Daniels: Santana Moss didn't know what doctor was injecting him with

Defensive end Phillip Daniels was among the most outspoken Redskins last week when news first surfaced that a Redskins' player was linked to Anthony

Galea, the Canadian doctor charged with smuggling and distributing human growth hormone. Disgusted by the idea of performance-enhancing drugs, Daniels even said he didn't want to know who the offending player was.

So it's a bit odd that Daniels was actually among the first to find out. Receiver Santana Moss told Daniels and other teammates last week that he'd received treatments from Galea.

According to Daniels, Moss said he received treatments twice for his hamstring and once for his knee. He said he was never aware of HGH being a part of those treatments.

For Daniels, hearing the explanation straight from Moss was important. "I really think when it's all said and done, I think Santana is going to come out on top," Daniels said. "I just felt like he was telling us the truth and he was honest. That's all you can ask for from a teammate."

Moss told teammates that he heard of Galea from friends around the league and sought the doctor's help. But he apparently never knew exactly what Galea was injecting into his body.

"Sometimes guys go to these outside people, put their trust in these people to get you healthy and do the right things and sometimes it just doesn't work out," Daniels said.

In fact, the suggestion that HGH was part of Moss's treatment seemed to take the receiver by surprise. "I don't think he knew this guy was even dealing with that," Daniels said.

"As far as the HGH or anything, he didn't say he knew what it was or anything like that," Daniels said. "But Santana's a stand-up guy. I think he was telling the truth. He was doing the right things, just trying to get healthy.

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(washingtonpost.com)