re: Doug Martin stepping away from Bucs for personal reasons

For a four game suspension, he's had multiple missed or failed tests.

From his comments it doesn't sound like PEDs. It wouldn't surprise me if it was marijuana though. Or something recreational that he's having issues kicking.

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Here is the NFL’s current schedule of penalties for marijuana positives. If it was applied correctly, it serves as a road map, in effect, for how Williams ended up with a four-game suspension:

1. First violation: Referral to a substance-abuse program.
2. Second violation: Fine equivalent to two game checks. (The player’s NFL team isn’t necessarily informed, as the punishment does not affect playing time).
3. Third violation: Fine equivalent to four game checks. (Again, the team isn’t necessarily informed).
4. Fourth violation: Four-game suspension.
5. Fifth violation: 10-game suspension.
6. Sixth violation: One-year banishment.

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Could be a similar situation...(WashPost article on Williams from November)