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<p>PITTSBURGH &#8212; A representative for James Harrison says the Pittsburgh linebacker is willing to meet with the NFL to discuss an alleged link to performance-enhancing drugs, but only after a deadline the league imposed while threatening him and three other players with indefinite suspensions.</p><p>NFL Players Association attorney Heather McPhee was critical of the investigation in a letter dated Thursday, accusing the league of trying to &#8220;bully and publicly shame&#8221; Harrison without offering evidence beyond a brief television interview last year that was recanted by the accuser.</p><p>Green Bay&#8217;s Clay Matthews and Julius Peppers and free agent Mike Neal, all linebackers as well, also were threatened with suspensions.</p><p>The league&#8217;s deadline is Aug. 25. McPhee&#8217;s letter says Harrison would meet with the NFL at 5 p.m. on Aug. 29 at the team&#8217;s facility, and would only discuss the portion of the Al-Jazeera interview that mentioned the 14-year veteran.</p><style>
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Steelers’ Harrison willing to talk PEDs after NFL’s deadline