Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison is among four NFL players who were given an ultimatum by the league on Monday — sit down to discuss the performance-enhancing drug allegations against you or be suspended. Despite the threat, Harrison’s stance has not changed.
Along with Clay Matthews, Julius Peppers and Mike Neal, Harrison was accused of taking PEDs in a recent Al Jazeera report — the same one that pointed the finger at Peyton Manning. The NFL Players Association has advised the aforementioned players to not cooperate with the league’s investigation because Charlie Sly, the former anti-aging clinic intern who implicated the players in the Al Jazeera documentary, later recanted his claims.
On Tuesday, Harrison said it would be insane for the NFL to suspend him over baseless allegations.
Harrison on just doing interview: if that's the case then somebody can just say James,Harrison is a pedofile. Are the going to suspend me?
— Mark Kaboly (@MarkKaboly_Trib) August 16, 2016
The NFL obviously is not saying Harrison and the others used PEDs. Roger Goodell simply wants them to cooperate with the investigation. Remember what the biggest issue was with Tom Brady in Deflategate? The NFL is trying to avoid another situation like that.
