July 22 (Reuters) - The National Football League has rejected written statements from four players named in a report alleging use of performance-enhancing drugs as sufficient cooperation and will need to interview them, the league said on its website on Friday.
Pittsburgh's James Harrison and Green Bay players Clay Matthews, Julius Peppers and Mike Neal have reportedly given written statements regarding a December report by Al Jazeera America that they received the illegal drugs from an anti-aging clinic.
But the NFL will require in-person interviews, beginning with Neal, and plans to speak to Harrison, Matthews and Peppers on the first day of their respective training camps.