The NFL on Wednesday cleared three high-profile players identified in an Al Jazeera documentary earlier this year as having been provided with or used prohibited substances.
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Harrison responded to the news on Instagram. Sly later recanted his allegations.
Major League Baseball players Ryan Howard and Ryan Zimmerman, who also were named in the report, also were publicly cleared by MLB in August after it concluded its investigation. The league hasn’t announced details of its investigation of Neal.
The league released a statement, per Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, in which it revealed it could not find any “credible evidence” to support the claims.
The NFL said in a statement it had closed the case against Pittsburgh’s James Harrison and Green Bay duo Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers after an eight-month investigation.
All three players met with National Football League investigators last week regarding allegations of doping made in a documentary by Al-Jazeera America in December. 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 suffered a dislocated knee, torn anterior cruciate ligament and other structural damage during what head Coach Mike Zimmer described as a non-contact, “freaky” incident. 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.
