The NFL suspended Houston Texans defensive lineman Mario Edwards Jr. for 4 video games with out pay for violating the league’s substance abuse coverage, the NFL introduced on Monday.
Edwards, who signed as a loose agent with the Texans in March, has began all six video games for Houston (5-1) and has 18 tackles, two sacks, 5 quarterback hits and one fumble restoration.
The 30-year-old will omit video games at Inexperienced Bay on Sunday, in opposition to Indianapolis on Oct. 27, on the New York Jets on Oct. 31 and at house in opposition to the Detroit Lions on Nov. 10. He’s going to be eligible for reinstatement on Nov. 11.
The Oakland Raiders decided on him in the second one spherical of the 2015 NFL Draft. He has 174 profession tackles with 30 tackles for loss, 57 QB hits, 23.5 sacks, 4 compelled fumbles and one fumble restoration in 120 video games (39 begins) for the Raiders (2015-17), New York Giants (2018), New Orleans Saints (2019), Chicago Bears (2020-21), Tennessee Titans (2022), Seattle Seahawks (2023) and Texans.
Edwards’ suspension starts as Texans defensive finish Denico Autry finished his six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s coverage in opposition to the usage of efficiency bettering medicine.
Autry, 34, who signed a two-year deal price $20 million with the Texans in March, launched a remark following the July 29 suspension. He asserted that he took a medicine that, unbeknownst to him, contained a banned substance.
Autry had a career-best 11.5 sacks remaining season for the Titans and likewise had a career-high 50 tackles in 17 video games (14 begins). In 142 video games (89 begins) over 10 seasons with the Raiders (2014-17), Colts (2018-20) and Titans, he has 59 sacks and 310 tackles.
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