The Washington Redskins, perhaps in a fit of blissful ignorance, are interviewing former NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski to be their strength and conditioning coach. Romanowski played with the Broncos while Mike Shanahan, the current Redskins coach, was there.

Although he’s a controversial figure, hiring his former Broncos linebacker may not be the worst idea purely from a coaching standpoint. With Romanowski’s rampant use of supplements and highly-publicized training regimen, he lasted several years longer than others at the same age and position.

The intense Romanowski had a memorable NFL career, playing for four teams from 1988-2003. The two-time Pro Bowler once suited up in 243 consecutive games (an NFL record for linebackers) and is the only LB to start in five Super Bowls – winning twice with the 49ers in 1988-89, twice with the Broncos in 1997-98, and losing with the Raiders in 2002. –FOX News.

Even in the wake of Mark McGwire’s hiring in St. Louis, this just seems insane. Perhaps it’s nothing more than a courtesy interview for one of coach Mike Shanahan’s former players. But Romanowski, who all but gave credit to steroids and HGH for getting him through his 15-year NFL career, may become a sort of lightning rod for NFL followers who’d prefer to see the league take a harder line on so-called performance enhancers. That said, I don’t really care who does what. It seems hypocritical to ask guys to bash each other’s heads in for six months and then get annoyed when the blood that comes spilling out isn’t totally clean.

When I heard that Bill Romanowski was coaching his 12-year-old son's flag football team, I was ecstatic. Romo used steroids (allegedly!), spit in an opponent's face, and broke a teammate's eye socket during a locker room fight over the course of his 16-year career. He was the Karl Rove of the NFL. Surely this would end in some kind of insanely blow-up in which he killed a child. Right?

Ummm… no. In a recent game that turned to physical — according to the San Francisco Chronicle – Romo talked sternly but sensibly to the opposing coach at halftime, then scolded one of the opposing players after an illegal leg-whip in the second half. He apparently even told his team that they were strictly forbidden from retaliating to the dirty play.

What the hell is going on? Can't I get one decent scandal? I don't need him to molest the kids, but can't he at least give the kids steroids? Or encourage them to cheer for Barry Bonds? Or tell them that unprotected sex in San Francisco is a good decision? This is like when I read A Clockwork Orange and at the end the head droog has grown up and lives a normal, boring life. Just one more reason not to read books: they're more realistic than movies and they never have explosions. Okay that's two reasons but whatever.