Roger Clemens trial continues

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Roger Clemens trial continues

WASHINGTON -- Brian McNamee's estranged wife gave a different account Wednesday from her husband's about how he started collecting alleged medical waste from injecting Roger Clemens with performance-enhancing drugs.

McNamee, Clemens' former strength coach, testified last month that because of his wife's nagging, he brought medical waste from a steroids injection of Clemens home in 2001. He said he showed it to her, and she said, "all right," and he said he stored it in a FedEx box.

But Eileen McNamee testified Wednesday that when she first saw the FedEx box and asked him about it, her husband said it wasn't of her concern. She said that McNamee said he was saving things for his "protection."

That motive, however, is consistent with McNamee's testimony that the goal, prompted by his wife's nagging, was to have evidence to prevent McNamee from becoming the sole fall guy if the purported drug abuse became known.

Clemens' lawyers hope Eileen McNamee, who has been given immunity to testify, will help discredit her husband, the government's chief witness.

Earlier, a defense expert testified that DNA from Clemens found on a syringe needle could have been placed there intentionally. Read More http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/8016546/brian-mcnamee-wife-denies-nagging-roger-clemens