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Philadelphia cornerback Joselio Hanson -- who was unexpectedly absent from practice Wednesday -- has been suspended four games for violating the NFL's steroid policy.ESPN's Adam Schefter first reported the suspension.
Lawyer David Cornwell said in a statement that Hanson took "a pill that turned out to be a diuretic" prior to the NFC title game last January.
"Joselio accepts his responsibilities as an NFL player," Cornwell said. "Nonetheless, we suspect that he is a casualty of the looming labor war in the NFL. Here's hoping that he is the last."
DelawareOnline's Geoff Mosher, after Hanson was a no-show at practice, received the following comment from Hanson via text message: "I'm just going to say that the NFL don't treat players the same."
That's a reference, no doubt, to the ongoing StarCaps case that reached a congressional subcommittee last week. Minnesota's Pat and Kevin Williams, along with New Orleans' Charles Grant, Will Smith and former Saint Deuce McAllister, tested positive for StarCaps, a weight-loss drug that contains bumetanide -- a substance that is banned by the league's drug policy.
The league attempted to suspend the Williamses, whom were then allowed by a federal appeals court to fight their suspensions in a state court. The ruling allowed the Williamses to continue playing while the case remains unresolved. The NFL subsequently announced that it would not immediately enforce suspensions for Smith or Grant, saying that it would be unfair to do so while the Williamses were allowed to continue playing.
Hanson has 29 tackles and one interception so far in 2009.
His suspension comes at a particularly bad time for the Eagles -- head coach Andy Reid announced Wednesday that cornerback and special-teams player Ellis Hobbs would be placed on IR with a neck injury. Hobbs had 11 tackles this season and also averaged 24.1 yards on 20 kick returns.
Philadelphia signed free-agent cornerback Ramzee Robinson and signed another cornerback, Jack Ikegwuonu, off its practice squad to try and compensate for the losses of Hanson and Hobbs.
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