For a third time in just more than a year, the NFL has suspended Carolina Panthers defensive end Frank Alexander for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.
And this time it’s for at least a year.
Alexander will begin serving his suspension immediately, and it’s likely to end his career with the Panthers.
Alexander, who was suspended for four games at the start of the 2014 season and then another 10 games as he was about to return from suspension, is on the team’s injured reserve as he recovers from an Achilles tear suffered in the preseason.