CINCINNATI -- Bengals guard Alex Redmond, who started 15 games last season, is being suspended four games for violating the NFL's Performance-Enhancing Drug Policy, sources told ESPN.
Redmond struggled at times during his first full season as a starter. Although he started 15 games, he was also penalized 11 times, the second-highest number on the team behind right tackle Bobby Hart.
The Bengals sought to improve the position in free agency by signing guard John Miller, noting at the NFL owners' meetings that they considered him a starter.
A source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that Redmond played part of last season with a torn labrum and a hamstring injury, leading to the decision to take a substance he shouldn't have taken.