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More bad news for Dallas Cowboys cornerback Orlando Scandrick.  Not only is his relationship with Draya Michele over, his time on the field is temporarily stopped too.  The NFL has suspended Scandrick for the first four games of the season, owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Monday.

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Scandrick was found to be in violation of the league’s performance-enhancing drug policy. A league source said Scandrick took a supplement that included a substance outlawed by the NFL.

According to a source with knowledge of the situation, Scandrick failed a drug test in April and appealed its findings. The league rendered its decision Monday.

In a statement released through his agent, Ron Slavin, Scandrick insisted he did not knowingly take a banned substance.

“I would like to apologize to my children, my family, the Jones Family, my coaches, my teammates and my fans,” Scandrick said in the statement. “Failing a drug test is far out of my character, and although I never knowingly took a performance-enhancing drug/banned stimulant while on vacation in Mexico, I take full responsibility for what goes in my body and more importantly for the embarrassment of a failed drug test. It’s my goal by issuing this statement to clear my name and more importantly to be judged by what happens to me in the future.

“I hope that my family, my Cowboys football family and all my fans can forgive me for this situation. I look forward to a successful 2014 season.”

ESPN