The Arizona Cardinals will be without DeAndre Hopkins to start the season this fall.
The NFL suspended Hopkins for six games on Monday for violating its performance-enhancing drugs policy, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Hopkins withdrew his appeal, according to the NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. That makes his suspension final.
The positive test apparently came back in November.
"In my 10-year NFL career, I have never tested positive for using performance enhancing drugs," Hopkins said in a statement on Monday night. "To learn that my November test came back with trace elements of a banned substance, I was confused and shocked.