The NFL on Friday suspended Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell for the first three games of the season for missing multiple drug tests, a violation of the NFL's substance abuse policy.
Bell initially faced a four-game suspension, but it was reduced to three games following an appeal. Bell offered an apology in an Instagram post shortly after the suspension was announced, a post he later deleted.
"I'm not the perfect person," Bell said in the post. "I'm not going to say I act like a perfect person. I make mistakes. I want to apologize for everything I put you guys through the last couple years. It's been a frustrating run for you. It's been a frustrating run for me."
Brown's wife declined to talk to the NFL
The NFL says the former wife of suspended New York Giants place-kicker Josh Brown turned down multiple requests to speak to the league about her allegations of being the victim of repeated domestic violence.
In a statement Friday, the league said it conducted a 10-month investigation into the circumstances surrounding the arrest of Brown in May 2015 in Woodinville, Wash., on a fourth-degree domestic violence charge.
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• Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn says punter Matt Bosher avoided a serious injury to his chest when he was knocked out of Thursday's game. Quinn said he doesn't know whether Bosher will be available for next week's preseason game. Quinn said the team will hold a workout for another punter, but he expects Bosher's injury to be a "short-term thing."
• The Jacksonville Jaguars and city officials broke ground on the second phase of a $90 million upgrade to EverBank Field.
