James Harrison celebrated his vindication by rubbing it in the face of those who doubted him.
The Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker was cleared Wednesday in the NFL’s investigation into performance-enhancing accusations made against him and others in an Al-Jazeera report. Harrison posted a collage on Instagram soon after in which he called out his haters and emphasized his innocence.
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Harrison and Green Bay Packers linebackers Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers all were cleared Wednesday. Peyton Manning and free-agent linebacker Mike Neal were named in the Al-Jazeera report, too, but Manning was cleared earlier this spring and details of Neal’s investigation remain unclear.
“The NFL found no credible evidence that Pittsburgh’s James Harrison and Green Bay’s Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers were provided with or used substances prohibited under the NFL-NFL Players Association Policy on Performance-Enhancing Substances following a comprehensive investigation into allegations made in a documentary by Al Jazeera America, it was announced today,” the league said in a statement Wednesday.
Harrison was adamant about his innocence all along, even calling NFL commissioner Roger Goodell a “crook” and offering to have his interview related to the investigation broadcast live.
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