Al Jazeera investigation into doping (NFL, Manning etc.)

[Irondan]

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I found it interesting because of the fallout, or lack thereof.
Some high profile players were named, but nothing came of it. All of which reinforces the idea that doping is an acceptable part of sport.

There may have been some fallout: Al Jazeera America just shut down.

Its up now. Ehhh, was the because you were saying that the NFL is GOD?!

Actually, it's not up. Al Jazeera America was the American cable network of Al Jazeera International. The latter is still operating but the American cable network is now closed.

Sorry, I thought you meant their www site.

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2016/1/13/al-jazeera-america-to-close-down.html

They could have named their network ANYTHING except for "Al Jazeera America" and it would still be on the air, possibly even thriving.

 

[Maxiton]

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They could have named their network ANYTHING except for "Al Jazeera America" and it would still be on the air, possibly even thriving.

Yeah, and their logo didn't do them a lot of favors, either.

But I guess the whole point in using that name and that logo was to present a counter-narrative of the Middle East world, one that showed its modern, progressive side.

 

[BullsFan22]

Well, as I predicted in my introductory, nothing came out of this story. A few rumblings, but the mob that is the NFL, quickly shut this down. Of course the media was largely silent as a mouse in the US. Nobody wanted to touch Manning. And while he did retire, it still shouldn't be an excuse to still cover the story and uncover whatever happened. It's a shame. The NFL really could have been exposed by this. There could have been other investigations and lead ins, to many other players, teams, cover ups, the omertà...Now we'll just hear of the ol' 10 day suspension stories and ESPN will write a couple sentences (not including the headline) about it and everyone will forget it after they've clicked another story.

 

[WildspokeJoe]

Well, as I predicted in my introductory, nothing came out of this story. A few rumblings, but the mob that is the NFL, quickly shut this down. Of course the media was largely silent as a mouse in the US. Nobody wanted to touch Manning. And while he did retire, it still shouldn't be an excuse to still cover the story and uncover whatever happened. It's a shame. The NFL really could have been exposed by this. There could have been other investigations and lead ins, to many other players, teams, cover ups, the omertà...Now we'll just hear of the ol' 10 day suspension stories and ESPN will write a couple sentences (not including the headline) about it and everyone will forget it after they've clicked another story.

Manning is untouchable. I love the guy. I love his work ethic. His personality. His professionalism. But he is 100% guilty. 13 Billion annually. Too much money at stake. The only guys who get caught in the NFL are the ones too stupid to stay off the stuff when they know the test is coming.

 

[BullsFan22]

Well, as I predicted in my introductory, nothing came out of this story. A few rumblings, but the mob that is the NFL, quickly shut this down. Of course the media was largely silent as a mouse in the US. Nobody wanted to touch Manning. And while he did retire, it still shouldn't be an excuse to still cover the story and uncover whatever happened. It's a shame. The NFL really could have been exposed by this. There could have been other investigations and lead ins, to many other players, teams, cover ups, the omertà...Now we'll just hear of the ol' 10 day suspension stories and ESPN will write a couple sentences (not including the headline) about it and everyone will forget it after they've clicked another story.

Manning is untouchable. I love the guy. I love his work ethic. His personality. His professionalism. But he is 100% guilty. 13 Billion annually. Too much money at stake. The only guys who get caught in the NFL are the ones too stupid to stay off the stuff when they know the test is coming.

You are right. No way Manning was ever gonna be busted. It seems he is even more untouchable than Brady. Either that or there was no doubt about Brady's deflate gate involvement, so the NFL had no choice. Though I just think in that case he and the Patriots just pissed off the wrong people. Back to Manning, and a lot of the big name players in the league that make millions, if not billions for the league, they won't be busted. Now that he is retired, nobody will bother. I do feel a little sorry for Al Jazeera and the people involved in the investigation/whistleblowing. They seemed to have made a good documentary, but there were a lot of things going against them. First, again, Manning and the NFL in general are too big to fail in the US, two, Manning retired and had just won the SB, so sanctioning him and the Broncos prior or indeed after the SB would have been self suicide, people would have rioted I am sure of that, three, not many take doping that seriously in the NFL, there may be testing, but it's so lax and like you said, you'd have to be extremely reckless and juvenile to fail a test of any kind, and lastly, it's "Al Jazeera." I am sure that many Americans, when they see that, they probably laugh it off and/or insult the name and dismiss it as a non-news channel/site. Anything that's foreign, especially RT, Al Jazeera, BBC, ARD, etc, they will probably dismiss it and say that 'what do they know about football and Peyton Manning?" So yes, it was an uphill climb for Al Jazeera, and it's also a shame that Al Jazeera America closed down this spring. I sincerely hope it wasn't due to this documentary, but I wouldn't be shocked (call me crazy or a conspiracist on that if you wish.)

 

[This Charming Man]

Al Jazeera, brave reporting. Respect for taking on the NFL, they are a money making machine. I thought Mannings recovery from his neck injury was incredulous, without a serious PED program.

 

[arcus]

Al-jazeera trying to get Howard/Zimmerman defamation lawsuits dismissed. Such a shame this case didn't get more traction

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/fd642de61de744cc9decbc1e0c0c5db3/al-jazeera-asking-judge-dismiss-players-defamation-suits