The NFL holds its players to high standards on how they behave on and off the field. Players who are not meeting these expectations are usually fined or suspended by the league. Here’s a look at the players who have been suspended for any amount of games for the upcoming season:
Chad Kelly, Quarterback, Indianapolis Colts
Length of Suspension: 2 Games
Kelly was suspended for violating the league’s personal conduct policy after he was arrested and charged with trespassing last Halloween.
Jhurell Pressley, Running Back, Free Agent
Length of Suspension: 2 Games
Pressley was suspended for violating the league’s PEDs policy. The reason for the suspension was originally undisclosed when it was announced in April, but it was eventually reported three days later.
Kareem Hunt, Running Back, Cleveland Browns
Length of Suspension: 8 Games
Hunt was suspended for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. In February 2018, he was involved in a physical altercation with a woman that prompted his release from the Chiefs.
Leonte Carroo, Wide Receiver, Free Agent
Length of Suspension: 4 Games
Carroo was suspended for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.
Josh Gordon, Wide Receiver, New England Patriots
Length of Suspension: Indefinite
Gordon was suspended indefinitely for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. He violated the terms of his previous reinstatement, hence the suspension.
Martavis Bryant, Wide Receiver, Free Agent
Length of Suspension: Indefinite
Bryant was suspended indefinitely for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. He violated the terms of his previous reinstatement, hence the suspension.
Chris Herndon, Tight End, New York Jets
Length of Suspension: 4 Games
Herndon was suspended for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. He pleaded guilty in January to driving while intoxicated which led to an accident.
Rico Gathers, Tight End, Dallas Cowboys
Length of Suspension: 1 Game
Gathers was suspended for the first game of the Cowboys’ season for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. He was arrested in 2018 for marijuana possession.
Benjamin Watson, Tight End, New England Patriots
Length of Suspension: 4 Games
Watson was suspended for four games after he failed a drug test. He originally retired back in December but later returned to the NFL to sign with the Patriots. He failed the drug test because of the treatment he received after his retirement.
Antonio Garcia, Offensive Tackle, Indianapolis Colts
Length of Suspension: 4 Games
Garcia was suspended for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs).
Alex Redmond, Offensive Guard, Cincinnati Bengals
Length of Suspension: 4 Games
Redmond was suspended for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs).
Richie Incognito, Offensive Guard, Oakland Raiders
Length of Suspension: 2 Games
Incognito was suspended for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. He was convicted of disorderly conduct in an incident dating back to August 2018, hence the suspension.
Aaron Neary, Center, Los Angeles Rams
Length of Suspension: 4 Games
Neary was suspended for violating the league’s policy on substance abuse. He received the suspension because of a DUI arrest that occurred in September 2018.
Ra’Shede Hageman, Defensive End, Atlanta Falcons
Length of Suspension: 2 Games
Hageman was suspended for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
Dion Jordan, Defensive End, Free Agent
Length of Suspension: 10 Games
Jordan was suspended for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs).
Randy Gregory, Defensive End, Dallas Cowboys
Length of Suspension: Indefinite
Gregory was suspended indefinitely for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.
David Onyemata, Defensive Tackle, New Orleans Saints
Length of Suspension: 1 Game
Onyemata was suspended for violating the league’s substance abuse policy. Back in February, he was issued a misdemeanor summons for marijuana possession.
David Irving, Defensive Tackle, Dallas Cowboys
Length of Suspension: Indefinite
Irving was suspended indefinitely for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.
Malik McDowell, Defensive Tackle, Free Agent
Length of Suspension: 2 Games
McDowell was suspended for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. He was arrested in February for two incidents that occurred in Michigan, one involving an altercation.
Patrick Peterson, Cornerback, Arizona Cardinals
Length of Suspension: 6 Games
Peterson was suspended for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs).
Ryan Smith, Cornerback, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Length of Suspension: 4 Games
Smith was suspended for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs).
Holton Hill, Cornerback, Minnesota Vikings
Hill was suspended for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs).
