Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict is facing a four-game suspension for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy, Adam Schefter of ESPN.com reports.
The suspension is in relation to a drug test from Dec. 27, 2017, according to Schefter. Burfict had already been ruled out for the remainder of the season at that point, and his appeal will focus on the fact that he was taking medication for two injuries he suffered during the year, and according to Schefter, Burfict will argue that he would not be taking PEDs to gain an advantage while he wasn't even playing.