Harrison said he isnt interested.
Advertisement
In the letter, McPhee says that Harrison has asked the league one simple question, and he has yet to receive an answer. “(Are) they going to suspend me and put me in an investigation for being a pedophile just because somebody said it?”
“Whatever evidence they think they may have, or reasoning for questioning me is out of my control”, Harrison said Thursday night.
If Harrison had not submitted to the interview, he would have faced possible suspension beginning August 26. He extended his invitation again on Tuesday.
“It is what it is”, NFLPA president Eric Winston said during an interview on PFT Live. “Come to my house”.
James Harrison and the NFLPA are done fighting Roger Goodell.
Harrison maintained he has never taken PEDs in his life and that he has nothing new to tell the league.
Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said he is staying out of it.
“I’m sure there’s a lot of people that don’t understand what’s going on, that would include probably most of the people in this room, including me”, Thompson said.
The suspension for the named players begins on Friday, August 26 and will be upheld until they have been interviewed by league investigators, according to the NFL.
Harrison, a 14-year veteran, is a longtime leader for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Per a source with knowledge of the situation, similar letters were sent on behalf of Packers linebacker Clay Matthews and Packers linebacker Julius Peppers.
Harrison, Matthews, and Peppers are all key contributors, and holding out on a resolution any longer would’ve been wholly detrimental to both them and their teammates, especially if they have nothing to hide.
Deciding who to support in this simmering controversy, however, was “easy as pie” for Green Bay Packers general manager Ted Thompson. “I’m not saying that we wouldn’t miss ’em” if they are not able to play.
The probe stems from a television report by Al-Jazeera featuring allegations by Charlie Sly, a former intern at an anti-aging clinic. The players haven’t only refused to talk to the National Football League but aren’t talking all that much to anybody since the Al-Jazeera report surfaced.
The NFL had threatened the players with suspension if they refused to cooperate.
Advertisement
The letter from Birch says Neal lied during his statement, which the league says is why there is a need for the interviews. Four other players? Not so much, according to USA Today and other publications that Monday obtained a letter sent by the league to the NFLPA.
