5 NFL players who were suspended for using PEDs
The NFL is always on guard for players trying to be sneaky and get that little extra advantage over the competition. Performance enhancing drugs is a no go for just about every sporting organization on the planet.
Despite players knowing the risks of taking it as suspensions and fines follow if caught, some still do it. While we don't fully understand why they do this, it appears that the rewards outweigh the risks associated with taking PEDs.
Numerous players have been caught and suspended by the NFL for violating its policy, which carries a six-game suspension.
Here are five players that have been suspended by the NFL for using PED's.
#5 - Deandre Hopkins
The superstar receiver is the latest to be hit with a PED suspension as he violated the league's policy in May of this year. As a result, the Cardinals will be without their biggest weapon for the first six games of the season.
Arizona is losing DeAndre Hopkins to a six-game suspension, it lost Christian Kirk to Jacksonville during free agency, and it adds more insight into the Cardinals’ draft-day trade for former Ravens’ WR Marquise Brown.
This is not ideal as Arizona is entering this season with huge question marks over its offense along with Kyler Murray. With Hopkins in and out of the team last season, the Cardinals looked like a shell of themselves. Given that the star receiver will miss six games straight off the bat, Arizona would not want to start the season poorly.
#4 - Jordan Willis
The San Francisco 49ers edge rusher was suspended for six games in June of 2021 for violating the league's policy. Willis was re-signed by San Francisco in March of that year but was then hit with the suspension.
Willis was involved in ten games with the 49ers in 2021 and registered three sacks to go with 15 combined tackles. The 27-year-old looked to put his indecreson behind him as he looked to make an impact for the 49ers.
He did, as he blocked a punt in the fourth quarter of the playoff game against the Packers, which San Francisco would go on to win.