Jul 18, 2017
NFL suspends Lions DE Bryant for four games
Detroit Lions defensive end Armonty Bryant has been suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy. He can return to the active roster on Oct. 2.
The Canadian Press
ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Detroit Lions defensive end Armonty Bryant has been suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the NFL's substance-abuse policy.
He can return to the active roster on Oct. 2.
The 26-year-old Bryant re-signed with Detroit in March after he had three sacks in five games.
Detroit signed Bryant after he was cut by the Cleveland Browns at the end of a four-game suspension for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs. After contributing in Detroit briefly last season, he was suspended three games for violating the NFL's policy on substances of abuse.
Bryant had 5 1/2 sacks for the Browns in 2015 and has 11 1/2 sacks in his 36-game, four-year career.
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