5 NFL players who were suspended for using PEDs

5 NFL players who were suspended for using PEDs continued.

#3 - Josh Gordon

Kansas City Chiefs v Philadelphia Eagles

A player of ridiculous talent, only to be consistently interrupted by numerous incidents. Gordon was suspended for two games back in 2013 for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy, although looking at his stats from that year, you wouldn't know it.

He finished with an astonishing 1,646 receiving yards and nine touchdowns. Many thought that was the end of it, but Gordon would then miss the entire 2015 and 2016 seasons for the same thing.

He then bounced around the league from Cleveland to Seattle and is now with the Chiefs as he looks to get his life back on track.

#2 - Julian Edelman

Denver Broncos v New England Patriots

The Patriots superstar receiver was banned for four games of the 2018 NFL season after he was found to have violated the league's policy on performance enhancing drugs. The receiver missed the entire 2017 season due to an ACL tear in his knee.

Edelman's suspension reared its ugly head as the Patriots would win the Super Bowl that year with the receiver winning the Super Bowl MVP award. Many thought that Edelman should not have even been on the field because of his PED use.

#1 - Brian Cushing

Denver Broncos v Houston Texans

Life comes at you fast and after an impressive rookie season that saw him win the NFL Rookie of the Year award in 2009, the following year, Cushing was suspended for violating the league's PED policy. He was then suspended for 10 games following a second incident regarding PEDs in 2017.

Like Edelman, he would miss the first four games of an NFL season. He returned to play the remaining 12 games of the season, finishing with 1.5 sacks. The following season, he played all 16 games and totalled four sacks. He would retire from the NFL in 2018 after playing nine years with the Texans.