Jaguars' Smith suspended four games

[The_Philster]

Receiver Jimmy Smith of the Jacksonville Jaguars was suspended for four games by the NFL on Saturday for violating the league's substance abuse policy.

Details of Smith's violation are confidential.

The leading receiver in team history was found to have cocaine in his system after being pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving in 2001. He denied he used cocaine and was never charged. ...

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[The_Philster]

Ups and downs

Bucs wide receiver Keenan McCardell remembers good old days with Jags teammate Jimmy Smith and aches over his drug suspension
TAMPA - Through so many NFL years, Keenan McCardell has seen it all. The highs and lows of the game, the peaks and valleys of its effect on life. He understands what the game gives and what toll it takes.

So Saturday night against the Jaguars, when McCardell glances across to the opposing sideline and finds it void of Jimmy Smith, former teammate and close friend, he'll ache but he'll be strong.

Smith, who for many years teamed with McCardell to make the Jaguars passing attack one of the league's most formidable, is serving a four-game suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy....

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Jaguars' Smith cleared after suspension

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- Jaguars receiver Jimmy Smith was reinstated by the NFL on Monday after serving a four-game suspension for violating the league's substance-abuse policy.

Smith had been working out and going to rehabilitation in South Carolina during the suspension. Coach Jack Del Rio said the five-time Pro Bowl player was on his way back to Jacksonville on Monday and expected to be with the team Wednesday....

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[stuckincincy]

I suppose we won't be seeing him execute any "crackback" blocks any time soon.