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Sources: Arizona Cardinals WR DeAndre Hopkins suspended six games for violating PED policy

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona Cardinals star wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins is being suspended six games for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs, league sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Hopkins withdrew his appeal, a source told Schefter, so the suspension will stand.

The suspension comes four days after the Cardinals traded their first-round pick to the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday for wide receiver Marquise Brown.

Hopkins, a three-time first-team All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl selection, is set to turn 30 on June 6 and is coming off an injury-riddled season that led to the lowest output of his career.