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Giants' Owa Odighizuwa suspended for violating NFL's drug policy

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - New York Giants defensive end Owa Odighizuwa was suspended four games for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.

Odighizuwa will be eligible to return October 2.

This is the latest in a bizarre year for the 2015 third-round pick. Odighizuwa said on Twitter in March that he needed some time away from the game. He was at the Giants facility for the start of the team's offseason workout program, but then missed most of the spring as he dealt with personal issues.

The Giants excused Odighizuwa from mandatory minicamp in June.