The NFL has suspended New York Jets tight end Kellen Winslow four games for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.
According to ESPN, Winslow will miss games against Pittsburgh, New England, Cincinnati and New Orleans. He will be eligible to return to action on Nov.4, one day after the Jets host the unbeaten Saints.
Winslow, who has a team-high 17 receptions for 169 yards and two touchdowns, will lose roughly $200,000 in missed wages. He told ESPN the ruling "came as a huge surprise to him," later adding "I have investigated all possible sources since learning of the positive test, including possible medical causes, but frustratingly, I don not know the source. I do not take supplements that list any banned ingredients, but the NFL policy is very strict, so I am accountable for the results."
The Jets signed Winslow to a one-year contract in June, following a three-day tryout. The 30-year-old former Miami Hurricane star was the sixth overall pick in the 2004 draft by the Cleveland Browns and made the Pro Bowl in 2007 with 82 catches and a career-high 1,106 yards and five touchdowns.
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