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Jaguar Looking at Suspension

Posted Oct 31, 07 10:50 PM CDT in Sports 

(Newser) – One of the aging bulwarks of Jacksonville's stout defense, tackle Marcus Stroud has tested positive for an undisclosed banned substance, reports the Florida Times-Union. Stroud may appeal, but the team may have already decided he is better off serving his four-game suspension sooner rather than later in the season.

Earlier this week, the Jaguars signed Atlanta castoff defensive tackle Grady Jackson, possibly in anticipation of the suspension. Stroud, a three-time Pro Bowler, missed five games due to injury last year; it is unknown whether the illegal supplement was prescribed to him to rehab  his right ankle, which he underwent surgery to repair in the offseason.

Source Florida Times-Union

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Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Marcus Stroud works out with a medicine ball during the NFL football team's second day of training camp, Sunday, July 29, 2007, in Jacksonville, Fla. Stroud had ankle...   (Associated Press)
Tennessee Titans running back Chris Brown, left, runs for fourth-quarter yardage as Jacksonville Jaguars defender Marcus Stroud, right, cannot make the tackle during a National Football League game, Sunday,...   (Associated Press)
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