NEW YORK - The NFL reportedly will ask the players' union to agree to stronger testing for steroids.

The New York Times reported in today's editions that the league was following the lead of Olympic sports in seeking more stringent testing for testosterone. No date for a meeting with the players has been set, but any changes in the testing procedures require consent from the NFL Players Association.

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the league is seeking to establish another testing lab and would like to add human growth hormone testing when that is feasible.

A CBS News report that will air on "60 Minutes Wednesday" said Carolina Panthers Todd Sauerbrun and Jeff Mitchell and former player Todd Steussie had steroid prescriptions filled by a South Carolina doctor now under investigation by federal authorities.

The CBS report said the players all had prescriptions for testosterone cream filled within two weeks of the Panthers' appearance in the 2004 Super Bowl. In addition to the cream, which is banned by the NFL, Sauerbrun - one of the league's top punters - obtained syringes and the injectable steroid Stanozolol, which is also banned by the league.The prescriptions were reportedly written by Dr. James Shortt, who is the subject of a Drug Enforcement Administration probe for allegedly prescribing steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs.Aiello said the timing of the NFL's admission it would seek stronger testing methods had nothing to do with the CBS story.