During Friday’s press conference in San Francisco, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell faced a question about the HGH allegations made against Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning.
Specifically, the question had to do with the league’s response to this allegation in comparison to the independent investigations that were launched to look into bullying allegations involving Dolphins players and last year’s Deflategate saga. Goodell said that the league was looking into the HGH allegations with the same gusto despite the fact that there is no independent investigation planned by the league at the moment.
“We take every allegation of violations of our policies and procedures, particularly as it results to safety, very seriously,” Goodell said. “When these allegations first came up, very seriously. When these allegations first came up, we immediately began our own investigation. We were making sure we were working with the other sports involved and the World Anti-Doping Agency, making sure that we were getting all the pertinent information. We will work with law enforcement if they are involved, but we will also continue our own investigation working cooperatively with everyone.”
Goodell said that the league could still initiate an independent investigation and promised that “when we find the facts, we’ll share.”