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New Orleans Saints fullback Heath Evans is the latest professional athlete to admit using a product called The Ultimate Spray that is touted by its maker as containing the banned substance IGF-1.
The Ultimate Spray is labeled as including deer antler velvet extract, and it is made by a company called SWATS -- Sports With Alternatives To Steroids -- that was successfully sued by St. Louis Rams linebacker David Vobora after he tested positive in 2009 for methyltestosterone.
Mitch Ross, the owner of SWATS, says his spray contains IGF-1, which stands for insulin-like growth factor. It is a growth hormone banned by the NFL, WADA, and most other major sports organizations. The makers of the spray have provided ThePostGame with two lab results that claim to show IGF-1 is in tested samples of the Ultimate Spray. Ross says his product does not contain methyltestosterone, which is what Vobora tested positive for in 2009. Last week, Vobora won $5.4 million in a lawsuit against SWATS. However, Ross was taken off the lawsuit and says the company named in the suit, Anti-Steroid Program LLC, no longer exists.
Evans said he first took deer antler in liquid form during training camp in 2008 while with the New England Patriots and called it the best preseason of his career. He began using it again this offseason in spray form.
"I took [deer antler] to recover from the rigors of two-a-days," Evans said. "There are some rest and recovery aspects that are noticeable. I've been using the spray for the last couple weeks, and I've been seeing the same effects. There's sleep of a deeper nature."
http://www.thepostgame.com/features...h-evans-says-he-uses-controversial-swats-spra