Thread: Report Alleges Peyton Manning HGH Use

Now to be clear I am talking this with an enormous grain of salt given the sources, but interesting nonetheless. Starting to make the rounds on Twitter and even Vic said it wouldn't totally shock him if it were true.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/...ushpmg00000067

An Indianapolis anti-aging clinic supplied quarterback Peyton Manning with human growth hormone, a performance-enhancing drug banned by the NFL, a pharmacist who once worked at the clinic asserts in a new special report from Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit.
The report, “The Dark Side,” is the result of a monthslong investigation in which Liam Collins, a British hurdler, went undercover in an attempt to expose the widespread nature of performance-enhancing drugs in global sports. As a cover story, Collins tells medical professionals tied to the trade of performance-enhancing drugs that he is hoping for one last shot at glory at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Manning is just one of many high-profile players the report names and raises questions about.

Interesting indeed.

Manning responds: ""The allegation that I would do something like that is complete garbage and is totally made up. It never happened. Never. I really can’t believe somebody would put something like this on the air."

The thing is, this was 4 years ago. So, unless there's more corroboration, this story will never go anywhere.

Given Manning's sterling reputation both on and off the field, I'm not prepared to believe this unless more actual evidence comes to light. I'll be curious who these other "high profile athletes" are that are referenced in the Huff Po article. I find it odd that they single out Manning specifically, as he has never been accused of anything like this in the past.

Originally Posted by VonDoom

Given Manning's sterling reputation both on and off the field, I'm not prepared to believe this unless more actual evidence comes to light. I'll be curious who these other "high profile athletes" are that are referenced in the Huff Po article. I find it odd that they single out Manning specifically, as he has never been accused of anything like this in the past.

I've also seen Clay Matthews and Ryan Howard as athletes mentioned in the Al Jazeera report linked to that doctor.

I will say that Peyton's sterling reputation might not be at the level that many of us would like to believe. This story was never brought up by the national media but he more or less assaulted a girl in college.

http://thebiglead.com/2014/09/18/pey...-butt-mooning/

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

I will say that Peyton's sterling reputation might not be at the level that many of us would like to believe. This story was never brought up by the national media but he more or less assaulted a girl in college.

http://thebiglead.com/2014/09/18/pey...-butt-mooning/

He gave a trainer his famous Beef Stew.

As for the HGH, if he did I think we can pinpoint exactly when he stopped taking HGH.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

I will say that Peyton's sterling reputation might not be at the level that many of us would like to believe. This story was never brought up by the national media but he more or less assaulted a girl in college. http://thebiglead.com/2014/09/18/pey...-butt-mooning/

That story was picked up and was out there. No one cared/and or believed it and it died. Was a different time as far as media goes for sure but it gets bumped somewhat regularly.

Manning flew to Europe to do the blood-spinning process which seems pretty cutting-edge - HGH really wouldn't be that big a shock - particularly if it looked to him for a period like he might never play again.

Give some of that special water to our offense.

And then there's this:

According to the Al-Jazeera report, "The Dark Side," British hurdler Liam Collins went undercover to expose the rampant use of performance-enhancing drugs in sports. As part of his investigation, Collins met with Charles Sly, a former pharmacist at the anti-aging Guyer Clinic in Indianapolis. Sly said he mailed HGH to Manning's wife, Ashley, to avoid any link to the quarterback.

In a follow up interview with Al-Jazeera, Sly recanted the allegations, saying they "are absolutely false and incorrect." Sly said Collins took advantage of him during a vulnerable time in his life following the death of his fiancee.

http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci...eived-hgh-2011

al jaezeera "investigative unit"

lol

This is what happens to articles that aren't Onion caliber.

If you can't trust Al Jazeera who can you trust?

I have no doubt whatsoever that this is garbage. Especially given the extremely good reputation of Al Jazeera.