5 NFL players who were suspended for smoking Marijuana ft. Josh Gordon

#3 - Ricky Williams

Miami Dolphins RB, Ricky Williams.

Ricky Williams spent three seasons with the New Orleans Saints after being chosen as the fifth overall pick in the 1999 NFL Draft. He then spent the bulk of his career with the Miami Dolphins before finishing with the Baltimore Ravens for a year. He rushed for more than 10,000 career yards.

Williams was also notorious for his marijuana use during his playing career. He failed three drug tests prior to the 2004 season and was suspended for a year but decided to retire from football. He took a year off to study holistic medicine before returning the following year. A year later, he was again suspended for a full season for yet another failed drug test due to marijuana use.

#4 - Josh Gordon

Cleveland Browns WR, Josh Gordon.

Josh Gordon has a long list of suspensions due to marijuana use during his football career, starting with his first while attending Baylor. It continued into his NFL career with the Cleveland Browns, New England Patriots, and Seattle Seahawks.

Gordon received suspensions during his time with every team he has played for, with the exception of his current team, the Kansas City Chiefs. He has been suspended a total of seven times (eight if including college) for violating the league's substance abuse policy. Of these seven times, six were for marijuana and one was for alcohol.

#5 - Martavis Bryant

Pittsburgh Steelers WR, Martavis Bryant.

Martavis Bryant spent the first four years of his career with the Steelers after being selected in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He was suspended for the first four games of the 2015 season due to a failed drug test. He was then suspended for the entire 2016 season for again testing positive for marijuana.

Bryant was reinstated for the 2017 season before being traded to the Oakland Raiders the following offseason. He was released from the team after failing another marijuana test and was facing another year-long suspension.