Tag: Al Jazeera

The Blitz 4/3/17

The Blitz

⚖️Litigation Lane: ?Painkiller Pandemonium: I didn’t have time to get an article out but you can catch up on the latest in the NFL painkiller lawsuit through these tweets and the linked documents. #NFL Clubs file motion to dismiss SAC in painkiller lawsuit.
PDF: https://t.co/8DXf4KuDjj — Sheilla Dingus (@SheillaDingus) April 1, …

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In Search of Mike Neal

Missing: Mike Neal

There appears to be a black hole in the vicinity of 345 Park Avenue and apparently it has devoured NFL free agent Mike Neal.

As you may recall, about a year ago, as the Denver Broncos were gearing up for a Super Bowl run, Al Jazeera America released a documentary in which Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers of the Green Bay Packers, James Harrison of the Pittsburg Steelers, and NFL free agent Mike Neal, among other athletes, were implicated in the use of performance-enhancing drugs.  To make a long story short, the NFL appeared to push it aside in the wake of Super Bowl 50 and then announced an “investigation” into the matter.

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