The NFL has upheld its four-game suspension of Houston Texans linebacker Brian Cushing on Thursday for taking a performance-enhancing drug, according to Associated Press.
Cushing, the reigning Associated Press Defensive Rookie of the Year, was suspended in May for testing positive for HCG, a fertility drug that is on the NFL's banned substances list. Cushing claims that he has a unique medical condition that triggered the positive test.
Cushing will miss games against Indianapolis, Washington, Dallas and Oakland before becoming eligible to return Oct. 10, when Houston hosts the New York Giants.
The former first-round draft pick started every game at outside linebacker last season, making 133 tackles and helping solidify the Houston defense. The Texans went 9-7 and just missed the AFC playoffs, their first winning record in their eight-year franchise history.
Xavier Adibi, a third-year pro who started five games in 2008, has backed up Cushing during training camp. The Texans also might move starting weakside linebacker Zac Diles into his place.
Cushing’s suspension does not include the preseason. Houston, which practiced Wednesday and Thursday with defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans in Metaire, La., will play the Saints Saturday at the Louisiana Superdome.
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