Despite the protestations of the NFL Players Association, three of the players linked to performance-enhancing drugs by an Al Jazeera report will reportedly meet with league investigators this month.
ESPN.com's Chris Mortensen reported that Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison as well asGreen Bay Packers linebackers Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers have agreed to a meeting. Free-agent linebacker Mike Neal has not yet formally agreed to speak to investigators.
The NFL had threatened the players with a suspension if they refused to cooperate. NFL senior vice president of labor policy and league affairs Adolpho Birch said the following in a letter sent to the NFLPA, per Tom Pelissero of USA Today:
For those players whose interviews do not take place on or before [Aug.