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          Meeting with NFL could bring closure for Clay Matthews, Julius Peppers in PED investigation

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          Dan Graziano reports the latest on the status of meetings for players, including James Harrison, and the NFL regarding steroid allegations stemming from an Al-Jazeera report. (1:59)

          • Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff WriterAug 23, 2016, 10:50 PM
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              Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA. You can follow him on Twitter at @RobDemovsky.
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          GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Wednesday may not be the end of the NFL's investigation into the allegations against Green Bay Packers Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers, but it could take them one step closer to a resolution.

          Matthews and Peppers are expected to meet with league representatives on Wednesday in Green Bay, as ESPN's Dan Graziano reported.

          The Packers' defensive standouts have not spoken to reporters since they decided last week to cooperate with the NFL's investigation into allegations made in a December Al-Jazeera report. The NFL last month cleared Peyton Manning, also named in the report, after he cooperated with the league.

          "It'll be nice for those guys to get it behind them and move forward without this hanging over their heads," Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said on Tuesday.

          Packers general manager Ted Thompson said last week that the organization would support the players but offered no more insight into the investigation.

          The NFL had previously said if Matthews, Peppers and the other players named in the report (former Packers defensive end Mike Neal and Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison) did not cooperate by Aug. 25, they could face suspensions.

          Harrison has agreed to meet Aug. 30 at the Steelers facility. He has set forth conditions limiting questions to only the segment cited in the Al-Jazeera report in which he was identified. It's not known if Matthews or Peppers have many any stipulations.