ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Peyton Manning said a report by Al Jazeera set to air Sunday that suggests he used performance-enhancing drugs was “completely fabricated, complete trash, garbage.”
Manning angrily denied allegations to ESPN on Sunday morning he used HGH in 2011 when he missed an entire season while recovering from neck fusion surgery.
He denied ever using PEDs and blasted the report for suggesting he got drugs that were shipped to his wife, Ashley.
“I can’t speak for any other athlete. I know what I’ve done, I know how hard I’ve worked in my 18 years of playing in the NFL. There are no shortcuts in the NFL. I’ve done it the long way, I’ve done it the hard way. And to insinuate anything otherwise is a complete and total joke, it’s defamation and it really ticks me off,” Manning told ESPN.
The Broncos and Colts also issued statements Sunday morning in support of Manning.