Randy Gregory Suspended 1 Year by NFL for Substance Abuse Violation

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Randy Gregory’s season is over after two games. The NFL announced Thursday the Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman is suspended without pay for “at least one year” for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.

Nick Eatman of the Cowboys’ official website passed along the news, noting Gregory is ineligible for the team’s playoff run.

Andrew Siciliano of NFL Network provided the official statement:

Details coming up next @nflnetwork pic.twitter.com/KsqFqSRCYC

— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) January 5, 2017

In September, Gregory accepted his 10-game suspension for a substance abuse violation, which was tacked onto a four-game suspension he had already started serving.

The 24-year-old made his 2016 debut during Dallas’ 42-21 victory over the Detroit Lions in Week 16, finishing the year with nine combined tackles and one sack in two games.

Gregory played despite having failed another drug test, according to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo (via NFL.com’s Jeremy Bergman). On New Year’s Day, he said he wasn’t …

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