Quinn suspended for first two games
Dallas Cowboys defensive end Robert Quinn has been suspended for the first two games of the regular season for violating the NFL’s ban on performance enhancers.
Quinn was acquired in a trade with the Miami Dolphins in the offseason. The league said Thursday the ninth-year player is eligible to practice and play in preseason games, but he is out until the regular season after breaking his left hand in practice at training camp.
The 29-year-old Quinn will be eligible to return in Week 3 at home against the Dolphins.
Quinn’s agent, Sean Kiernan, said in a statement released on Twitter he was “extremely disappointed” in the NFL’s decision to suspend Quinn.
Kiernan said Quinn takes medication to control seizures. The agent said it is believed Quinn’s medication was contaminated with probenecid when a prescription was filled at a pharmacy. Probenecid was used as a masking agent for steroids in the 1980s and ’90s, Kiernan said, but is used now as a prescription drug to treat gout. Kiernan said records showed that a prescription for probenecid was filled before Quinn’s prescription at the pharmacy he uses.
Browns’ Johnson traded to Texans
Duke Johnson got his wish, and the Cleveland Browns got more than expected for him.
Cleveland traded the disgruntled running back to the Houston Texans for an undisclosed 2020 draft pick. A person familiar with the deal told the Associated Press that the Browns are getting a fourth-round pick that can become a thirdrounder.
One of the NFL’s most versatile backs the last four seasons, Johnson had grown unhappy with his role and asked to be traded earlier this year after the Browns signed suspended free agent running back Kareem Hunt, who will sit out the season’s first eight games.
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The Kansas City Chiefs agreed to terms with cornerback Morris Claiborne ona one-year deal to fortify a thin and unproven secondary. The deal is said to be worth about $3 million with incentives . ... Rookie defensive end Nick Bosa’s debut in a San Francisco 49ers uniform is on hold until the regular season, and uncertainty looms whether the No. 2 overall pick out of Ohio State will be healthy for the Sept. 8 opener at Tampa Bay after a serious ankle injury . ... Eagles backup quarterback Nate Sudfeld broke his left wrist on a late hit in Philadelphia’s 27-10 loss to the Tennessee Titans. Sudfeld fell backward after a personal foul by Isaiah Mack and was wearing an air cast on the cart ride to the locker room. He is scheduled for surgery Friday, but Eagles coach Doug Pederson said the injury is not season ending . ... Josh Rosen (UCLA) threw for 191 yards and directed three scoring drives of more than 60 yards to help Miami win its exhibition opener against the Atlanta Falcons 34-27. ... Sam Darnold (USC) led the New York Jets on their opening series, going 75 yards in seven plays against a defense that many think is the New York Giants’ weak link. Darnold hit passes of 32 and 28 yards before finding Jamison Crowder from three yards in the Jets’ 31-22 loss . ... Baker Mayfield threw a touchdown pass in his only series as the Browns beat the Washington Redskins 30-10 in Freddie Kitchens’ exhibition debut as coach. Mayfield whipped a 24-yard touchdown pass to Rashard Higgins as the Browns drove 89 yards in just 2:13 to open the game . ... Detroit receiver Jermaine Kearse was carted off early in the first quarter of the Lions’ 31-3 loss to New England with what appeared to be a broken leg and associated ankle injuries.