FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The Jets lost another linebacker on Wednesday when the NFL suspended Brandon Copeland for the first four games of the season for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances.
The news comes as the Jets are already scrambling to fill the spot of starting inside linebacker Avery Williamson, who suffered a season-ending torn ACL on Thursday.
Copeland, an outside linebacker who started 10 games for the Jets last season, denied knowingly taking a banned substance on his Instagram account.
“This offseason, I began taking a supplement AFTER multiple verifications that it was safe for me to use," Copeland wrote.