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Peyton Manning vociferously denied allegations on Saturday night that he obtained and used human growth hormone (HGH) while recovering from neck surgery in 2011. By Sunday morning, the Broncos released a statement fully supporting Manning and characterizing the claims made to Al Jazeera as "false."

“Knowing Peyton Manning and everything he stands for, the Denver Broncos support him 100 percent. These are false claims made to Al Jazeera, and we don’t believe the report.

“Peyton is rightfully outraged by the allegations, which he emphatically denied to our organization and which have been publicly renounced by the source who initially provided them.

“Throughout his NFL career, particularly during his four seasons with the Broncos, Peyton has shown nothing but respect for the game. Our organization is confident Peyton does things the right way, and we do not find this story to be credible.”

Manning has reportedly retained the services of former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer, whose company, Ari Fleischer Sports Communications, has previously advised the NFL, Major League Baseball, the PAC-12 and Joe Torre, per the "press" section of its website.

Peyton Manning blasted a report that he used HGH in 2011. (USATSI)
Peyton Manning blasted a report that he used HGH in 2011. (USATSI)

Fleisher told NFL.com's Ian Rapoport that Manning has never used HGH and never failed any league drug tests.

Meanwhile, Charlie Sly, the man who made the allegations that surfaced Saturday night, has since recanted them.

According to an ESPN report, Sly said that he recanted his story to Al Jazeera when he realized that it had used information he had "made up" to Liam Collins, a British hurdler and the undercover reporter who he says was trying to get into the supplementation business.

Manning also issued a statement: