More than 20 NFL players will be sitting out Week 1 because of suspensions each received from the league this offseason, and among that group are four household names: Julian Edelman, Thomas Davis, Jameis Winston and Mark Ingram II.
Though the length of each suspension varies for each player, the NFL's rules of what the players are prohibited from doing are straight forward. Players cannot: visit the team facility; attend or watch practice; have contact with team personnel; exchange game plans, playbooks, plays or videos from an electronic device such as a computer or cellphone; be involved in football-related activities or conversations with teammates away from the facility, including workouts; be a spectator in the stands at home or away games; and attend any team or league news conferences.