James Harrison, Julius Peppers and Clay Matthews no longer have to worry about being suspended by the NFL.

 

The league announced on Wednesday that all three players have been cleared following a short investigation where the NFL looked into the possibility that the three men had acquired and used performance-enhancing substances.

"The [league has] found no credible evidence that Pittsburgh's James Harrison and Green Bay's Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers were provided with or used substances prohibited under the NFL-NFLPA Policy on Performance-Enhancing Substances following a comprehensive investigation into allegations made in a documentary by Al-Jazeera America," the NFL said in a statement.

 

The allegations were made in December in a report that was released by Al -Jazeera America. Peyton Manning was also named in the report. Manning was also cleared.

 

Much of the report was based on the testimony of Charlie Sly, who has since recanted everything he said, which probably made it even easier for the league to clear all three players.

 

The NFL investigation ends a suspenseful two months for all three players.

 

>>Philadelphia To Host 2017 NFL Draft

 

For the third time in four years, the NFL Draft has a new home.

 

CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora has reported that the league's annual event will be moved to Philadelphia in 2017. The draft was held in New York in 2014, before moving to Chicago for 2015 and 2016.

 

The league is expected to make the official announcement on Thursday in a press conference that will be held at Philadelphia City Hall.

 

The NFL has had its eye on Philly for a while now. Back in April, it was reported that Philadelphia was a front-runner to host the 2017 draft, something that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell acknowledged at the time.

 

The 2017 draft will mark the first time since December 1960 that the draft has been held in the City of Brotherly Love.