BALTIMORE -- Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker James Harrison was one of several NFL players named in a Huffington Post report on Al Jazeera"s investigation, "The Dark Side," which reportsthat he used Delta-2, a steroid-like hormone supplement.
The Huffington post cites the unreleased documentary as heavily leaning on secretly filmed video ofAustin, Texas-based pharmacist Charlie Sly. The video is recorded by Liam Collins, a former British hurdler who goes undercover for the investigation withthe pretense of trying to make and succeed at the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Sly told Collins that he supplied Harrison with Delta-2, according to The Huffington Post"s report on the investigation. When pressed by Al Jazeera, according to The Huffington Post, Sly also said his claims of supplying athletes weren"t true.
Speaking after the Steelers" 20-17 loss to the Baltimore Ravenson Sunday, Harrison, 37, denied the claims of the report and said he took it as a compliment that people would think he has used performance-enhancing drugs.
"Plainly, it is bull****," Harrison said. "I"ve never heard of those guys. I never took a steroid and I don"t plan to. Just because somebody says something doesn"t mean it"s true."
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Harrison added that he was disappointed because he felt the report undermined he work of his 13 seasons in the NFL, which includes five Pro Bowl selections, two Super Bowl titles and the 2009 defensive player of the year award.
People that know Harrison though, he said, know the report isn"t true.
"I could say "You"re gay, you"re a homosexual." Just popping it out there," Harrison said to a TV reporter. "It"s not true, but you have to fight that. But I have to fight it because I look like it."
"I consider it a compliment to be honest with you. They"re too weak-minded to understand the work that it takes to get to this level without that."
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Source: http://www.pennlive.com/steelers/index.ssf/2015/12/steeler_harrison_al_jazeera_bs.html
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