Statement from the Falcons website.
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| Jalen Collins |
Jalen Collins of the Atlanta Falcons has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2016 regular season for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances.
Collins is eligible to participate in all offseason and preseason practices and games.
[Note: The NFL policy on performance enhancing substances is posted on nflcommunications.com. After logging in, click on “About NFL” from the homepage and then “NFL Policies.”]
STATEMENT BY FALCONS HEAD COACH DAN QUINN:
We are disappointed to hear the news regarding Jalen today. I have already spoken to Jalen about this, and I have no doubt this will be something that he will learn from.
STATEMENT BY AN NFL SPOKESPERSON:
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| Armonty Brown |
Armonty Bryant of the Cleveland Browns has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2016 regular season for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances. Bryant is eligible to participate in all offseason and preseason practices and games.
[Note: The NFL policy on performance enhancing substances is posted on nflcommunications.com. After logging in, click on “About NFL” from the homepage and then “NFL Policies.”]
"The 100 Yards" Suspension Report
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| Odell Beckham Jr. |
New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham's one-game suspension was upheld during Wednesday's appeal hearing in New York, the league announced.
The star wideout, who will miss Sunday's game against the Vikings, was suspended by the NFL for multiple violations of safety-related playing rules during Sunday's 38-35 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Beckham's appeal hearing was heard by former NFL wide receiver James Thrash on Wednesday.
"Acts that jeopardize the safety of players or expose them to unnecessary risk cannot be tolerated," wrote Merton Hanks, NFL vice president of football operations, in his letter to Beckham on Monday.
Beckham issued an apology shortly after the appeal announcement:
I owe some people an apology. I wasn't raised to act like I did the other day. I am not here to make excuses for my conduct. This isn't about anything that was said or done to me. This is about my behavior, and I am responsible for my behavior. People expect better from me, and I expect better from myself.
First of all, I apologize to the organization I represent, the Giants, and our ownership, John Mara and his family and Steve Tisch and his family. And Jerry Reese, who drafted me and gave me the opportunity to be a part of this organization.
I want to apologize to Giants fans. They want to be proud of us, and proud of players like me who represent their team. What happened the other day was embarrassing to them and embarrassing to me.
A lot of kids look up to me as a role model. That is a responsibility I accept and take seriously. Many of the parents of those kids have asked since Sunday what they should say to their children about my conduct. I don't have the perfect answer, but I think one thing they can say is how I handled myself the other day is an example of how not to conduct yourself. I displayed poor sportsmanship. And those parents can also say that when you act like that, there are consequences. And I hope to be an example of somebody who did something wrong and learned from it.
Every game, all season
I owe Coach Coughlin, our coaches and my teammates an apology. They have had to answer for my actions, and that's not fair to them. How I conduct myself is my responsibility. I let my coaches and teammates down.
I am blessed and privileged to play the game I love, and I will do all I can to carry myself in a way that honors the game, the NFL, my team, my coaches, all my fans and my family moving forward.
Beckham had many incidents with Panthers cornerback Josh Norman on Sunday, with the wideout drawing four total penalties including three personal fouls. Dean Blandino, the NFL vice president of officiating, said Tuesday that Beckham's actions during the game warranted ejection, even though referees chose not remove him from the game.
"The 100 Yards" Suspension Report
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| Odell Beckham Jr. |
New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. was suspended one game, NFL official spokesperson Michael Signora announced Monday.
Beckham had three personal fouls called against him during Sunday's heartbreaking loss against the Carolina Panthers.
The Giants will be without their star player as they travel to Minnesota for a tough road matchup against the Vikings.
