Cayleb Jones of Vikings suspended 4 games for performance-enhancing drugs

May 1, 2018 at 4:08AM
The NFL suspended Vikings receiver Cayleb Jones for four games after he violated the league's performance-enhancing drug policy.
The NFL suspended Vikings receiver Cayleb Jones for four games after he violated the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Another Vikings player has been suspended for the start of the 2018 season. The NFL suspended receiver Cayleb Jones for four games after he violated the league's performance-enhancing drug policy.

He won't be available for an NFL regular-season game until Week 5, which starts Sept. 28 for the Vikings. Earlier in April, linebacker Kentrell Brothers was suspended four games for violating the same policy.

Jones, 25, spent last year on the Vikings practice squad and re-signed a futures deal in January. Jones, 6-3 and 209 pounds, went undrafted out of Arizona in 2016.

He's the brother of Bills receiver Zay Jones, who was reportedly arrested in March for felony vandalism. Zay Jones was seen on a video obtained by TMZ Sports struggling with another man, identified by the site as Cayleb, and reportedly trying to jump out of a 30th-floor window until police arrived.

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These players agreed to terms on Monday:

QB: Peter Pujals (Holy Cross).

Wide receivers: Jake Wieneke (South Dakota State), Armanti Foreman (Texas), Jeff Badet (Oklahoma), Korey Robertson (Southern Mississippi).

Tight end: Tyler Hoppes (Nebraska).

Backs: Kamryn Pettway, FB (Auburn); Roc Thomas, RB (Jacksonville State); Mike Boone, RB (Cincinnati).

Linemen: Chris Gonzalez, G (San Jose State).

Defensive linemen: Curtis Cothran, DT (Penn State); Jonathan Wynn, DE (Vanderbilt).

Linebackers: Hercules Mata'afa (Washington State), Garret Dooley (Wisconsin).

Defensive backs: Tray Matthews (Auburn), Holton Hill (Texas), Trevon Mathis (Toledo).

South Dakota State wide receiver Jake Wieneke runs a drill during the NFL football scouting combine, Saturday, March 3, 2018, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) ORG XMIT: INDC1
SDSU wide receiver Jake Wieneke is from Maple Grove. (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
This is a 2017 photo of Cayleb Jones of the Minnesota Vikings NFL football team. This image reflects the Minnesota Vikings active roster as of Wednesday, April 26, 2017 when this image was taken. (AP Photo) ORG XMIT: NFLHS17
Jones (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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