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James Harrison said in an affidavit provided to the NFL that he has never violated the leagues policy on performance-enhancing drugs and also has never met the man who alleged to Al-Jazeera America that he supplied the Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker with an illegal substance.The affidavit, dated July 11, 2016, was included with a letter from Heather M. McPhee, the NFL Players Associations associate general counsel to Adolpho Birch, the NFLs senior vice president of labor policy. A copy of the letter was obtained by ESPN.The union included the affidavit, along with a transcript of the only references to Harrison in the Al-Jazeera report, to support its position that there is no need for Harrison to agree to an in-person interview with the NFL as the league lacks evidence to support such an interview.Harrison is the only one of the four active players named in the Al-Jazeera report to supply the league with a sworn affidavit. Green Bay Packers linebackers Clay Matthews, Julius Peppers and free-agent linebacker Mike Neal were also named in Al-Jazeera report. The NFLPA has previously resisted requests for in-person interviews with the NFL on their behalf as well.Charlie Sly -- the source for the Al-Jazeera report that implicated the four aforementioned players as well as retired quarterback Peyton Manning and athletes from other sports -- has since recanted his remarks. The NFLPA has argued that because of that, the players should not have to discuss the matter with the NFL. Birch has previously disputed the relevance of that argument.The Al-Jazeera America documentary The Dark Side aired last December. In the transcript, which was provided by the NFLPA with the letter, Sly tells an undercover reporter that he supplied Harrison with a substance named D2 or Delta-2. Harrison, however, says in the affidavit that to the best of my knowledge and recollection, I have never met the individual who is apparently named Charles Sly, whose remarks appeared in the report.Since he doesnt know Sly, Harrison says has not had email, text messaging or other communications with Charles Sly and has never been supplied with a substance called D-2 or Delta-2 that the person who appears to be named Charles Sly refers to in the Al Jazeera report.Harrison ends the affidavit by stating: I have never ingested the substance or product called Delta-2 and I have never violated the NFL Policy Performance Enhancing Substances.The NFLPA points out in the letter that Harrisons affidavit addresses each of the specific references to him in the supplied transcript.In the absence of the existence of any documented, credible evidence, this affidavit constitutes reasonable cooperation by this employee, McPhee writes.Notably, none of the letters previously sent by the union were on behalf of Manning, who is a former player and could decide to cooperate with the league investigation even as the union defends its current players from having to do so. The NFLPA has been in contact with Manning, whose cooperation could conceivably put the other four players in a difficult position from a public relations standpoint. Some people familiar with his thinking have previously told ESPN that they believe he will cooperate.This dispute between the NFL and its union came to a head last month when Harrison, who has a history of public arguments with the league over discipline matters, said commissioner Roger Goodell would have to go to Harrisons house if Goodell wanted to interview him.ESPNs Dan Graziano contributed to this report. Wholesale Nike Shoes . The Americans, skipped by John Shuster, seized the advantage in the eighth end by scoring five points for a 7-3 lead. The Czechs pulled two back in the ninth, but Shusters team of third Jeff Isaacson, second Jared Zezel and lead John Landsteiner ended with another point to secure the last Olympic berth on offer. 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CLEMSON, S.C. -- Receiver Ray-Ray McCloud cant wait to see how teammate Deshaun Watson responds when No. 3 Louisville plays at Clemson on Saturday.McCloud knows the maddeningly calm and careful Watson will be primed to show the Cardinals and Heisman Trophy front-runner Lamar Jackson who is truly on top of the Atlantic Coast Conference.I know hes the best player in the country, McCloud said of the fifth-ranked Tigers quarterback. For him to go out there against someone who supposedly is the best player in the country as well is just going to get him to a whole other level.Watson and Tigers (4-0, 1-0 ACC) will certainly need it this week.Louisville (4-0, 2-0), behind Jacksons dynamic play, has been the surprise of college football. The Cardinals made believers of many two weeks ago with a 63-20 demolition of highly ranked Florida State, a game in which Jackson accounted for five touchdowns.Last week, Jackson had 479 yards of offense and seven touchdowns in a 59-28 victory over Marshall last Saturday to set up the ACC Atlantics undefeated showcase .Those are similar to the eye-popping numbers Watson amassed much of last season in leading Clemson to the ACC championship and a spot in the national title game.Watson hasnt put up big numbers so far but in a 26-7 win at Georgia Tech last week he threw for 304 yards -- his first time this season surpassing 300 yards -- with two touchdowns as the Tigers built a 23-0 halftime lead in their league opener.It was a positive step, Watson felt, although still not where he and Clemsons offense hopes to be by seasons end.Were going to focus on what weve got to do at Clemson, Watson said Monday. We cant focus on Louisville or Lamar Jackson. Weve got to do what we do.In a head-to-head matchup, though, give Watson the check mark for big-game experience.Watson excelled in several of them last year in showdown wins over No. 6 Notre Dame (24-22), No. 17 Florida State (23-13), No. 88 North Carolina (45-37) and No.dddddddddddd 2 Oklahoma (37-17).Watson nearly stole the show in a 45-40 loss to national champion Alabama last January with 478 yards of offense and four TD passes.If you play this game, all the great ones love the great competition of going against the best, Watson said.Still, Watson said he wont let himself get caught up in a Lamar-vs.-Deshaun mentality. The Heisman Trophy belonged to LSU runner Leonard Fournette this time a year ago before eventually going to Alabamas Derrick Henry, Watson recalled.I just do what I do to win, he said. I cant control what people thing about the Heisman (race). Thats out of my league.Louisville coach Bobby Petrino said his team showed good focus last week and expected a similar attention to detail in prepping for Clemson.I think were excited for it, he said. We feel like its a great opportunity for us. Our guys have worked extremely hard for it, put a lot of effort and dedication into getting here. Lets go play it.Watsons had his issues with Louisvilles defense in his two previous meetings. In 2014, Watson cracked a finger on a helmet in the first quarter and missed the rest of Clemsons 23-17 win. Watson was healthy, but off target at Louisville last season as Clemson held on for a 20-17 victory. He finished with 199 yards passing and two touchdowns, but threw two interceptions and struggled to consistently move the offense.Watson said that game was a building block toward bigger things later on -- something he believes is also happening this season as Clemsons attack continues its slow burn to success.Were still having the same energy that we had before, preparing at the same high level, Watson said. We just want to be 1-0 this week and move on from there.---AP college football website: www.collegefootball.ap.org ' ' '