That noise? James Harrison, Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers all breathing a sigh of relief.
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The NFL announced on Wednesday that it has cleared Green Bay’s Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers, along with Pittsburgh’s James Harrison, in its investigation into the potential use of performance-enhancing drugs.
McPhee’s letter said Harrison would meet with the National Football League at 5 p.m. August 30 at the team’s facility, and would only discuss the portion of the Al-Jazeera interview that mentioned the 14-year veteran.
A league investigation is still open on a fourth player, linebacker Mike Neal, who is now a free agent.
Neal also met with NFL investigators last week in Chicago, but he was not mentioned in the announcement by the league.
The NFL said its investigation was led by league security and legal teams with “support from expert consultants and professionals”. The Vikings placed Bridgewater on injured reserve a day after their starting quarterback suffered a dislocated left knee, torn anterior cruciate ligament and other significant damage during a non-contact drill during practice.
Bridgewater tore his ACL and dislocated his knee Tuesday during practice.
Reports said the league had no other credible evidence besides the original report, much of which was quickly recanted by Charlie Sly. Shaun Hill is in line to be the starter for now.
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Steelers receiver Antonio Brown agreed to a restructured contract that will pay him an extra $4 million in 2016, boosting his salary to $10.25 million, according to NFL.com. When he was released earlier this week, Kruger said the Browns made “absolutely the wrong decision”.
