Bronco Linebacker Romanowski Indicted on Felony Drug Charges

Denver Bronco linebacker Bill Romanowski has been charged with using diet drugs prescribed for his wife and a friend.

The four felony charges were announced Wednesday at the team’s training camp in a case that dates to 1998 and also includes Romanowski’s wife, Julie.

Bill Romanowski could receive between two and nine years in prison if convicted on all four charges, although probation would also be possible.

The drug is Phentermine, which some doctors believe helps athletes by speeding up their metabolism. Others, however, say the drug is of little or no use to athletes wishing to enhance their performance.

Romanowski was indicted by a grand jury Tuesday on one count each of unlawful possession of a controlled substance and obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and deceit and two counts of conspiracy.

Last year, four other people were indicted in the case, including Julie Romanowski. She faces eight counts of fraudulently obtaining a controlled substance and conspiracy and will be arraigned Monday.

Authorities contend Julie Romanowski and others conspired to obtain Phentermine for her husband.

Bill Romanowski declined comment.