ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The morning after allegations regarding use of human growth hormone surfaced via an Al Jazeera report, Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning took to the ESPN airwaves to vociferously deny the claims made against him.
"Absolutely not," Manning replied when asked directly by ESPN's Lisa Salters whether he had used HGH or any other performance-enhancing drug.
"I know what I've done. I know how hard I've worked during my 18 years of playing in the NFL," he added later in the interview. "There are no shortcuts in the NFL. I've done it the long way.