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Bruce Irving has been suspended for 4 games for violating NFL's performance enhancing drug use policy.
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The Seattle Seahawks will open their 2013 campaign minus the services ofBruce Irvin.The second-year defensive end has been suspended without pay for the first four games of the regular season for violating the league's policy on performance enhancing substances, the team announced Friday.Irvin -- the 15th overall pick in 2012 -- will be forbidden from practicing with the team from the start of the regular season through Monday, Sept. 30, right after Seattle'sWeek 4tilt with theHouston Texans. Irvin will be allowed to join his teammates for all offseason and preseason workouts and games."I want to apologize to my teammates, coaches andSeahawksfans for making a mistake when I took a substance that is prohibited in the NFL without a medical exemption," Irvin said in a statement released by the team. "I am extremely disappointed in the poor judgment I showed and take full responsibility for my actions. I will not appeal the discipline and instead will focus my energy on preparing for the season so I can begin earning your trust and respect again. I look forward to contributing to the team the moment I return."Around the League's Chris Wesseling ranked theSeahawksas the NFL's most talented roster, but losing Irvin -- who recorded eight sacks as a rookie -- tempers Seattle's ability to disrupt the passer. It also pours pressure on free-agent signeesCliff AvrilandMichael Bennettto quickly acclimate to the defensive scheme, but no team gave up fewer points last season. TheSeahawkswill get through this.Irvin will miss dates against theCarolina Panthers,San Francisco 49ers,Jacksonville Jaguars and Houston Texans. It's that49ersshowdown that looms on the horizon as a matchup that will help decide the nasty NFC West. It doesn't help to know you're already a man down.
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