By public, do you mean the media? The same group of media that has pretty much tied steroids to professional wrestling and Major League Baseball, and virtually, no one other than them does it. I'm still trying to figure out how the NFL hasn't been "probed" yet for their use of PEDs, or is that just widely-acceptable in football? By public, we mean the media, the fans, the sponsors, the whole nine yards. The NFL smarted up and took care of this issue a long time ago. They've been testing for steroids and what not for a very long time. I don't know why you think it's widely accepted in football. Remember way back when when Jim Miller got suspended for an over-the-counter supplement? That was 10 years ago. PEDs are certainly more frowned upon in the NFL and have been for quite awhile. Shawne Merriman disagrees with you