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Texans' Duane Brown wins appeal of PED suspension, blames bad beef in Mexico

Texans' offensive tackle Duane Brown has won an appeal of a 10-game suspension by the NFL for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.

Brown faced a 10-game suspension last season for testing positive for clenbuterol -- which is on the league's list of banned substances -- but won his appeal, which was based on eating too much meat during a trip to Mexico. (Brown's potential suspension and appeal were first reported by ESPN.com.)

After the NFL informed him that he had tested positive and would be suspended for 10 games, Brown filed an appeal that was handled by the NFL Players Association.