NFL makes brutal punishment decision on Markus Bailey as Arizona Cardinals star offers strong response

ARIZONA Cardinals linebacker Marcus Bailey has been suspended by the NFL after violating the league's PED policy.

Bailey was found to have traces of a substance banned by the NFL in his system.

Due to the failed test, Bailey will be suspended from playing with the Cardinals until at least January 5.

While he accepted the suspension, Bailey sounded off against the NFL, saying he never intentionally ingested a banned substance.

"I would never have intentionally taken a banned substance," Bailey posted on X .

"This was clearly a contamination issue with only 0.05 nanograms found but due to the NFLs strict liability policy, it was best for the team and myself to accept the suspension now." Read more on the NFL Bailey called out the NFL's policies for being too strict, saying it doesn't allow for the possibility of accidental contamination from food or supplements.

His lawyer, Rick Collins, used the same points to explain the strictness of the league's policy.

"The NFL has an unforgiving strict liability policy," Collins said.

"Each athlete is responsible for whatever banned substance is detected no matter how it got there.

Most read in American Football "Unlike some other sports, NFL offers no reduced sanction for food or supplement contamination, which is a common concern.

"There is no threshold for most banned substances below which results are partially or fully excused in cases of inadvertent ingestion.

"We are investigating the source of the trace contaminant.

Meanwhile, Markus has opted to accept the suspension." While Bailey and his lawyers placed the blame on the NFL's policies for his suspension, many fans didn't buy the excuse.

"The classic 'I got caught but anyone who knows me knows I wouldnt do this' quote.

A tale as old as time," one fan said.

"Man he was JUST tested a month prior...

sure sounds like he thought the coast was clear for a bit," another fan said.

"NFL players acting like they dont do test and peptides is hilarious," a third fan said.

August 1 - Hall of Fame Game - Houston Texans vs Chicago Bears August 8 - Pre-season begins August 27 - Deadline for 53-man rosters September 1 - Final day of pre-season September 5 - Season opener - Baltimore Ravens vs Kansas City Chiefs November 5 - Trade deadline January 5 - Week 18 of regular-season January 11 - Playoffs begin February 9 - Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, Louisiana "I'd love for once a player just admit yeah I did it I got caught I'm sorry," a fourth fan said.

"Own up to it dude stop hiring attorneys and wasting your money," a fifth fan said.

Bailey has only played one game this season for the Cardinals, coming on October 21 against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Read More on The US Sun He spent the first four seasons of his career with the Cincinnati Bengals , going to the Super Bowl with them in 2021.

Bailey was a seventh-round draft pick in 2020 out of Purdue..

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