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Report: Rico Gathers suspended first game of 2019 season for violating NFL’s substance abuse policy

We’re in the middle of June which means now is the time of year that you typically don’t want to hear news about your favorite NFL team. Such was not the case on Friday as it was announced that tight end Rico Gather is suspended for the first game of the season.

#Cowboys TE Rico Gathers has been suspended without pay for the first game of the 2019 regular season for violating the NFL’s policy and program on substances of abuse.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) June 14, 2019

This suspension is officially a result of Gathers’ arrest a year ago for marijuana possession.