Taylor Lewan’s appeal of his four-game suspension for violating the league’s policy against performance-enhancing drugs has been denied, and the Tennessee Titans’ left tackle’s suspension is now official.
The NFL made the announcement on Friday, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Lewan will be suspended without pay for the first four weeks of the 2019 NFL season, and he’ll be eligible to return in Week 5 at home against the Buffalo Bills. Monday, September 30th is the official date Lewan can be added to the active roster.
Here’s the official statement from the NFL, per Jim Wyatt of Titans Online:
“Taylor Lewan of the Tennessee Titans has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the 2019 regular season for violating the NFL policy on performance-enhancing substances.