NFL finds no evidence that Peyton Manning used HGH or PEDs
The league conducted a seven-month investigation.
The NFL found no evidence that Peyton Manning used human growth hormone or any performance enhancing drugs, the the league said in a statement Monday. The story was first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
The NFL offered more details on the findings of the investigation in the official statement below:
The Mannings were fully cooperative with the investigation and provided both interviews and access to all records sought by the investigators.
Initiated in January, the investigation was led by the NFL’s security and legal teams with support from expert consultants and other professionals. The investigation involved witness interviews, a review of relevant records and other materials, online research, and laboratory analysis and review.
Separately, the NFL’s investigation continues into the documentary’s allegations made against other NFL players, which involve different lines of inquiry and witnesses.
The league conducted the seven-month investigation after Al Jazeera released a documentary in December 2015 on doping in sports. In the Al Jazeera documentary, pharmacist Charlie Sly said that, while he was working for an anti-aging clinic The Guyer Institute, his company sent HGH to Manning’s wife, Ashley. Manning went to The Guyer Institute for treatment following neck surgery in 2011. Sly later recanted his testimony.
Manning denied the allegations.
“I know what I’ve done. I know how hard I’ve worked during my 18 years of playing in the NFL,” he said in an interview on ESPN in December 2015. “There are no shortcuts in the NFL. I’ve done it the long way. I’ve done it the hard way.
“Insinuating anything otherwise is a complete and total joke, it’s defamation and it really ticks me off.”
The former Colts and Broncos quarterback announced his retirement in March following a Super Bowl victory.
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