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Outspoken Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison met with NFL investigators on Thursday as the league studies allegations linking him and three others to performance-enhancing drugs. Harrison, who has repeatedly criticized the process, reportedly met with investigators for about 45 minutes before joining the Steelers at practice. He didn't speak with reporters when he later departed the team facility.
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"My understanding is everything went very smoothly," Harrison's agent, Bill Parise, told the Tribune-Review of Pittsburgh. "There were no problems and no issues."
The meeting stems from an Al-Jazeera report that named Harrison, Green Bay Packers linebackers Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers and former Packers linebacker Mike Neal as players who received performance-enhancing drugs from an anti-aging clinic in Indianapolis.
Former Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning also was named in the report. The NFL investigated the claims against Manning and cleared him of any wrongdoing.
Matthews and Peppers were reportedly interviewed by NFL investigators on Wednesday. Neal, a free agent, is reportedly slated to be interviewed on Friday.
The allegations against the players were made by former clinic employee Charles Sly, who later recanted his story.
