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Brandin Echols suspended one game to open NFL season

Former Kentucky defensive back Brandin Echols will not be joining the New York Jets for Aaron Rodgers’ debut as the new face of the franchise. Instead, the 25-year-old has been suspended for the season opener.

The NFL announced the one-game suspension for a violation of an undisclosed league policy on Thursday.

Echols was involved in a high-speed crash that led to a man being partially paralyzed back in April 2022. He was issued motor vehicle summonses for reckless driving, speeding, unsafe lane change, improper passing and failure to wear a seatbelt, according to police records obtained by the Daily Record.