GREEN BAY, Wis. – Former Green Bay Packers offensive tackle Jared Veldheer, who twice came out of retirement and was considering it again, made it official on Thursday after being suspended by the NFL.
Veldheer was suspended for six games by the NFL on Thursday for violating the league’s policy against performance enhancing drugs.
In a statement to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Veldheer said he was prescribed “low dose” clomiphene citrate, which is an alternative to testosterone that is used to combat low testosterone levels. Veldheer said his low T was “likely caused from pituitary damage suffered from repeated blow to the head.