Peyton Manning calls doping ring allegation 'complete garbage'

Peyton Manning
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Peyton Manning and his wife received shipments of human growth hormone, a performance-enhancing drug banned by the NFL, a former pharmacist at an Indianapolis clinic told an undercover athlete working with Al Jazeera on a documentary released Saturday.

The Denver Broncos quarterback denied the accusation.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.