ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – Zach Sterup, a backup offensive tackle for the Kansas City Chiefs, was suspended by the NFL for the first four games of the regular season for a violation of the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances.
Sterup can continue to practice at training camp and play in preseason games.
Sterup signed with the Chiefs in May after he impressed them as a tryout player at their post-draft rookie camp. He was the second-team right tackle in last Saturday’s preseason opener against the Seattle Seahawks.
Still, his chances for making the team didn’t appear good, even before the suspension.