Green Bay Packers LBs Julius Peppers and Clay Matthews, Pittsburgh Steelers LB James Harrison and free agent LB Mike Neal are each facing suspensions from the NFL if they fail to cooperate and provide interviews to the league by August 25 in regards to their involvement in the ongoing performance-enhancing drug probe. (USA Today)
Fantasy Impact
The pending suspensions to Matthews, Peppers, Harrison and Neal are slated to begin on August 26 as the deadline to provide their respective interviews to the league falls on August 25 according to the USA Today. This case originally stemmed from an Al Jazeera America Documentary that linked the aforementioned players to performance-enhancing drug use.