Former Mizzou standout Kentrell Brothers suspended 9 weeks by NFL
Kentrell Brothers has been suspended by the NFL for a second time, per multiple reports. This time, it’s for 9 weeks.
Brothers is currently a free agent, and if another team signs him before the start of the 2020 season, they’ll have to wait 9 games for his services. The start of Training Camp is quickly approaching.
The former Missouri standout spent the last 4 seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. He was last suspended during the 2018 season for violating the league’s policy against performance-enhancing drugs.
During his career at Missouri (2012-15), Brothers racked up 357 total tackles, including 23.5 for loss. He was a First-Team All-SEC performer and Second-Team All-American in 2015. Following his spectacular year, the Vikings drafted Brothers in the 5th round of the 2016 NFL Draft (No. 160 overall). He played for Minnesota through the 2019 season.
In 4 career NFL seasons, Brothers has made 54 tackles and 1 sack.
The difference between those college and pro statistics could mean injury and injury could mean PEDs for a safe transition back onto the playing field. I hope all these young men start living their non-football lives when the time comes instead of wearing their bodies too thin. It hurts to get out of bed in the morning when you’ve used one part of your body too much and too hard for 30 years.