Teammate: Redskins' Santana Moss had no knowledge Dr. Anthony Galea injected him with HGH

Washington Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said Wednesday that he does not expect Santana Moss to be suspended despite having been treated to Canadian doctor Anthony Galea.

Moss told teammates this week that he did receive treatment from Galea, but he added that he did not have knowledge that Galea injected him with HGH. Federal officials charged Galea last week with drug crimes and alleged that he had provided HGH to at least one former NFL player.

"He was sincere with it," Redskins DE Phillip Daniels said. "He was saying, 'Man, if (Galea) did something crazy, I don't know.' "

Shanahan said that he's spoken with Moss about the issue and he's satisfied that the receiver will not be tainted as a drug user when the facts are aired.

"I think when people find out all the facts, he'll be OK," Shanahan said.

The coach would not reveal why he doesn't think the NFL will suspend Moss.

"I can't go into detail," Shanahan said. "There's a lot of investigation that goes on, I think you know that as well as I do. There's a number of things that'll occur probably in the next couple weeks, but as I said I feel very good about the situation at hand."

Moss declined to speak about his connection to the Galea case when reporters talked with him on Wednesday.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday that the league wants to find out more about Galea's potential connection to NFL players. The doctor's assistant, Mary Anne Catalano, told police the doctor injected seven professional athletes with HGH in the U.S.

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(usatoday.com)