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Ray Fittipaldo

Both sides quiet after Steelers' Harrison meets with NFL

James Harrison's meeting with NFL investigators came and went Thursday morning, but no one from either side spoke about what took place.

Harrison acquiesced and granted the NFL an interview after the league threatened to suspend him. Harrison's name was mentioned in a January Al Jazeera America report about performance-enhancing drugs in the NFL.

The NFL has been investigating the players named in the report even though the main source in the report recanted his story quickly after the report was published. Peyton Manning, who retired in February, was the player most prominently mentioned in the report. He granted an interview to the NFL and was cleared of any wrongdoing.

Harrison said Wednesday after practice that he would be cleared as well.

The NFL also is investigating the Green Bay Packers linebackers Julius Peppers and Clay Matthews as well as free-agent fullback Mike Neal.

NFLPA attorney Heather McPhee was present for the interview. The NFLPA told the NFL by letter earlier this month that the union held the right to fight any discipline that might come out of the investigation.

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