{"id":1772,"date":"2024-07-29T20:41:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T20:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=1772"},"modified":"2024-07-29T20:41:42","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T20:41:42","slug":"breaking-houston-texans-dealt-major-blow-as-star-player-suspended-by-the-nfl-for-six-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=1772","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Houston Texans Dealt Major Blow As Star Player Suspended By The NFL For Six Games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Denico Autry is getting his career off with the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/houston-texans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Houston Texans<\/a>\u00a0in the worst way possible.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-sm-content-width\" data-content-name=\"mai-video-player\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<p><a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/ian-rapoport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ian Rapoport<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0Network reported that the NFL is suspending defensive end Denico Autry for six games for violating its policy against performance-enhancing drugs.<\/p>\n<p>He denied using performance-enhancing drugs through his agent, Rodney Edwards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the course of my ten-year NFL career, I have never engaged in use of performance enhancing drugs,\u201d Autry said in a written statement. \u201cOver that period, I have been subject to countless tests, none of which have ever returned a positive result. I was stunned this offseason when I learned that one of my tests returned a positive result.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI immediately investigated the matter and discovered that a pharmacy to which my doctors submitted a prescription for a different medication, had, whether intentionally, recklessly, or negligently, included a banned substance.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Texans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Texans<\/a> DE Denico Autry is being suspended 6 games for violating NFL policy against performance enhancing drugs.<\/p>\n<p>He has released a statement saying, \u201cIt was important to me that the NFL know that I did not intentionally or even knowingly ingest a banned substance.\u201c<\/p>\n<p>Full: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1zc7k8eyTb\">pic.twitter.com\/1zc7k8eyTb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1817968045131997694?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 29, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Denico Autry made it clear that he did not know the medication contained a banned substance, but he did accept his suspension while he apologized to the Texans, his teammates, and the fan base.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>\u201cFinally, I want to assure our fans that my commitment to competing to the best of my ability has only grown, and I look forward to returning to the field,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-denico-autry-s-suspension-puts-the-houston-texans-in-a-bind\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Denico Autry\u2019s Suspension Puts The Houston Texans In A Bind<\/h2>\n<p>The Houston Texans Denico Autry to a two-year, $20 million deal with $10 million guaranteed just this offseason, per\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ESPN.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 34-year-old had a career-high 11 1\/2 sacks last season for the Titans.<\/p>\n<div id=\"incontent-ad-3\" class=\"pw-incontent\" data-label=\"Advertisement\"><\/div>\n<p>He is certainly going to have much lower than that after he was suspended for violating its policy against performance-enhancing drugs.<\/p>\n<p>His untimely suspension puts Houston in a little bit of a bind, as he was supposed to be a huge part of this defense.<\/p>\n<p>The Texans now have to go another route, as they were supposed to use the defensive end on obvious passing downs, which is something he excelled at.<\/p>\n<p>The Texans did sign defensive end Jerry Hughes a week before camp began, so maybe he will get a huge chance to step up.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Denico Autry is getting his career off with the\u00a0Houston Texans\u00a0in the worst way possible. 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