MANKATO ? The chances for DeMarcus Love to make the Vikings? 53-man roster might have gone out the window Thursday when the NFL hit the third-year offensive tackle with a four-game suspension for violating the league?s performance enhancing substance policy.
Love said the positive PED result surfaced in April from a test he took in February or March. He quickly appealed but was denied, resulting in Thursday?s announcement.
The offensive tackle wouldn?t reveal the banned substance he tested positive for but said it was in a supplement he was taking.
?I was shocked, man,? Love said after Thursday?s practice. ?I?ve never cheated and never will. Not intentionally. Unfortunate it?s something I can?t change. It happened. It didn?t work out in my favor, and so I?ve got to face the consequences.?
Love will be allowed to continue practicing throughout training camp and is cleared to play in preseason games. And if he makes the 53-man roster, he?ll be suspended through the Vikings? Week 4 game in London.
A sixth-round pick out of Arkansas in 2011, Love has yet to play in an NFL game. He was inactive for all 16 games as a rookie and missed last season after tearing a pectoral muscle during training camp. His latest setback, however, is undoubtedly the worst.
Said coach Leslie Frazier: ?I let him know my displeasure and our entire organization?s concern for him. Hopefully he?ll learn something from this and grow from it.?
Punt return auditions
The Vikings aren?t exactly in a desperate search to find a punt returner. The man who?s held that role for the past two seasons, 25-year-old cornerback Marcus Sherels, continues to impress the coaching staff with his reliability.
But when roster cuts begin later this month, so many dynamics will be at play that special teams coordinator Mike Priefer continues to eye other options. Among the horde of players also hauling in punt returns at camp: Josh Robinson, Jarius Wright, Joe Webb, Cordarrelle Patterson, Jerome Simpson and Adam Thielen.
Determining just how close the competition is, Priefer said, will require preseason game action to evaluate.
Source: http://www.startribune.com/sports/vikings/218044081.html
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