Back to the Oregon State Beavers Newsfeed

Ex-Oregon State star Victor Bolden suspended four games for PEDs

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Victor Bolden was suspended for four games for violating the NFL's policy of performance enhancing drugs, the league announced Friday.

-- NFL (@NFL) June 1, 2018

Bolden, a former Oregon State star, will miss the first four games of the regular season. Bolden said he "unknowingly" used a substance banned by the NFL.

"Unknowingly, I used a supplement that was on the NFL's banned substance list," Bolden said in a statement released by the team Friday. "As a professional athlete, I take full responsibility for not verifying the ingredients of the supplement.