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Could doping allegations hurt the Peyton Manning brand?
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Dec 28, 2015
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Could doping allegations hurt the Peyton Manning brand?
The sports world is once again buzzing about how far athletes are willing to go to win after a report from Al Jazeera names several top athletes.
Quarterback Peyton Manning #18 of the Denver Broncos reacts as he walks off the field after their 43-8 loss to the Seattle Seahawks during Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium on February 2, 2014 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Quarterback Peyton Manning #18 of the Denver Broncos reacts as he walks off the field after their 43-8 loss to the Seattle Seahawks during Super Bowl XLVIII at MetLife Stadium on February 2, 2014 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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The sports world is once again buzzing about how far athletes are willing to go to win after a report from Al Jazeera names several top athletes.

The sports world is once again buzzing about how far athletes are willing to go to win after a report from Al Jazeera named several top athletes as being involved in using banned performance enhancing substances, such as human growth hormone or HGH.

The highest-profile name in the report is Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning.

The allegations come from an Al Jazeera America investigation called "The Dark Side: The Secret World of Sports Doping." Peyton Manning has denied the allegations, telling Sports Illustrated that the allegation is "a total fabrication." The Denver Broncos have also said they they support Manning "100 percent."

For more, we're joined by Courtney Brunious, associate director at the Sports Business Institute at the University of Southern California.