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Former Pro Bowl defender Marcellus Wiley added his name to a lawsuit accusing NFL teams of illegally dispensing powerful narcotics and other drugs to keep players on the field without regard for their long-term health. "The first thing people ask is, knowing what happened, would you do it again?" said Wiley, currently an ESPN analyst. "No. No I wouldnt." The lawsuit was originally filed May 20 in U.S. District Court in northern California and amended Wednesday to add 250 more players, bringing the total to 750 plaintiffs. Wiley, who played in Buffalo, San Diego, Dallas and Jacksonville from 1997-2006, is the ninth player identified by name, joining former Chicago Bears Jim McMahon, Richard Dent and Keith Van Horne, Jeremy Newberry and others. The lawsuit, which is seeking class certification, covers the years 1968-2008. It contends team physicians and trainers across the NFL routinely -- and often illegally -- provided powerful narcotics and other controlled substances on game days to mask the pain. Among them were the painkillers Percodan, Percocet and Vicodin, anti-inflammatories such as Toradol, and sleep aids such as Ambien. Lead attorney Steven Silverman said some teams filled out prescriptions in players names without their knowledge or consent. He said those drugs were then "handed out like candy at Halloween" and often combined in "cocktails." NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said the league had no comment. The former players have reported a range of debilitating effects, from chronic muscle and bone ailments to permanent nerve and organ damage to addiction. The players contend those health problems came from drug use but many of the conditions arent tied to the use of painkillers. Six of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, including McMahon and Van Horne, were also parties to the concussion-related class-action lawsuit filed against the NFL less than a year ago. The NFL agreed to pay $765 million to settle that case -- without acknowledging it concealed the risks of concussions from former players. A federal judge has yet to approve the settlement, expressing concern the amount is too small. Wiley, 39, was not part of the concussion lawsuit, but decided to join former players in this one after suffering partial renal failure in April, despite no history of kidney problems. Wiley said he took "multiple injections" of painkillers over the course of a season to cope with an injury that then-San Diego team physician Dr. David Chao diagnosed as severe groin sprain. After the season, an independent doctor diagnosed a torn abdominal wall that required surgery. "You cant walk into a doctors office and say, "Give me this, give me that, just to get through the day. Somebody would shut the place down," Wiley said in a telephone interview. "But thats what was going on in the NFL. Its easy to get mesmerized. I wont deny that; theres this play through-the-pain, fall-on-the-sword culture, and somebody in line ready to step up and take your place... "And the next question when people hear about this stuff is wheres the personal responsibility? Well, Im not a medical doctor" he added, "but I did take the word of a medical doctor who took an oath to get me through not just one game, or one season, but a lifetime. Meanwhile, hes getting paid by how many bodies he gets out on the field." Chao stepped down as San Diegos team physician last June, after the NFL Players Association called for him to be replaced and filed a complaint. An independent panel cleared Chao. In April, as part of a stipulated settlement, Chao was placed on probation by the Medical Board of California. His license was also revoked, but that action was stayed while he remains on probation. He was accused of committing gross negligence, repeated negligent acts and acts of dishonesty or corruption. Chao was also found liable of malpractice in 2012 in a case involving a regular patient, not a Chargers player, with a judgment of nearly $5.2 million. Records also show he has been publicly reprimanded by the board and pleaded guilty to driving under the influence. The lawsuits main burden is proving cause and effect -- that use of painkillers in the past caused the chronic problems the players face now. The players also would have to show that they are suffering those problems at a greater rate than other people their age, and that its not due to other risk factors such as obesity, smoking and family history. Arizona Cardinals Jerseys . On Wednesday night, they showed that stellar defence and a little small ball can get the job done too. 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Josh Rosen Jersey . -- Augusta James of Bath, Ont.DOHA, Qatar - Massimiliano Allegri has a shot at his first title with Juventus when it faces Napoli in Mondays rearranged Italian Supercup.Allegri, who was fired from AC Milan in January, replaced Antonio Conte in the summer and has enjoyed a positive start at Juventus, which heads into the winter break three points clear at the top of Serie A.This is our last game of the year and our third target for the campaign after qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League and remaining top of the Serie A table, Allegri said.Allegri steered AC Milan to victory in 2011 in the traditional season opener between the Serie A champions and the Italian Cup winners.This will be the seventh time that the Supercup has been played abroad. It was held in Washington, D.C., in 1993, in Tripoli, Libya in 2002, New Jersey in 2003 and Beijing on three occasions — 2009, 2011 and 2012.Here are some things to know about the Italian Supercup:___BENITEZ UP FOR THE CUPNapoli may be considered underdogs against a formidable Juventus team seemingly on the march to a fourth successive Serie A title, but coach Rafa Benitez has a great record in cup competition.Benitez steered Valencia to the UEFA Cup, guided Liverpool to the FA Cup and UEFA Super Cup as well as the Champions League, and also won the Europa League at Cheelsea.ddddddddddddEven during his short time at Inter Milan, Benitez lifted the Italian Supercup as well as the Club World CupNapoli are among the top 10 European teams when its a one-off game, which they have already proved in the Champions League last year, Juventus captain and goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon said. They bring the best out of themselves in these situations.We have great respect and the right amount of concern, but want to impose our play on the game and attack from the start.___RECORD HOLDERSJuventus, which has won the past two Supercups, has a superb record of its own in the competition.It currently holds the joint record number of victories and would move clear of AC Milan with a seventh win on Monday.Napoli has only won it once, in 1990, when it stunned Juventus with a 5-1 triumph.___CONTROVERSYNapoli will be keen to avoid a repeat of the controversy which overshadowed Juventus 4-2 victory when the two sides met in the competition two years ago.The match swung Juventus way when Napoli had Goran Pandev and Juan Zuniga sent off in the last five minutes of regular time.Napolis coach at the time, Walter Mazzarri, and club president Aurelio De Laurentiis were also dismissed for their protests and the club was so enraged that it boycotted the trophy presentation. 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