Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict has been suspended four games for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy, the team announced.
Burfict will miss the first four games of the season without pay but can participate in all preseason and offseason workouts and games, according to an NFL spokesperson.
The suspension is in relation to a drug test from Dec. 27, 2017. Burfict was taking medication for a concussion he suffered on Dec. 4 when he was hit by Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster, and a Grade 3 shoulder AC sprain that he suffered on Dec.