 Titans linebacker facing suspension The Tennessee Titans may have to begin the 2008 season without Ryan Fowler. According to a report by ESPN on Monday, the linebacker has been notified by the NFL that he is facing a suspension for violating the league’s policy for performance-enhancing drugs. Citing undisclosed sources, ESPN reported that Fowler received a letter from the NFL stating it has “credible information” that the 26-year-old “purchased, used or supplied” performance-enhancing drugs. ESPN’s sources also said the information came as a result of NFL security’s meeting last month with convicted steroids dealer David Jacobs, who was found dead in his home in Dallas on Thursday after committing suicide. Fowler’s lawyer, Peter Ginsberg, denied the allegations against his client. “Ryan has never tested positive for any banned substance,” Ginsberg told ESPN. “There apparently are unsubstantiated accusations that have been made by an admitted felon without any corroboration, and the commissioner apparently has seen fit to use those accusations to threaten my client’s career.
“It’s a violation of Ryan’s due process rights and seemingly a violation of the NFL’s policy itself to use these kind of unsubstantiated accusations itself. We’ve asked the NFL to provide to us any corroboration or support for these allegations and, to date, the NFL has provided absolutely no evidence to support any threatened discipline.”
Fowler appeared in 14 games for the Titans last season, his first with the club. The undrafted product of Duke spent his first three NFL campaigns with the Dallas Cowboys
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