Free-agent CB Claiborne suspended four games

Free-agent cornerback Morris Claiborne has been suspended for the first four weeks of the 2019 NFL season for violating the league's substance-abuse policy.

Claiborne has so far gone unsigned this offseason and the suspension may be a contributing reason for why he is still on the market.

Claiborne, 29, enjoyed another solid season in 2018 for the New York Jets, finishing with a career-high two interceptions (one for a touchdown). He was credited with 10 pass breakups, tied for 13th in the league, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

The knock on Claiborne when he arrived in 2017 from the Dallas Cowboys was that he couldn't stay healthy. In fact, he missed 33 games in five seasons in Dallas,…