Jordan Matechuk wanted to escape from his depression with help of steroid use

The Canadian football player Jordan Matechuk was busted by the US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP). He was caught possessing over 540 tablets of oral steroids and more than 260 ml of injectable steroids, when he was returning to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats training camp. The football player said that his depression was responsible for the decision to get and administer anabolic steroids.
The football player said that he used anabolic steroids and marijuana in order to be capable to escape from his depression. Matechuk claimed that earlier he had used anti-depressant drugs. Discontinuing applying anti-depressant drugs probably led to intake of steroids.
Matechuk noted that he experienced depression. He started to apply anabolic steroids and marijuana in order to feel better. Jordan Matechuk acknowledged that he was responsible for this condition. He wouldn’t have stopped using anti-depressant preparations. But he stopped administering them. This condition resulted in steroid use.
The football player Jordan Matechuk pleaded guilty to possession of steroids and marijuana.
Although he faced up to 2-year imprisonment, he was sentenced to 90 years in jail. But he was released after he served only 60 days.
Matechuk stated that there were several other circumstances but he decided to keep them out of public knowledge.
The Canadian Football League gave him another possibility to play professional football.
He wrote a letter and sent it to each member of the team. Jordan Matechuk wrote about his shame for the arrest related to possession and usage of steroids. The Hamilton Tiger-Cats didn’t desire to receive the consumer of steroids back to the team.
But the Winnipeg Blue Bombers decided to provide him the second chance. Thus, he was happily accepted by this team.