Peyton Manning did HGH

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Ryans Zimmerman and Howard are implicated, too.

Since AJA doesn't exist anymore, there's no major news organization with an interest in pursuing this story. And that says everything, doesn't it?
 

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That made me laugh but would doctors really prescribe HGH for ED? As mentioned I thought HGH was more about recovery from injury.
Nah. Well those hormone clinics may but they are generally run by doctors not trained in this stuff. The two nearest me are a former OB and an ER doc. But boy can they charge a lot. HGH has basically minimal evidence it does anything (maybe some endurance in cyclists, maybe some improved health of connective tissue). The best is when people offer HGH by mouth.

These hormone clinics offer TRT at dangerous levels (by current evidence) which can improve ED. They also offer platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections into the dick for ED, which has zero evidence.
 

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Nah. Well those hormone clinics may but they are generally run by doctors not trained in this stuff. The two nearest me are a former OB and an ER doc. But boy can they charge a lot. HGH has basically minimal evidence it does anything (maybe some endurance in cyclists, maybe some improved health of connective tissue). The best is when people offer HGH by mouth.

These hormone clinics offer TRT at dangerous levels (by current evidence) which can improve ED. They also offer platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections into the dick for ED, which has zero evidence.
Maybe we deserve the NFL.
 

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Nah. Well those hormone clinics may but they are generally run by doctors not trained in this stuff. The two nearest me are a former OB and an ER doc. But boy can they charge a lot. HGH has basically minimal evidence it does anything (maybe some endurance in cyclists, maybe some improved health of connective tissue). The best is when people offer HGH by mouth.

These hormone clinics offer TRT at dangerous levels (by current evidence) which can improve ED. They also offer platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections into the dick for ED, which has zero evidence.
Wait. Injections into the dick? But why....?
 

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Ryans Zimmerman and Howard are implicated, too.

Since AJA doesn't exist anymore, there's no major news organization with an interest in pursuing this story. And that says everything, doesn't it?
It certainly says something. The fact that Al Jazeera America doesn’t exist anymore is more interesting than any of the Manning family bullshit. And that isn’t meant to take away from the fact that Peyton and Eli are lame.
 

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It certainly says something. The fact that Al Jazeera America doesn’t exist anymore is more interesting than any of the Manning family bullshit. And that isn’t meant to take away from the fact that Peyton and Eli are lame.
I thought AJAM failed for the obvious reason — no one watched. The Qatari government could have covered AJAM’s losses indefinitely, but why would they do that if no one was watching?

Is there more to the story that I’m missing?
 

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I think I’d rather sit out in the garden like the old dude in the first book of The Republic.
 

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Has this received any coverage in the national sports media? Journalism is dead.
I’ve seen it only on pft.com. Which does not surprise me. What does surprise me a bit is Mike Florio’s survival in high profile role at the network that takes second place to no one in making nice with the NFL.

Edit — here is mother PFT piece, and it appears that Manning’s lawyers confirmed nothing and debunked much.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/06/03/peyton-mannings-lawyer-did-more-debunking-than-confirming-of-charlie-slys-claims/
 
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I thought AJAM failed for the obvious reason — no one watched. The Qatari government could have covered AJAM’s losses indefinitely, but why would they do that if no one was watching?

Is there more to the story that I’m missing?
Yes AJAM failed primarily due to low viewership however there were also a number of lawsuits in play including those filed by MLB players Ryan Howard and Ryan Zimmerman. Howard and Zimmerman's suit was for defamation in the documentary "The Dark Side: Secrets of the Sports Dopers" in which Manning was also named in December 2015. Manning threatened to sue as well but decided against it.

Not much later in January of 2016 (just over a week after Howard and Zimmerman's lawsuit was filed) that the channel announced it would shut down. Ostensibly the low ratings writing had been on the wall for some time and the lawsuits from Howard and Zimmerman and the threatened suit from Manning were not the only reasons the channel folded however they may have been the proverbial nails in the coffin. It does seem plausible that the doping documentary was produced and aired in an attempt to improve ratings but had the unintended effect of accelerating AJAM's demise. I find the entire situation fascinating.
 

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I’ve seen it only on pft.com. Which does not surprise me. What does surprise me a bit is Mike Florio’s survival in high profile role at the network that takes second place to no one in making nice with the NFL.

Edit — here is mother PFT piece, and it appears that Manning’s lawyers confirmed nothing and debunked much.

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/06/03/peyton-mannings-lawyer-did-more-debunking-than-confirming-of-charlie-slys-claims/
Eli took the HGH supplements and Peyton sold game-worn equipment that wasn’t really game-worn. I’m glad we cleared that up.
 
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Has no one mentioned yet that this "confirmation" touted by the Hollywood Reporter is Al-Jazeera's own legal brief?

That's...not what "confirmation" means.

No wonder no other media source picked it up...it's not actual news.