NEW YORK — Clay Matthews, Julius Peppers and James Harrison will be interviewed next month by NFL officials in connection to a media report that linked them to the use of performance-enhancing drugs.
A letter from NFL executive Adolpho Birch that was obtained Friday by The Associated Press says Steelers linebacker Harrison and Green Bay linebackers Matthews and Peppers will be interviewed when training camps open. The Steelers open training camp July 29; the Packers begin practicing July 26.
The letter also mentions defensive lineman Mike Neal, a free agent who will be interviewed. It does not mention the now-retired Peyton Manning, who also was cited in Al-Jazeera’s doping report in December.