Arthur Jones Suspended Four Games for PEDs
The Indianapolis Colts will be without Arthur Jones for the start of 2016
Veteran defensive tackle Arthur Jones will be suspended for the first four games of the 2016 NFL season after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs.
Jones will be eligible to participate in all of the Colts offseason workouts, preseason practices and preseason games.
Jones played in just nine games in 2014 for the Colts, and missed all of 2015 after injuring his ankle prior to the season
Arthur Jones suspended: https://t.co/p3PwrOKvF5 pic.twitter.com/LpLeNmdZYw
— NFL (@NFL) July 22, 2016
The 30-year-old will miss games against the Lions, Broncos, Chargers, and Jaguars. The final game of his suspension will be played in London at Wembley stadium against Jacksonville.
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Jones signed a five-year, $33,000,000 contract with the Indianapolis Colts prior to the 2014 season. In that deal, Jones received $16,000,000 guaranteed, and a $5,500,000 signing bonus.
In his nine games with the Colts in 2014, Jones had 1.5 sacks, 19 tackles, and a forced fumble.
The loss of Jones opens up an opportunity for fourth round pick Hassan Ridgeway, who is listed as the backup defensive tackle. The Colts selected Ridgeway out of Texas earlier this year incase the veteran Jones could not play the entire season. He was also expected to help a defensive line that allowed more than 120 rushing yards per game last season without Jones.
Originally drafted in the third round by the Baltimore Ravens back in 2010 out of Syracuse, Arthur Jones won a Super Bowl ring with the Ravens during their 2012 championship run. He is the brother of Arizona Cardinals pass rusher Chandler Jones, who was acquired over the offseason from the New England Patriots.