LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Chicago Bears linebacker Jerrell Freeman has been suspended without pay for the next 10 games for a second violation of the league's policy on performance enhancing substances.
The Bears placed Freeman on injured reserve in Week 2 after the veteran tore a pectoral muscle in the season opener versus Atlanta, but Freeman suggested on Monday that the concussion he also sustained in the Falcons game contributed to the latest suspension.
"I hate to say I'm sorry again, but I'm sorry," Freeman posted on his official Twitter account. "I've been on IR all year and you try and stay out of sight, but sorry for the distraction.