anne Catalano, was on her way to meet in Washington, when she was arrested at the U.S.-Canada border on Sept. 14, 2009, with banned substances, syringes and other medical equipment in her vehicle.

Moss would not discuss the matter at Redskins Park on Wednesday.

"I'll talk about football. I don't know about nothing else," Moss said. "I ain't got nothing to do with nothing that ain't about me."

Moss's name was first reported today by the Buffalo News. The newspaper, which cited unidentified sources close to the case in its report, said that at this point federal prosecutors do not intend to file criminal charges against Moss or any other athlete with connections to the doctor.

Redskins senior vice president Tony Wyllie said, "This is an off-the-field matter. I'm going to refer all questions to his agent, Drew Rosenhaus."

Rosenhaus did not immediately return messages seeking comment.

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello issued a statement Tuesday saying the NFL did not know the identities of any of the players listed in the criminal complaint filed Tuesday by the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Human growth hormone is among the banned substances in the NFL. Though the league doesn't specifically test for it, players are still subject to punishment if they're known to be in violation of the league's drug policy.

The Redskins concluded their first set of organized team activities Wednesday at Redskins Park and Moss was asked to address the subject afterward.

Moss, who is sitting out much of the Redskins' offseason work so that he can rehabilitate his left knee after minor surgery, said he wouldn't comment on whether he had ever met or been treated by the doctor.

"I'm telling you right now, I'm talking about football," Moss said. "You talk about football. Anything else out of that, no." "


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