Convicted steroid dealer David Jacobs said before his death last week that he supplied Tennessee Titans linebacker Ryan Fowler with performance-enhancing drugs before and after the 2006 season, the Dallas Morning News reported Tuesday.
Fowler is under investigation by the NFL in an apparent steroid case.
Peter Ginsberg, Fowler's lawyer, told the Associated Press on Monday he assumed the investigation stemmed from the death of Jacobs, who police said killed himself and his girlfriend in their Plano, Texas, home. Ginsberg denied that Fowler took steroids.
"He's never tested positive for any banned substance," the lawyer said. "The accusations are without any basis."
The Morning News reported that Jacobs said Fowler credited him for helping get a four-year, $11.5-million contract from the Titans after two seasons with the Dallas Cowboys.
"After he got his big contract, he came back, knocked on my door and hugged me," Jacobs said.
The bodies of Jacobs, 35, and Amanda Jo Earhart-Savell were found Thursday in Jacobs' home. His death was ruled a suicide, and police have said a .40-caliber Glock was found next to Jacobs.
Jacobs was sentenced to three years' probation and fined $25,000 May 1 after pleading guilty last year to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute anabolic steroids.
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