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 The league released a statement to announce the suspension saying
Simpson violated the NFL Policy and Program for Substances of Abuse.
He will be eligible to return Oct. 19.
The league's move did not catch the 49ers by surprise.
"The probability of a suspension was known when we signed Jerome,"
the 49ers said in a statement.
Simpson has been arrested three times since January 2012 including
in July 2014 when he was cited on misdemeanor charges of having
marijuana and an open bottle of alcohol in his car while driving
with a restricted driver's license. He was suspended for the first
three games of the 2014 season.
The current suspension presumably is related to last year's
incident.
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Kansas City Chiefs left tackle Eric Fisher will miss two to three
weeks with a high ankle sprain.
Fisher had an MRI exam on Monday after being carted off the field.
The Chiefs already lost right tackle James Allen (knee) to injury
this preseason.
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Long snapper Nate Boyer was released by the Seattle Seahawks.
The Seahawks are parting with the former Green Beret to make room
for quarterback Jake Waters.
Boyer, 34, taught himself to be a long snapper while deployed
overseas and then walked on at the University of Texas at age 29 and
became a three-year starter. He signed with the Seahawks following
the 2015 draft.
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Backup tight end Asante Cleveland was traded from the San Francisco
49ers to the New England Patriots for offensive guard Jordan Devey.
Cleveland would be the sixth tight end on the 90-man roster for the
Patriots.
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady did not participate in
practice, but he apparently has scrapped plans to attend Wednesday's
hearing in New York regarding his appeal of his four-game suspension
from Deflategate.
Brady originally had planned to miss another day of practice and
attend the hearing. But when Tuesday's proceedings brought no
movement in a possible settlement between Brady and the NFL, Brady
decided he would return to practice with the Patriots on Wednesday.
Brady had missed last Tuesday's practice before attending settlement
hearings in New York District Court on August 12.
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As quarterback contract figures rolled in this offseason, from Ben
Roethlisberger to Russell Wilson and Cam Newton to Philip Rivers,
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning was an invested observer.
Manning is in the final year of his contract and early negotiations
are ongoing this week as Rivers inked a deal that will pay him $65
million over the next three years, the highest total in the NFL for
the 2015-17 seasons.
Manning is reportedly looking to cash in with a deal that trumps the
five-year, $99 million pact Roethlisberger got in Pittsburgh and
Rivers' four-year extension with $83.25 million in new money.
Manning was the first player selected in the 2004 draft, which also
included those two peers.
"It's just never been something I really put a lot of thought into.
I believe it will work itself out," Manning said Monday.
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Rookie wide receiver Breshad Perriman underwent an MRI exam on
Monday, the start of his third week of missed practice with the
Baltimore Ravens, and the test revealed no new damage.
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Undrafted rookie free agent wide receiver Jarrod West signed with
the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Undrafted free agent wide receiver L.T. Smith signed with the
Indianapolis Colts.
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The Arizona Cardinals signed safety Anthony Walters and waived
injured linebacker Zack Wagenmann.
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The Oakland Raiders signed free agent wide receiver Devon Wylie.
(Editing by Andrew Both)
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