As we sit here and wait to find out whether or not the appeal of Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le’Veon Bell will result in his reported four-game suspension being overturned for allegedly missing “multiple” drug tests, new information surfaced on Monday as to why he may have missed those tests.
According to Stan Savran of 970 ESPN Radio, Bell allegedly didn’t know about his scheduled drug tests due to him changing his phone number.
So, what does the NFL’s substance abuse policy say about missed tests? Below is a copy of APPENDIX E:
As you can see above, and assuming Bell indeed missed three tests, that is how the league likely arrived at a four-game suspension for the Steelers running back.