GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers made no excuses for Mike Pennel, who now holds the dubious distinction of becoming the first player under coach Mike McCarthy to be suspended twice in the same season.
The third-year defensive tackle received his second four-game ban of the season for violating the NFL’s substance-abuse policy. He missed the first four games of the year and now will miss the final four. He is eligible to play if the Packers make the playoffs, and it sounds like the Packers, at least for now, are standing by him.