Tampa Tribune · Jul 10, 2019
Bucs’ Ryan Smith suspended for performance enhancers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Ryan Smith (29) warms up before the Tampa Bay Buccaneers game against the San Francisco 49ers on November 25, 2018 at Raymond James Stadium, in Tampa, Fla. (MONICA HERNDON | Times)The NFL suspended Buccaneers cornerback Ryan Smith four games without pay for violating the performance-enhancing substances policy, the league announced Wednesday.
The suspension is costly for Smith, a player who lost his starting role a season ago and has been supplanted on the depth chart by incoming rookies. The Bucs took a trio of defensive backs — Sean Bunting, Jamel Dean and Mike Edwards — in the first three rounds of the 2019 draft.
