The NFL has suspended Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jordan Addison three games without pay for violating the league’s substances of abuse policy, the club announced Tuesday.
ESPN reported Monday that the team was bracing for the news following the adjudication of his legal case stemming from his arrest on a DUI charge in July 2024.
According to the team, Addison can participate fully in all training camp activities and preseason games. But he will not play when the Vikings open the regular season Sept. 8 in Chicago against the Bears on Monday Night Football. Addison also will miss the home games against the Atlanta Falcons and Cincinnati Bengals in Weeks 2 and 3.
Addison is eligible to return for Minnesota’s Week 4 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Dublin, Ireland.
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