The Al Jazeera America documentary also named two-time Super Bowl champion and five-time MVP Peyton Manning as using human growth hormone, but he was ultimately cleared of that allegation. And it could impact the NFC North race.
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After a seven-month investigation and threats of a suspension, Harrison acquiesced to the league’s demand to discuss his involvement in an Al Jazeera report in January that alleged his involvement with performance-enhancing drugs.
Manning made most of the headlines at the time.
Harrison had been adamant that he had no reason to meet with Goodell and would submit to an interview only if it was done in his Pittsburgh-area home. “Harrison, Matthews, Neal and Peppers be given until Thursday, August 25 to provide interviews”, the letter, obtained Monday by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and PackersNews.com, informed the players.
Green Bay’s Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers and free agent Mike Neal, all linebackers as well, also were threatened with suspensions.
“Whatever evidence they might have or reasoning for questioning for me is out of my control, I don’t know”, Harrison said.
Yeah, you read that right.
Speaking to NFL Media’s Aditi Kinkhabwala last week, Harrison said he agreed to do the interview because he didn’t want to be put in a position that could ultimately hurt his team. He sent the NFL a July 11 affidavit that stated he has never violated the league’s PED policy, doesn’t know Charlie Sly and never took Delta-2, the steroid-like hormone supplement he was accused of using. They can ask whatever questions they want and I can answer them. We stand behind them 100%, our guys. Maybe it’s to conduct a formal investigation. “I stand by those statements, and anything other than that, I really don’t have anything to add, other than the PA is handling it from that standpoint”. I think there was probably too much pressure to come to a deal when we had all the power on our side.
Uh, it sounds like it was up to him? Maybe the NFLPA doesn’t want him to talk? Acton, if you’re wondering, was from England, future home of the Jacksonville Jaguars in the ever-expanding fiefdom of Goodell and the NFL.
It seems like the rest of the country is just now beginning to wake up to this sobering reality with the National Football League commissioner.
Rodgers was then asked the main question most Packers fans would care about, will Matthews and Peppers be suspended?
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It’s why the NFL Players Association, which serves the greater good of all players, has balked at cooperating.
