PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE DENIES USING PERFORMANCE ENHANCING EXERCISE

Professional football player Willie McLean is slated to be called before congress to testify on his alleged use of performance enhancing exercise this week. McLean is expected to continue to deny allegations made by his former teammate Derek Sokol, that exercise has contributed to his success.

At Friday's press conference, McLean was quoted as saying "I do not, and have not ever engaged in any type of physical training or exercise of any kind, either personally or in my professional career." McLean's former teammate Derek Sokol insisted otherwise however, in a statement he made under oath.

"Willie and I used to run laps every morning, sometimes starting as early as 5am. When we first started working out together, we said it was just going to be an experiment, but things slowly got out of control." said Sokol.

"We began to notice that we had more energy, more endurance, and more agility. We were getting better, and we knew we couldn't just stop. We used to joke around and call it 'practice', but it wasn't long before practicing became a serious routine. I think it got to the point that the exhilaration he felt, and the constant strive for improvement were the only things that got him out of bed in the morning."

McLean was quick to dismiss Sokol's claims as "...entirely fabricated accounts of events that never actually transpired." and contended that his hulking physique and undeniable talents were innate abilities bestowed upon him by "the big guy upstairs", of course referring to club owner Rutherford Lazabee who drafted McLean from obscurity when he was 12 years old.

In spite of mounting media attention and unrelenting public scrutiny McLean continues to assert that he is as indifferent towards his critics as he is towards his work, and that he is not a man of resolve nor is he capable of mustering enough passion to work any harder than showing up and getting paid.