Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers of Green Bay and Pittsburg's James Harrison to assist NFL doping probe
Tuesday 23 August 2016 07:23, UK
Green Bay linebackers Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers and with Pittsburgh's James Harrison have agreed to meet with NFL investigators to discuss allegations of doping.
The NFL had set an August 25 deadline for four players, including free agent Mike Neal, to come forward for questioning or face possible suspension.
The accusation against the players was made in December by Al Jazeera America, which reported that a former intern pharmacist told an undercover reporter that the four players were supplied with performance enhancing drugs, along with retired quarterback Peyton Manning.
The NFL has since cleared Manning of wrongdoing and the pharmacist later recanted his statement, but the league is investigating the report and said multiple attempts had been made to set up interviews with the accused players.
"I just agreed to it so they can get their little 23 seconds or whatever," Harrison said. "They don't have credible evidence. Period. End of discussion."
All four players had given written statements regarding the report but the NFL said this was insufficient and demanded the interviews.
