Peyton Manning, the retired Denver Broncos quarterback, didn’t use any human growth hormones (HGH) or performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) during the course of his legendary career, according to a latest press release from the NFL.
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The NFL said Manning and his wife, Ashley, were “fully cooperative” during the league’s investigation into the matter. Manning retired one month after helping the Broncos win Super Bowl 50 on February 7.
The NFL said it is still planning to interview and investigate other athletes named in the Al Jazeera America report, including Green Bay Packers linebackers Julius Peppers and Clay Matthews.
The report featured a pharmacist named Charlie Sly who was employed by the anti-aging clinic for a portion of 2011, the year Manning was recovering from surgery to fix damage from a neck injury. The report claimed Manning was among a number of professional athletes, including other National Football League players, who were provided HGH by Dr. Dale Guyer, the owner of an anti-aging clinic in Indianapolis.
Dr. Dale Guyer, founder of the institute, said of the report: “I find it extremely disturbing that the source of Al-Jazeera’s story, a former unpaid intern named Charles Sly, would violate the privacy of Mrs. Manning’s medical records”.
Howard and Zimmerman were not disciplined by Major League Baseball, and they both filed federal lawsuits against Al Jazeera in January. At the same time, Manning said he would not file any lawsuit against Al-Jazeera America over the report.
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As previously reported, each of the players listed above have already sent written and signed affidavits to the NFL with the thinking that was sufficient for the league’s investigation and the NFLPA has backed them in that process. They have all denied the allegations and sources say the league isn’t going to find any evidence proving that they are or were involved with performance enhancing drugs. “It never happened. Never”. “Never. I really can’t believe somebody would put something like this on the air”. The league, however, doesn’t agree with that process and are now demanding that each player meet with NFL security and legal teams. Before training camp. On a date of my choosing. The quarterback missed seven starts with a foot injury but started the Broncos’ three playoff games, including the Super Bowl win.
