If the are going to repeat as AFC South champions, they're going to have to do it with one of their best defensive players on the sideline Jalen Hurd Jersey until December.The NFL announced on Wednesday that linebacker has been suspended 10 games without pay for violating the league's policy on performing-enhancing substances.The suspension means that Cushing won't be back on the field until after the Texans' Week 10 game against the . Cushing will be allowed to return to practice on Nov. 28, and he'll be eligible to return to game action on Dec. 3.The reason that Cushing got hit with such a long suspension is because this is his second Kyle Juszczyk Jersey time violating the NFL's PED policy. Back in 2010, Cushing was hit after testing positive for a non-steroidal banned substance. If Cushing were to violate the policy again, he would be suspended for at least two years, . The only upside for the Texans here is that they were already planning to play at least one game without Deion Sanders Jersey Cushing. The linebacker, who suffered a concu sion during Houston's Week 1 lo s to the , had already been ruled out for Thursday's game in Cincinnati. The Texans got hit hard in the injury department during their 29-7 lo s to Jacksonville with Cushing being Dee Ford Jersey one of five playes who suffered a concu sion.With Cushing out, the Texans are going to turn to a linebacker-by-committee to replace him with Texans rookies and second-round draft pick getting most of the snaps, according ."Everybody's going to play,'" Vrabel said, via the . "Zach will be in there. Dylan will be in there. I'm sure will play in the game, too. Kwon Alexander Jersey All hands are on deck." As for Cushing, he's been a key part of the Texans' defense ever since 2009, when Houston selected him with the 15th overall pick in the NFL Draft. Cushing has started in all 100 games that he's played in during his nine seasons with the team.
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