{"id":10988,"date":"2024-10-15T03:48:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T03:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=10988"},"modified":"2024-10-15T03:48:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T03:48:28","slug":"report-nfl-suspends-houston-texans-star-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=10988","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: NFL Suspends Houston Texans Star Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The surging\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/houston-texans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston Texans<\/a>\u00a0will be without standout defensive tackle Mario Edwards Jr. for the next four games.<\/p>\n<p>According to ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter, the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0has suspended Mario Edwards Jr. four games due to his violation of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1845918472070381583\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">league\u2019s substance abuse policy<\/a>. He\u2019ll be eligible to return for the team\u2019s Week 11 road game against the Dallas Cowboys on \u201cMonday Night Football.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Houston moved to 5-1 after Sunday\u2019s 41-21 blowout victory over the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium. They\u2019ll visit the Green Bay Packers this Sunday before returning home for a Week 8 contest with the AFC South rival Indianapolis Cols.<\/p>\n<p>The Texans will visit\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/aaron-rodgers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aaron Rodgers<\/a>\u2019 New York Jets on \u201c<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/thursday-night-football\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thursday Night Football<\/a>\u201d in Week 9 before traveling to Detroit for a Sunday night clash with the Lions in prime time.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=alexhoegler&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1845918472070381583&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fnfl-suspends-houston-texans-star-player%2F&amp;sessionId=cd384d62906dd56e7662a5f93216ca854beb4199&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1845918472070381583\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div>The 30-year-old Mario Edwards Jr. signed with the Texans in free agency after spending last year with the Seattle Seahawks. He already has two sacks to go along with one fumble recovery and a pass breakup.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Mario Edwards Jr. only needs just two more sacks to match his career-high that was set with the Chicago Bears during the 2020 season. But that opportunity is in jeopardy after being hit with a four-game suspension.<\/p>\n<p>For his career, Edwards Jr. has 23.5 sacks, six forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and seven pass breakups in 120 NFL games. He has also played for the Oakland\/Las Vegas Raiders, New Orleans Saints, New York Giants and Tennessee Titans.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-texans-have-enough-depth-to-get-by-without-mario-edwards-jr\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Texans Have Enough Depth To Get By Without Mario Edwards Jr.<\/h2>\n<p>Losing a starting defensive player is never convenient, especially for a team with Super Bowl aspirations like the Texans. 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