Peyton Manning refutes report he used HGH in 2011

Peyton Manning is vehemently refuting a report set to air on Al Jazeera that contends the Denver Broncos quarterback received human growth hormone through his wife during his recovery from neck fusion surgeries in 2011 in Indianapolis.

“I think I rotated between being angry, furious,” Manning told ESPN Sunday.”Disgusted is really how I feel, sickened by it.”

The Al Jazeera Investigative Unit documentary titled “The Dark Side” claims Manning was one of several athletes supplied with performance-enhancing drugs from an anti-aging clinic.

The report claims Manning received HGH from an Indianapolis anti-aging clinic in 2011 while he was still with the Indianapolis Colts.

It said the drug, which was banned by the NFL in the 2011 collective bargaining agreement, was delivered to his wife, Ashley, so that the quarterback’s name was never attached to the shipments.

The documentary sites a conversation an undercover reporter had with Charles Sly, who worked at the Guyer Institute in Indiana where Sly alleges Manning received HGH.

Sly recanted his account in a video he posted to YouTube hours before the documentary aired.

“The statements on any recordings or communications that Al Jazeera plans to air are absolutely false and incorrect,” Sly said.

The Denver Broncos released the following statement after the accusations surfaced –

“Knowing Peyton Manning and everything he stands for, the Denver Broncos support him 100 percent. These are false claims made to Al Jazeera, and we don’t believe the report.

“Peyton is rightfully outraged by the allegations, which he emphatically denied to our organization and which have been publicly renounced by the source who initially provided them.

“Throughout his NFL career, particularly during his four seasons with the Broncos, Peyton has shown nothing but respect for the game. Our organization is confident Peyton does things the right way, and we do not find this story to be credible.”

In 2014, players became subject to human growth hormone testing following a collective bargaining agreement with the NFL.